Tolee Kofi Dwuru III and Elders, New Yam Festival, Banda-Ahenkro, 1982

Elders gathered at the Ahenkro palace on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). Back left, Mose Krontihene; Front, L-R: Kwadwo Kyeama (Linguist); Kupo Aboateaa (Bamuhene); Kofi Gyasi (Gyasehene); Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene); Senyono Kyeame; Unknown man in kente cloth. Child seated in front, Kwasi K. Man in blue cloth to right front, Kwame Gbanari. Ahenkro, 30 August, 1982.

Creator

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Subject

• Rites and ceremonies
• West African strip weaving

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Identifier

• 9

Keyword

• New Yam Festival
• Palace
• Kente cloth
• Elders

Date created

• 1982-08-30

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Ahenkro

Coordinates

• 8.164906, -2.355708

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• 35 mm slide

Date digitized

• 2016

Technical note

• Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Year

• 1982

Permalink

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