Pounding fufu in a shallow mortar, 2009

Beyaa (standing) and Afirye (seated) process fufu in a shallow "Asante" style mortar. The heavy wooden pestle is frayed at the base. This helps to break down the fiber in cassava tubers and make a softer, smoother fufu. Afiriye periodically turns the fufu with a moistened hand as Beyaa pounds using a technique more characteristic of southern Ghana where cassava is a typical ingredient in fufu. The preference in Banda is to make fufu using only yam (Dioscorea sp., finyjie in Nafaanra). Heard in the background is the rhythmic sound of young women pounding in a deep mortar nearby. See the related video at the link below. Household of Sampson Attah, Ahenkro, 27 May, 2009. Length: .53 minutes.

Creator

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Subject

• Food preparation
• Mortars & pestles
• Yams
• Cassava
• Food processing

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Language

• Nafaanra

Keyword

• Techniques
• Fufu
• Pounding

Date created

• 2009-05-27

Relation

•  https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/4e9f6046-0d43-4cac-8557-5e3460076c04
•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/e1a26b40-cd59-48dd-a485-5d2ff83b4b23

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Ahenkro

Coordinates

• 8.163219, -2.356356

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• Digital video

Year

• 2009

Permalink

• https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/8149b3df-4da2-45e9-9d91-76d0ead9f65f