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Weaving the second pass in making a raffia mat

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:48 authored by Alexander Owusu
Annotation file for a video of Nafana mat weaver Alexander Owusu weaving the middle section of a second weaving pass in making a raffia mat (dɛŋglɛ). Annotations on context and gestures refer to pp. 25-28 in "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 pe ki tini shiinwo na troi

Cultural group

Nafana

Participants

Patrick Mensah, Ann Brower Stahl

Country

Ghana

Place

Sabiye, Banda District, Bono Region

Item/object

Raffia mat

Techniques of production

Woven-finger-woven, Woven-plain weave

Materials

Fibre-raffia palm fibre

Materials alt

gbandaa

Cultural context/event

Material culture documentation

Location

Home

Intent

Weaving a second pass

Date of creation

2022-07-19

Unique ID

2020LG05-MM05-0320