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Starting a raffia mat, slow motion

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:50 authored by Alexander Owusu
This annotation file accompanies a slow motion (50%) video that shows the starting sequence for weaving a raffia mat. The video is annotated by reference to gestures summarized in Table 1 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 kɛnyi teeri na dɛŋglɛ nɔɔ lee nyina

Cultural group

Nafana

Participants

Enoch Mensah, 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

Starting a raffia mat

Date of creation

2023-04-15

Unique ID

2020LG05-MM04-0269