Tolɛɛ Kofi Dwuru II, Paramount Chief of Banda, Ahenkro, 1967

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Tolɛɛ Kofi Dwuru II was the Paramount Chief of Banda from the time of his enstoolment in 1938 until his death in 1977. Here the Nafana chief is pictured seated on an Asante-style "akonkromfi" chair with his sandaled feet resting on a carved wooden white stool to which protective leather amulets made by Islamic clerics have been tied on to the stool's central column. Two large cast metal bells rest on either side of the stool at its base. The paramount chief wears a white cotton cloth bearing geometric designs and Arabic script written in black, blue and red inks. To the right, an Asante-style "assipim" chair is propped against the wall. Suspended from a cord on the wall behind him is a collection of animal bones among which are large ungulate (hoofed animal) and carnivore skulls and jaw bones. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 88-95. Two photos. Ahenkro, 25 November, 1967.

Creator Subject Publisher Identifier Keyword Date created Relation Rights statement Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 8.164906, -2.355708
Provider
  • Dr. René A. Bravmann
Genre
  • Black-and-white negative
Date digitized
  • 2016
Technical note
  • Negative scanned by Veronique Plante
Year
  • 1967
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