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1. Clay water-cooling pots, Ahenkro, 1986
- Description:
- Clay pots of varied sizes used to store water (chͻkoo in Nafaanra). The exterior surface of these everted-rim jars is textured with maize cob roulette and their surface is decorated with shallow grooved lines. The porous walls of these pots helps keep the liquid storied inside cool. For this reason, these pots are not treated with the bark solution used to finish cooking pots. Also, the narrow opening (neck) of the jar reduces evaporation and conserves water. Ahenkro, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Water pots (chokoo); Maize cob roulette; Decoration; Water storage; Jars
- Subjects Facet:
- Pottery; Water
- Identifier:
- 0
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-08
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.163438, -2.356776
2. Water storage pots, Banda area, 1994
- Description:
- Several large clay pots used for water storage (chͻkoo in Nafaanra) sit in the interior courtyard of a house next to a black metal barrel, which is also used for water storage. The surface of the two larger clay jars has been textured with maize cob roulette (bledjukaan in Nafaanra ), and one is decorated with arching grooves. The smallest jar has red-painted vertical lines on its interior rim. The small round-based jar has been placed on an enameled-ware pot for support. The larger water jar behind it rests on the upturned base of an enameled-ware headpan, re-purposed after its base rusted and it could no longer be used to carry things. A clay grinding bowl is visible in the lower left corner of the picture. Banda area, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Banda
- Subjects:
- Water storage; Water pots (chokoo); Maize cob roulette; Decoration; Jars
- Subjects Facet:
- Pottery; Water
- Identifier:
- 9
- Creator:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Banda
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
3. House courtyard, Ahenkro, 1986
- Description:
- The courtyard of a long-established compound in Ahenkro. The main room has a columned verandah and its walls are plastered. A metal roof covers it and the courtyard entrance. A hearth occupies the central courtyard. Two metal water barrels (right and left), headpans and a bucket speak to the daily activity of fetching water. Ahenkro, July-August, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Metal pots; Headpans; Water barrels
- Subjects Facet:
- Plastering; Building; Metal roofing; Courtyards; Water; Housing; Hearths
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07/08
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
4. Collecting water from a dry river bed, Wewa, 1982
- Description:
- Until the late 1980s when boreholes were drilled in many villages, people in the Banda area relied on nearby springs, streams and rivers for daily water supplies. During the dry season, streams often dried up, while in drought years, even river beds became dry. Finding water was particularly difficult during the severe drought years of 1982-83. Here women from Wewa painstakingly collect water from a dry river bed west of the mountains in a process known as 'lawala' in Nafaanra. They scoop water with calabash bowls (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra). They have walked several kilometers to reach this place and were often faced with long waits before they could fill a headpan with water. Two photos. West of Wewa, December, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16795
- Location(s) Facet:
- Wewa
- Subjects:
- Headpans; Children's work; Women's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Gourd, Calabash; Water; Lifting and carrying
- Identifier:
- 10; 11
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-12
- Genre:
- ;35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Wewa;8.082285, -2.414087
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.082285, -2.414087
5. Spinning cotton thread, Gbao, 1982
- Description:
- Ma Fiԑn of Gbao (left) and Abena Wusu of Dompofie (right) spin cotton thread. Their spindles (gԑndԑ in Nafaanra) are weighted by fired clay spindle whorls (gԑndԑ kaan in Nafaanra) which help the spindle to maintain an even spin. Ma Fiԑn uses a calabash bowl as a spinning surface. Abena Wusu uses an enamel-ware bowl placed on a basket. They use their right hand to guide thread onto the spindle as it spins. In their left hand they hold the raw cotton from which the thread is being spun. They control the tension and flow of the cotton by alternately pulling back and easing their left hands. Thread forms as the spindle spins, with the finished product building up in layers toward the spindle's lower end, near the whorl. The baskets on top of which they spin used to store spinning equipment when not in use. Until recent decades, spinning was a routine household activity for women who then gave thread to men skilled in weaving to make cloth for the household. Spindle whorls found on archaeological sites dating to the late 18th and 19th centuries tell us that spinning was also a household activity during those centuries. In the photo's background harvested foods are drying (groundnut, cassava, chili pepper). A large basket and other containers (including a plastic tub) sit next to dried calabash ready to be sent to market. To the right, a clay water pot (chͻkoo in Nafaanra) rests on a metal basin and in the top right is a metal water barrel. Four photos. Gbao, September, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16830 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16831
- Location(s) Facet:
- Gbao
- Subjects:
- Plastic containers; Chͻkoo (chokoo); Cotton thread; Techniques; Water barrels; Women's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Gourd, Calabash; Enameled ware; Handicraft; Spinning; Spindle whorls; West African strip weaving; Baskets; Water
- Identifier:
- 27; 23; 24; 25
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-09
- Genre:
- ;35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.147021, -2.362744
6. Courtyard of a compound house, Makala, 1990
- Description:
- Kitchen area in the center of a courtyard house, with a large wooden mortar visible in the foreground. Women and youngsters are seated near hearths with a variety of serving and cooking vessels made of basketry, metal, calabash and plastic placed around the courtyard. The large metal drum in the background is used for water storage. Makala, June-July, 1990.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala
- Subjects:
- Metal pots; Water barrels; Plastic containers; Headpans
- Subjects Facet:
- Baskets; Mortars & pestles; Hearths; Gourd, calabash; Courtyards; Water; Housing
- Identifier:
- 10
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1990
- Date searchable:
- 1990-06/07
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Makala;8.142462, -2.381817
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142462, -2.381817
7. Water storage jars, Bondakile, 1994
- Description:
- Narrow-necked clay jars like these were ideal for storing water. The exterior surface of these water jars (chͻkoo in Nafaanra) has been textured by rolling a twisted cord-wrapped stick (jar on the left) or a maize cob (jar on the right) across the surface and otherwise decorated with shallow grooved lines. The narrow opening inhibits evaporation while the porous fired clay walls keep the water cool. Bondakile, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Bondakile
- Subjects:
- Water pots (chokoo); Jars; Twisted cord roulette; Maize cob roulette; Water storage
- Subjects Facet:
- Pottery; Water
- Identifier:
- 32
- Creator:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 7.986031, -2.546331
8. Woman pumping water, Ahenkro, 1990
- Description:
- A variety of charitable funding organizations sponsored the drilling of boreholes in villages across the Banda area from the late 1980s. Prior to this, families depended on local streams and rivers for water. Here a woman fills a headpan using a pump on the south side of Ahenkro. The thatched roofs of surrounding compounds are visible in the background. Ahenkro, June-July, 1990.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16800 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17181
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Boreholes; Headpans; Women's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Thatched roofs; Water pumps; Water wells; Water
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1990
- Date searchable:
- 1990-06/07
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.163219, -2.356356
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.163219, -2.356356