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1. Boase female Elders, 2018

Description:: Elder women of Boase who spearheaded a performance of songs and dances associated with Manaa Ndiom (puberty), Bijam (wedding) and funeral rites as practiced in Boase. The event was organized by the chief and elders of Boase and filmed by the Banda Heritage Local Committee. L-R: Ama Gyakari, Adwoa Dankuli, Ama Lopom, Ama Nimsaa, Afua Gyakari, Yaa Anto, Afua Nsiah. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17108 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17109
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

2. Afua Wewa, Banda Heritage Initiative interview, Ahenkro, 2018

Description:: Afua Wewa is pictured on the occasion of a filmed interview with the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee during which she spoke about life in earlier decades in Wewa village. Ahenkro, 24 August, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Wewa
Subjects:: Wewa; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:: Villages; Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-08-24
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Wewa;8.164591, -2.355672
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164591, -2.355672

3. Afua Fawoman, Banda Heritage Initiative interview, Fawoman, 2018

Description:: Afua Fawoman is pictured on the occasion of a filmed interview with the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee during which she spoke about the events that led to Fawoman people moving from Brohane to Fawoman. L-R: ___, ___, Afua Fawoman, ___. Fawoman, 1 October, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Relocation; Family history; Village founding; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:: Villages; Oral history
Creator:: Sampson Attah
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-10-01
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120972, -2.240343
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120972, -2.240343

4. Two carved wooden baboon masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:: A man holds up for view a male and female pair of carved wooden baboon (Mbong in Ligbi) masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. The male mask (left) has a reflective silver cloth attached. A pair of bush cow (Siginjuru-ayna in Ligbi) masks lays on the table behind. Masks such as these have been used in masquerade dances celebrating special occasions like weddings and public festivals, including the end of Ramadan, the annual month-long period of Muslim fasting. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." These same masks were photographed in 1967 by René A. Bravmann during the course of doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. The baboon masks pictured here were worn and photographed in 1995 when Ligbi people from Bongase brought the masquerade to the commissioning celebration for the Banda Cultural Centre. A June 2019 performance of Mbong at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Bongase, 11 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17335 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bedu; Banda Cultural Centre; Baboon; Banda Heritage Initiative; Do
Subjects Facet:: Wood carvings; Masks; Islam; Marriage customs and rites; Regalia; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.236556, -2.276194

5. Two carved wooden face masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:: A man holds up for view two carved wooden masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. These masks are used in masquerade dances to celebrate special occasions like weddings and public festivals such as the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. The mask on the left (13.25 inches in height) is a thrush (Kokogyinaka in Ligbi). The mask on the right (9.75 inches in length) is a "beautiful Gonja woman" (Gbanyamuso in Ligbi). Their features are highlighted by red, blue and white pigment. The Gbanyamuso mask is also adorned by a red hair band. A baboon mask (Mbong in Ligbi) lays on the table to the right. René Bravmann, an art historian, photographed these masks in 1967 during doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 88-95. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." A June 2019 performance of Gbanyamuso (center) at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Bongase, 11 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17127; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bedu; Banda Cultural Centre; Thrush; Do
Subjects Facet:: Wood carvings; Masks; Dance; Islam; Masquerades; Marriage customs and rites; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.236556, -2.276194

6. Two carved wooden bush cow masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:: A man holds up for view a female (left) and male (right) pair of carved wooden bush cow (Siginjuru-ayna in Ligbi) masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. Masks such as these have been used in masquerade dances to celebrate special occasions like weddings and public festivals including the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. The masks' features are highlighted by red, blue and white pigment. René A. Bravmann, an art historian, photographed the male bush cow mask in 1967 during doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." Bongase,11 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17126
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bedu; Do; Bush cow
Subjects Facet:: Wood carvings; Masks; Dance; Islam; Masquerades; Marriage customs and rites; Regalia; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.236556, -2.276194

