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Raffia strands along the active weaving edge of a raffia mat

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posted on 2025-12-05, 16:48 authored by Alexander Owusu
Tied to a raffia palm (gbandaa) petiole stick, raffia strands (pinde) extend alternately inward (A, C, E) and outward (B, D, F) along the active working edge of an in-progress raffia mat (dɛŋglɛ). The double layering of strands is visible on the inward side. Description reference: Figure 8 in 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 na pe dɛŋglɛ kre nyu haa tini mbe kiyire

Cultural group

Nafana

Participants

Allison Jean Balabuch

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 raffia mat

Date of creation

2022-07-17

Unique ID

2020LG05-MM05-0323