Funeral celebration, Ahenkro, 1982

An elder dances to the rhythms of "fontomfrum" and "atumpan" (in Twi) drums at a funeral celebration held the day after an elderly woman died. The funeral is celebrated beneath the shade of the large kapok tree on the south side of Ahenkro at the market site. Two photos. Ahenkro, 15 October, 1982.

Creator

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Subject

• Music
• Funeral customs and rites
• Rites and ceremonies
• Drums (musical instrument)
• Dance

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Identifier

• 26
• 27

Keyword

• Fontomfrum drums
• Drumming
• Marketplace
• Atumpan drums

Date created

• 1982-10-15

Relation

•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/8ec27621-6177-46ce-b2d5-76395aef3362

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Ahenkro

Coordinates

• 8.163438, -2.356776

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• 35 mm slide

Date digitized

• 2016

Technical note

• Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Year

• 1982

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