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Witches and Wizards
09/03/2013 22:01Kente College
06/03/2013 21:12
All visitors to Adanwomase testify to the fact that, the community is tourist hassle free. This does not only show hospitality among the local people or our workers, but also quality services we provide to our customers.
At distance away from Kumasi, this is a great village to...
How to Weave Kente
06/03/2013 21:02
The procedures for general kente weaving are based on the following; designing, yarn preparation, warping, raddling, beaming, heddling, reeding, tie-up, and weaving.
Preparation of the yarn for warping
Yarns for kente weaving are purchased on hanks and these are wound onto ‘‘duaduwa’’ literally...
Beads
06/03/2013 20:42
Bead culture is a central part of Ghanaian history and belief. The record of bead usage is fascinating. They could be used to signify royalty; they were believed to have magical and medicinal powers; they were used by priests in voodoo rituals.
From as early as the fifteenth century glass beads...
Agbadza
06/03/2013 20:26
This is a traditional dance of the Ewe tribe of the Volta Region.
Performed by men and women accompanied by drums, rattles and gong-gong, there are two main movements: A slow step where the arms move back and forth while extended downwards, and a fast step where the arms flap at the side with...
Ghana Independence Day
06/03/2013 20:07Adanwomase
06/03/2013 19:50
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History of Adanwomase
Like the founding of many of the Ashante towns and villages which often began as hunter’s huts, camps or bases where hunters treated their exploits, the hut or camp which is present – day Adanwomse might have been first...
Founding Asante Kingdom
06/03/2013 19:15
Akan political organization centered on clans headed by a paramount chief or Amanhene. One such clan, the Oyoko, settled in Asanteman's sub-tropical forest region, establishing a center at Kumasi The Ashanti became tributaries of another Akan state, Denkyira but in the...
History of Asante Kingdom
06/03/2013 19:09
When the first Englishmen to visit the Asantehene in 1917 entered the palace, they were overwhelmed by the opulence of the palace and reception they received. They were further dazzled by the sight of ornaments.
One of them, T. Edward Bowdich of the African company, wrote that they were not...
The Historical Facts of Modern Ghana
06/03/2013 18:21
Ghana is one of the earliest known Negro empires in recorded history. It was first mentioned by an Arab geographer, Al-Fazari, in AD 773 in his book Al-Masudi, where he referred to it as "a Land of Gold". Ghana is also found on the first Islamic world map produced by a Persian geographer, Mohammed...
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