7. Women of Brɛmawuo house, Sabiye, 2018

Description:: Women of Brɛmawuo house, most of whom no longer live in the house, have come together for an interview sparked by a 1986 photo of them gathered around hearths in the compound's courtyard preparing food. As they talk, several of the women are processing calabash seeds (fnumu in Nafaanra), cracking the hull to extract the seed. An audio recorder sits on a low wooden stool with a lidded iron pot nearby. The binder of photos that has sparked the conversation sits on the veranda to the right. Enoch Mensah of the Banda Heritage Local Committee (interviewer, on left) sits on a blue plastic chair as he listens to the women talk about changes in foodways. L-R the women are Ama Mensah (black head scarf), Ama Nwotwenwaa (orange dress), Adwoa Hana, Yaa Yaa Dankwa and Abena Kuma. A video of the full interview can be accessed through through the "iaff_works" link below. Sabiye, 13 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17184 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17144; https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/7e493a78-8917-4f49-adb6-11bdc4f75f19
Location(s) Facet:: Sabiye
Subjects:: Metal pots; Interview; Photographs; Plastic chairs
Subjects Facet:: Food preparation; Stools; Cooking; Chairs
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-13
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.068359, -2.352164

8. Black Volta River and Bui Dam site from Bui, 2008

Description:: Standing on the south bank of the Black Volta River near Bui Village, looking east-northeast to the gap in the Banda hills where the Bui Dam was constructed. The area between Bui village and the river was the site of a 19th-century village (Bui Kataa or old Bui). This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as it formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui, 25 July, 1982.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16953
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-07
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

9. Aerial view of Banda junction, view to the south, 2019

Description:: An aerial view of Banda area settlements and roads, looking southwards from the north side of Banda-Ahenkro, district administrative center since 2012 of the Banda District in Ghana's Bono (formerly Brong-Ahafo) Region. The linear range of Banda hills is visible in the background (right, top) with the compact core of Banda-Ahenkro center photo. To the west (right), Ahenkro's houses are more dispersed than in its compact and older core. The left-hand fork of a Y-shaped road (center photo) is the main road that leads south towards Sabiye and Bofie to Menji. The right-hand fork is the now-bypassed old main road between Ahenkro and Kabruno. The road that extends horizontally across the left side of the photo is the paved road that extends from the Banda junction to the Wenchi-Bamboi road (N12). The clustered villages visible south of Ahenkro include Kanka, Kabruno, Sase, Gbao, Dompofie and Makala. To the east of Ahenkro (photo's far left) the angular straight edges and lighter green color of a cashew plantation stand out from the surrounding vegetation. Cashew has become an increasingly important cash crop grown in the area since the early 2000s. Ahenkro, 25 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Cashew; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Roads; Villages; Mountains; Cash crops; Agricultural lands; Landscapes
Creator:: Dr. William Narteh Gblerkpor
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.165961, -2.354312
Commentary:: Photo extracted from drone video
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

10. Hippos on the Black Volta River, upstream from the Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: Adult hippos monitor the presence of tourists in canoes on the Black Volta River in Bui National Park. Dense riparian forest covers the south bank of the river. The park was established as a Wildlife Refuge Area from 1971 and was home to one of West Africa's eight hippo populations. More than 300 hippos were counted in the park prior to the construction of the Bui Hydroelectric Dam which began in 2008. Two photos. Bui National Park, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Vegetation; Bui National Park
Subjects Facet:: Wildlife refuges; Riparian forests; Tourism; Black Volta River; Hippopotamus
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: ;Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.510697, -2.376876
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.510697, -2.376876

11. Irene Mensah, member of the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee, Boase, 2018

Description:: Irene Mensah, a member of the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee, uses a camcorder to shoot video footage in Boase during a visit by the Local Committee to document the songs and dances of Nafana puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) ceremonies. She volunteered to join the Local Committee after hearing her grandfather tell stories of the area's past during an interview. To the right, a group of young people are gathered near a small kiosk which is surrounded by a bicycle, a motorcycle and a motorized three-wheeled cart. Metal-roofed houses line the main street. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Kiosk
Subjects Facet:: Bicycles; Vehicles; Metal roofing; Housing
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.021440, -2.297872
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.021440, -2.297872

12. Billboard advertising the Bui Dam project, 2008

Description:: A roadside billboard in Ashanti Region advertising the 24 August, 2007 inauguration event for the Bui Dam project. President J. A. Kufuor is pictured alongside a designer's image of the dam and an imagined Bui City. Blocked by the smaller "Abuakwa State College" billboard in the foreground is text that reads "Bui AgroTourism Business" alongside the designer's sketch of irrigated fields at the bottom of the larger billboard. Ashanti Region, June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui Dam Site
Subjects:: Billboard; J. A. Kufuor; Advertisement
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Bui Dam Site

