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Harvesting vines for rope making

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:57 authored by Allison BalabuchAllison Balabuch
Ewe fisherman Maxwell Gbadago selects a vine (adzɔ) for harvesting from riparian forest along the Black Volta River which the fishermen will use to make rope. He is accompanied by Dzobo Reuben. The vine will be twisted, bundled and dried before being pounded to make rope (adzɔ ƒoƒo). Banda District, Ghana.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Ann Brower Stahl

Cultural group

Ewe

Participants

Maxwell Gbadago, Dzobo Reuben

Country

Ghana

Place

Banda District, Bono Region

Materials

Stem-vine

Materials alt

adzɔ

Cultural context/event

Resource collection

Location

Bush

Date of creation

2022-07-16

Unique ID

2020LG05-FT02-0028