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Forming earthen balls for use in building a coursed earth atakpame wall

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:42 authored by Patrick Mensah
EMKP researcher Zonke Guddah (left) joins builders Kofi Shie (centre), Kwaku Nsuah (bent over) and Kwadwo David Manoo (red hat) in forming moist kneaded earth into balls that will be used to raise the coursed earth walls of an atakpame structure being built on the grounds of the Banda Cultural Centre. Jerry cans in the background have been used to convey water to the building site. Banda-Ahenkro, Banda District, Ghana.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Ann Brower Stahl

Cultural group

Nafana

Participants

Kofi Shie, Zonke Dedei Guddah, Kwaku Nsuah, Kwadwo David Manoo

Country

Ghana

Place

Banda-Ahenkro, Banda District, Bono Region

Materials

Soil

Cultural context/event

Building

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2023-01-27

Unique ID

2020LG05-SA06-0523