13. Mountains forming the Bui Dam gorge, 2008

Description:: View towards the mountains which formed the Bui Dam site gorge, standing on Bui Kataa (old Bui), south side of the Black Volta River. This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as it formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui Kataa, 11 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

14. Ahenkro to Bongase road, looking northward. Banda 2009

Description:: The road leading from Ahenkro to Bongase parallels the Banda hills. Visible on the right side of the road are electrical lines and a pole. Electrification was recent at the time of these two photos. North of Ahenkro, 16 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Electricity; Landscapes; Electrification; Roads; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-16
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.190413, -2.341377
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.190413, -2.341377

15. Bui Kataa and the Bui Dam site, 2008

Description:: View towards the mountains which formed the Bui Dam site gorge, standing on Bui Kataa, south side of the Black Volta River. In the foreground, Nelson Anane stands in an archaeological test pit. Bui Kataa (old Bui) was a riverside site occupied during the 19th century and possibly before. This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as if formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui Kataa, 11 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

16. Bɔfɔɔrɔ percussion instruments, Fawoman, 2019

Description:: Two Nafana men from Fawoman--center and right--beat out foundational rhythms on hippopotamus jaw bones using a hippo canine tooth to accompany a performance of hunters' dances (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. The percussion instruments are said to be those collected by ancestral hunters after they watched the animals dancing, then scared them off and collected their equipment. Left, a man plays an "apentemma" (Twi) drum with his hands. A June 2019 performance of the dances at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19041
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Apentemma drum; Canine; Performance
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Hippopotamus; Dance; Hunters
Creator:: Sampson Attah
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-05-21
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

17. Early construction, Bui Dam, 2008

Description:: Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company, began construction on the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2008. Here a road is being constructed along the south bank of the Black Volta River at the dam site. Bui Dam site, 28 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16967 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17048
Location(s) Facet:: Dam Site
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Sinohydro; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Black Volta River; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Dam Site;8.276785, -2.235809
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.276785, -2.235809

18. Hippos on the Black Volta River, upstream from the Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: A mother hippo and her baby cool themselves in the Black Volta River while monitoring tourists in nearby canoes. Dense riparian forest covers the south bank of the river. The park was established as a Wildlife Refuge Area from 1971 and was home to one of West Africa's eight hippo populations. More than 300 hippos were counted in the park prior to the construction of the Bui Hydroelectric Dam which began in 2008. Two photos. Bui National Park, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Vegetation; Bui National Park
Subjects Facet:: Wildlife refuges; Riparian forests; Tourism; Black Volta River; Hippopotamus
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: ;Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.510697, -2.376876
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.510697, -2.376876

19. Bui Kataa and the Bui Dam site, 2008

Description:: View towards the mountains which formed the Bui Dam site gorge, standing on Bui Kataa, south side of the Black Volta River. In the foreground, Nelson Anane stands in an archaeological test pit. Bui Kataa was a riverside site occupied during the 19th century and possibly before. This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as if formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui Kataa, 11 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

20. Construction at the Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: Work in progress at the Bui Dam site by Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower and engineering company. Here the river channel has been diverted and the base of the dam is under construction. View from the south bank, looking northwest. Two photos. Bui Dam site, 7 July, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Dam Site
Subjects:: Sinohydro
Subjects Facet:: Black Volta River; Bui Dam (Ghana)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-07
Genre:: ;Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Dam Site;8.279095, -2.236098
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.279095, -2.236098

21. Early construction, Bui Dam, 2008

Description:: Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company, began construction on the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2008. Here a road is being constructed along the south bank of the Black Volta River at the dam site. Bui Dam site, 28 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Dam Site
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Sinohydro; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Black Volta River; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Dam Site;8.276785, -2.235809
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.276785, -2.235809

22. Women viewing photos, Sabiye, 2018

Description:: Two women (Ama Nwotwenwaa and Yaa Yaa Dankwa) view a binder of photos during an interview in the house of Brɛmawuo about cooking practices. The interview was sparked by a 1986 photo of these and other women in the household preparing food. Two youngsters look on. Sabiye, 13 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17184 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17145
Location(s) Facet:: Sabiye
Subjects:: Interview; Photographs
Subjects Facet:: Food preparation; Cooking
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-13
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.068359, -2.352164

