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Ending the foundational rows of a raffia mat

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:49 authored by Alexander Owusu
Exported from an ELAN annotation file, this document provides English translation of Nafaanra dialogue and provides time codes for gestures as Nafana mat weaver Alexander Owusu ends the first rows of a raffia mat (dɛŋglɛ). Annotations refer to gestures summarized in Table 2 of "Making of a Raffia Palm Mat (Dɛŋglɛ), Sabiye, Banda District, Bono Region, Ghana." Sabiye, Banda District, Ghana.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

2020LG05-MM01-0218

Rights owner

Ann Brower Stahl

Title alt

Imi na pe dɛŋglɛ kre sɔŋgɔ jle wo kre nyu leni

Cultural group

Nafana

Participants

Enoch Mensah, Sampson Attah, Ann Brower Stahl

Country

Ghana

Place

Sabiye, Banda District, Bono Region

Item/object

Raffia palm mat

Techniques of production

Woven-finger-woven, Woven-plain weave

Materials

Fibre-raffia palm fibre

Materials alt

gbandaa

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Home

Intent

Finishing a woven row

Date of creation

2022-07-17

Unique ID

2020LG05-MM04-0304