History of Chokoe Katoo, Gbao

Oral history of Chokoe Kataoo (house), Gbao, describes how the family came to settle in Banda and how they came to play a role in the area's New Yam Festival. Former male and female heads of family are listed. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Chokoe Katoo, Gbau [Gbao]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 3. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.

Creator

• Anane, James
• Stahl, Ann B.

Contributors

• Afua Bͻfi

Subject

• Oral history
• Gonja (African people)
• Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)
• Nafana (African people)
• Rites and ceremonies

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Language

• English

Keyword

• Chokoe Katoo
• Migration
• Family history
• New Yam Festival

Date created

• 1986-08-04

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Gbao

Coordinates

• 8.147021, -2.362744

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• Text

Date digitized

• 2016-08-21

Year

• 1986

Permalink

• http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/1984f2df-3fa3-4d57-b44d-0afbce8217fb