23. Black Volta River near Bui, 2008

Description:: Standing on the south bank of the Black Volta River near Bui Village, looking north-northwest. Thick riparian forest is visible on the river's north bank. The area between Bui Village and the river was the site of a 19th-century village, Bui Kataa. This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as it formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui, 7 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-07
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

24. Construction at the Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: Work in progress at the Bui Dam site by Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower and engineering company. Here they grate the southern mountain that will serve as part of the dam's infrastructure. To the left, the cleared site of the former Ewe fishing village of Agbegikrom is visible. Looking downstream, the braiding of the Black Volta River below the dam site is visible. Bui Dam site, 7 July, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17041
Location(s) Facet:: Dam Site
Subjects:: Sinohydro
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Black Volta River; Fishing villages; Mountains; Ewe (African people)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-07
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Dam Site;8.279095, -2.236098
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.279095, -2.236098

25. Top view of two calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: Calabash drums accompany songs sung by Nafana women during the celebration of puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites. These drums are played exclusively by women. The drums are made by filling a large hollowed-out calabash or gourd (chrɛ in Nafaanra) with water. A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floating upright in the water provides the surface on which the women drum. The small calabash ladles resting in the water are used to beat the up-turned floating calabash bowls and the rim of the large calabash. Visible at the bottom of the larger calabash drum are maize (bleju in Nafaanra) kernels tossed into the drum by passing dancers. Among the kernels are several pesewa coins also tossed in by dancers. Two views. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Bijam; Manaa Ndiom
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Drums (musical instrument); Marriage customs and rites; Music; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

26. Southwest view from Banda rockshelter, 2009

Description:: Looking southwest from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the third of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 3/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

27. Northwest view from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: Looking northwest from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the seventh of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 7/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

28. Twinned copper alloy figurine, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Two views of a twinned lost-wax cast copper alloy figurine from Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 3. Lower "foot" plate broken off from figurine body. Height: 3.7 cm. Weight: 13.2 g. Kuulo Kataa, 15 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17308 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17314 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17320
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 3
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Copper alloys; Archaeology; Figurines; Lost wax casting; Lost-wax process; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 95-137
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2012-07-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

29. Iron serpentine sculpture, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: Two views of a serpent-like figure made from an iron rod. The "head" of the direct metal sculpture resembles a triangular-tipped iron projectile point, similar to those found on the same site during the same time period. The body is formed by undulating S-shaped loops which are stacked atop one another to form the "tail." Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 1. Scale in cm. Length: 8.4 cm. 39.6 g. Kuulo Kataa, 15 June, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 62W 4N, Level 1
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Serpents
Subjects Facet:: Direct metal sculpture; Archaeology; Snakes; Iron; Projectile point; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: SF KK 95-103
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 2012-07-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

30. Southwest view from Banda rockshelter, 2009

Description:: Looking southwest from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the second of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 2/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

31. Northwest view from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: Looking northwest from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the sixth of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 6/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

32. Westward view from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: Looking west from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. Banda hills, This is the fourth of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 4/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

33. Twinned copper alloy figurine, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:: Two views of a twinned lost wax cast copper alloy figurine from Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Feature 5 cluster. Height: 5.9 cm. Weight: 31.3 g. Ngre Kataa, 19 July, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19086; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17308 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17314 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17323
Provenance:: Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 44N 6W, Feature 5 cluster
Location(s) Facet:: Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Copper alloys; Archaeology; Figurines; Lost wax casting; Lost-wax process; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:: Catalog number SF-NK-08-209
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2012-07-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.11277778, -2.30611111

34. Northwest view from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: Looking northwest from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the eighth of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. Banda hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17034 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 8/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

35. Temporary bridge over Black Volta River, Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: A temporary bridge spans the Black Volta River at the site where Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company began constructing the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2008. Bui Dam site, 7 July, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Sinohydro; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Bridges; Black Volta River; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-07-07
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui;8.279095, -2.236098
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.279095, -2.236098

