Bark fibre tie on a wattle frame

https://doi.org/10.25420/britishmuseum.30775247

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:40 authored by Enoch Mensah

Moist bark fibre has been used to secure the poles of a wattle frame being built at the Banda Cultural Centre. This tie secures the top horizontal roof joist to the vertical central post that supports the structure's roof. Banda-Ahenkro, Banda District, Ghana.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Ann Brower Stahl

Cultural group

Nafana

Country

Ghana

Place

Banda-Ahenkro, Banda District, Bono Region

Materials

Wood, Bark-bark fibre

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2023-01-31

Unique ID

2020LG05-SC03-0637