House courtyard, Ahenkro, 1986

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.

Creator

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Subject

• Building
• Metal roofing
• Housing
• Water
• Plastering
• Courtyards
• Hearths

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Keyword

• Headpans
• Metal pots
• Water barrels

Date created

• 1986-07/08

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Ahenkro

Coordinates

• 8.164591, -2.355672

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• 35 mm slide

Date digitized

• 2016

Technical note

• Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Year

• 1986

Permalink

• http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/38e71f24-0ab9-4d45-b3ff-d3d33c5eb77d