36. Westward view from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: Looking west from the Banda rockshelter, the view encompasses land that since 1971 has been part of Bui National Park, a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2. Prior to that, these lands west of the Banda hills were important to local people as a source of "bush meat." Archaeological evidence suggests that for centuries hunting was provided an important food source for Banda peoples. This is the fifth of eight images in a south-to-north panorama from this viewpoint. hills, 28 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17035 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17032 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17036 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17030 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17033 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17031 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17037
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Hunting; Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:: 5/8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.179543, -2.371213

37. Plowed field viewed from Banda hills, 2009

Description:: A plowed field at the base of the Banda hills near Ahenkro remains unplanted. Other previously plowed but now fallow fields are visible as light green areas against a background of savanna woodland. These clear-cut, tractor-plowed fields were first opened up in the 1980s and 1990s when many farmers took up commercial tobacco production, later banned by the Traditional Council. Looking eastward, the hills near Fawoman are visible in the background. Two photos. Northwest of Ahenkro, June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Vegetation; Tractor plowing
Subjects Facet:: Tobacco; Landscapes; Agricultural lands; Agriculture; Cash crops
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: ;Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.175888, -2.361804
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.175888, -2.361804

38. Posters on display at the Banda Cultural Centre, 2011

Description:: Informational posters on Banda history and archaeology are displayed on easels in the hall of the Banda Cultural Centre. Examples of pottery recovered from excavations at Banda area sites rest on shelves in the background. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, 18 July, 2011.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17053 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17052 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17054
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Posters; Banda Cultural Centre
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2011
Date searchable:: 2011-07-15
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

39. Bagged charcoal ready for collection, Bui Kataa, 2008

Description:: Bags of charcoal awaiting transport to market. Charcoal production in Banda expanded from a relatively small-scale activity to a much larger-scale one over the early 2000s. This charcoal was made on the site of Bui Kataa, an old settlement located on the banks of the Black Volta River near Bui Village. The area is now under the floodwaters created by the Bui Dam. Bui Kataa, June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Bui Kataa; Bui Lake
Subjects Facet:: Charcoal burners; Charcoal
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bui ;8.277322, -2.260175
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.277322, -2.260175

40. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: At an event showcasing the songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and wedding (Bijam) rites, two Boase women sit on low wooden stools as they play drums made from hollowed-out calabashes or gourds (chrɛ in Nafaanra). The large lower calabashes are supported by another container (a large tomato paste tin on the left and a plastic bowl on the right). A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floats upright in water contained within the larger calabash. The women create a rhythm by tapping the calabash ladles held in their right hands on the surface of the floating calabash and the rim of the larger calabash bowl. The kernels of maize (corn, or bleju in Nafaanra) clustered at the base of the larger calabash in the foreground have been tossed into the drum by dancers as they pass by. Another woman, seated upper left, holds a small calabash bowl filled with maize kernels which dancers will use as offerings. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

41. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: At an event showcasing the songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and wedding (Bijam) rites, two Boase women play drums made from hollowed-out calabashes or gourds (chrɛ in Nafaanra). The large lower calabashes are supported by another container (a large tomato paste tin on the left and a plastic bowl on the right). A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floats upright in water contained within the larger calabash. The women create a rhythm by tapping the calabash ladles held in their right hands on the surface of the floating calabash and the rim of the larger calabash bowl. Women behind the drummers clap in accompaniment to the song. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Manaa Ndiom; Plastic containers; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

42. A calabash bowl with wedding gifts, Boase, 2018

Description:: At a performance showcasing the rituals associated with Nafana wedding rites (Bijam) organized by the chief and female elders of Boase, a weathered calabash or gourd bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) holds money (Ghanaian cedis) offered by well-wishers. A calabash lid rests on the ground nearby, its side mended with stitches. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Cedis; Bijam; Money
Subjects Facet:: Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

43. Young men from Kafͻnͻ Katoo view pictures of their house taken in 1986, Ahenkro, 2018

Description:: Several young men gather outside of Kafͻnͻ (Kafono) Katoo under the shade of a small thatched shelter. They are looking at a binder of photos that includes pictures of their family house taken in 1986 when its roof was being re-thatched. At that time the house was decorated with a painting of a bicycle, reputed to be the first bicycle in Banda. Ahenkro, 1 September, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17344 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17347
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Kafono Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Photographs; Bicycles; Housing
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-09-01
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.163454, -2.355734
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.163454, -2.355734

44. North bank Ewe fishing village, Bui Dam site, 2008

Description:: Sinohydro, a state-owned Chinese hydropower engineering and construction company, began construction on the Bui Hydroelectric Dam in 2008. Here on the north bank of the Black Volta River at the base of the mountain which became the dam site is an Ewe fishing village, Agbegikrom. The village was leveled after its inhabitants were resettled. Two views, one showing a road under construction along the south bank of the Black Volta River at the dam site. Bui Dam site, 28 June, 2008.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17350
Location(s) Facet:: Dam Site
Subjects:: Savanna woodland; Sinohydro; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Ewe (African people); Black Volta River; Fishing villages; Roads; Bui Dam (Ghana); Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2008
Date searchable:: 2008-06-28
Genre:: ;Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Dam Site;8.276785, -2.235809
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.276785, -2.235809

45. Hippos on the Black Volta River, upstream from the Bui Dam site, 2009

Description:: Bui National Park, a Wildlife Refuge Area established in 1971, was home to one of West Africa's eight hippo populations. More than 300 hippos were counted in the park prior to the construction of the Bui Hydroelectric Dam. Here several hippos cool themselves in the Black Volta River several kilometers upstream from the site where the dam was under construction beginning in 2008. Dense riparian forest lines the south bank of the river. Bui National Park, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Bui National Park; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Hippopotamus; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Wildlife refuges
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Banda;8.510697, -2.376876
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.510697, -2.376876

46. Edge of Bui Lake near Bongase, 2016

Description:: Standing on the edge of Bui Lake, northwest of Bongase. The lake waters rose behind Bui Dam after 2012, transforming local fishing practices. For generations local Ewe families used the type of canoe pictured here to fish on the Black Volta River. But these can only be used for near-shore fishing on Bui Lake because the lake's unpredictable winds and waves make them unsafe. Trees still stand in shallow waters along the lake's edge. Three photos. Bui Lake, near Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Ewe (African people); Canoes; Mountains
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2016
Date searchable:: 2016-06-18 & 2016-06-20
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.251697, -2.287305
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.251697, -2.287305

47. Ewe guides paddle tourists up river from Akanyakrom, 2009

Description:: Young Ewe fishermen from Akanyakrom paddle a group of tourists visiting Bui National Park upriver to see the park's resident hippo population. Thick riparian forest lines the banks of the Black Volta River. Akanyakrom and these upstream areas were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Akanyakrom
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui National Park
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.309371, -2.293340

48. Riparian forest along the Black Volta River, upstream of Akanyakrom, 2009

Description:: Dense riparian forest lines the southern bank of the Black Volta River upstream of Akanyakrom in Bui National Park. This forest provided habitat for rare monkey species and other animals and birds. Areas like these were flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Upstream of Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Akanyakrom
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui National Park
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Animals; Riparian forests; Black Volta River
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Akanyakrom;8.309371, -2.293340
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.309371, -2.293340

49. Banda-Ahenkro viewed from the hills, 2009

Description:: The town of Ahenkro as seen from the Banda hills, view to the southeast. The first of the town's cellular phone towers is visible on the south side of town. The eastern range of Banda hills is visible in the distance. At the photo's bottom left, the angular edges of a tractor-plowed field are visible. Clear-cut fields like these were first established when Banda area farmers took up commercial tobacco farming during the 1980s and 1990s. Since tobacco farming was banned by the Banda Traditional Council in the early 2000s, these fields have been put to other types of cash cropping. Banda, June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16756 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16786 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16754 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16955 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16755
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Cell phone towers
Subjects Facet:: Landscapes; Villages; Mountains; Cash crops; Agricultural lands
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-28
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.183027, -2.364581
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.183027, -2.364581

50. Canoe on the Black Volta River, Akanyakrom, 2009

Description:: An Ewe fisherman from Akayakrom works part time as a guide for tourists visiting Bui National Park. Here he readies a boat to take a group up river to view the park's resident hippo population. Akanyakrom was among the villages flooded by Bui Lake as water levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Hippos were driven upstream by flooding and locally made canoes could no longer be used to ferry tourists because of the lake's winds and waves. Akanyakrom, 12 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Akanyakrom
Subjects:: Bui Lake; Bui National Park
Subjects Facet:: Bui Dam (Ghana); Hippopotamus; Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people); Tourism
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-12
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Akanyakrom;8.289000, -2.277000
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.289000, -2.277000

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