Download or read book The Ghanaian Bead Tradition written by Maxine Kumekpor and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art Tradition of Beadwork written by Marsha C. Bol and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 1159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former professor and museum director offers a fascinating, in-depth look at the culture and history of beaded objects around the world. From a beaded dress found in an ancient Egyptian tomb to the beaded fringe on a 1920s Parisian flapper’s hem, humans throughout history have used beading as a way to express, adorn, and tell a story. Bol explores beadwork across the world and through the ages, showing how beading has taken on many different styles, forms, and purposes for different cultures. She looks at children’s clothing, puberty ceremonies, burials, emblems of social status and leadership, festivals, and many other cultural occasions that involve the use of beadwork. Images of artifacts and heirlooms as well as photography of people and their beadwork enhance the scholarship of this book for a beautiful, enlightening addition to art, history, multicultural collections everywhere.
Download or read book Glass Bead Making In Turkey And Ghana written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to provide a complete and permanent record of surviving traditions and skills in textiles and crafts, the Ends of the Earth unique series show the processes in full, in detail and with all the clarity and colour made possible by modern video cameras. In many ways they are better than being there - pausing and replaying gives the possibility of checking again where the quickness of the hands has eluded or deceived the eye. In Turkey the tradition is to make glass beads in a unique, specially designed furnace around which the craftsmen sit. Through his own window, the craftsman manipulates and embellishes the bead in the fiery interior. In Ghana, the base ingredients of the glass beads are assembled in moulds. The moulds are then fired in a kiln and the ingredients are transformed into colourful glass beads. Filmed in the workshop of Mahmut Sur in Kurudere near Izmir, Turkey, and in the workshop of Nomodo Djaba in Krobo, Ghana.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Ghana written by Edmund Abaka and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghana, the former British West African colony of the Gold Coast, is known for its rich agricultural, mineral, and petroleum resources. Ghana has made tremendous strides in all areas of life and has become the gateway to West Africa, if not all of Africa. Observers now cite the country’s achievement of economic recovery, political stability, and democratized governance as an example worthy of emulation by other African countries. Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Ghana written by David Owusu-Ansah and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghana, the former British colony of the Gold Coast, is historically known for being the first country to the south of the Sahara to attain political independence from colonial rule. It is known for its exports of cocoa and a variety of minerals, especially gold, and it is now an oil exporting country. But Ghana’s importance to the African continent is not only seen in its natural resources or its potential to expand its agricultural output. Rather the nation’s political history of nationalism, the history of military engagement in politics, record of economic depression and the ability to rise from the ashes of political and economic decay is the most unique character of the country. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Ghana covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana.
Download or read book Traditions and Customs of Gadangmes of Ghana written by Joseph Nii Abekar Mensah and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GaDangmes of Ghana claim through oral history that they are descendants of ancient Hebrew Israelites. They refer to themselves as Yudafoi, meaning they are Jews. This book traces the origins of GaDangmes and their migration from ancient Israel, following the attack of Israel by the Assyrians to their present abode in Ghana. The ancestors of the GaDangmes were ruled by Wulomei (The High Priesthood). The book discusses GaDangme custom and traditions, including the Homowo Festival, Otufo/Dipo, circumcision, and outdooring (sanctification) of the child after birth. These traditions and customs of GaDangmes are of Hebraic origins. GaDangmes names are like genetic markers and are scattered throughout The Old Testament. Some of the names of their towns and villages bear Hebrew names. Tamar Kemp describes the GaDangmes of Ghana as descendants of authentic biblical Hebrew/Israelites whose ancestors once reigned supreme in the motherland. Joseph Nii Abekar Mensah, PhD., is currently a clinical/educational consultant with Progressive Learning Institute & Counselling Services in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Mensah is the founder of GaDangme Heritage & Cultural Foundation. Born and raised in Accra (Ganyobi), Ghana, the author pursued studies in applied biology in London, England, with specialization in pharmacology. He also holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology and in education. "I had always wanted to know why my people call themselves 'Gamei, ' meaning 'Ga people.' I learned they are of Hebrew Israelite origins, possibly from the tribes of Gad and Dan." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/JosephNiiAbekarMensah
Download or read book The Mirror written by Margaret Safo (Mrs.) and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2005-04-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bead is Constant written by Francis L. Bartels and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bead by Bead written by Dion Viljoen and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviving an ancient beading tradition in Southern Africa, this resource showcases the funky, innovative, and visually stunning bead art created by the woman of MonkeyBiz, a uniquely successful grassroots project that gives employment to poor women and provides them with skills training and HIV/AIDS support. The project employs 450 disadvantaged women from around Cape Town, and serves as a model for nongovernmental organizations and individuals who wish to harness creativity to create employment and empowerment.
Download or read book Asante Ntahera Trumpets in Ghana written by Joseph S.Kaminski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's fieldwork in Ghana with the Asante and Denkyira ntahera trumpeters, this book draws on interviews, field recordings, oral traditions, written accounts, archaeological evidence, transcriptions and linguistic analyses to situate the Asante trumpet tradition in historical culture. There are seven ivory trumpet ensembles in residence at the Asante Manhyia Palace in Kumase, and ivory trumpets are blown at every Akan court. The Asante trumpets, which are made from elephant tusks, are symbols of Asante strength and have an important role in Asante cosmology. Surrogate speech is performed via lipped tones through a tusk in praise of the Asante royal ancestors and the living Asante king. This book contains transcriptions and analyses of surrogate speech texts and their accompanying ensemble songs. When several ensembles play simultaneously as a representation of power, they make staggered entrances, beginning separate songs in order. This results in a simultaneous performance of separate songs. This phenomenon, which Kaminski has termed 'sound-barrage', is an ancient aesthetic, and is performed to protect the kingdom and the ancestors. It is both spiritual and acoustical. This 'sound barrage' is believed to act in the metaphysical world, dispelling evil spirits from court rituals, ancestor venerations, and funerals, for there is a spirit in the sound.
Download or read book The History of Beads written by Lois Sherr Dubin and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2004-05-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at a variety of beads produced around the world, discusses their religious and social aspects, and describes beaded clothing in primitive societies. Reprint.
Download or read book Beading with World Beads written by Ray Hemachandra and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore a world of beads! The newest entry in Lark’s popular Beading with...series goes international and multicultural, with more than 30 dazzling jewelry projects that showcase popular "tribal” and "ethnic” beads. As with the other books in the series, this lavishly illustrated volume offers an introduction to scores of different beads, illustrates all the basic techniques, and presents both beginner and intermediate projects from a pool of talented designers. The one-of-a kind pieces range from Jean Campbell’s jangly Milagros Charm Bracelet to Elizabeth Glass Geltman and Rachel Geltman’s porcelain-beaded "A New Chinese Twist”--with stops in India, Africa, and many other countries along the way.
Download or read book The Worldwide History of Beads written by Lois Sherr Dubin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition updated with latest archaeological discoveries. World's definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors and scholars. Includes a new chapter on contemporary adornment since the 1980's.
Download or read book The Illustrated Bead Bible written by Theresa Flores Geary and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Abalone to Zipper Stitch, this profusely illustrated guide covers a broad range of beading subjects and presents encyclopedic entries on historical background, technical details and cultural customs.
Download or read book Where Beads are Loved written by Peter Francis (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghana s Heritage of Culture written by Kofi Antubam and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghana where the Bead Speaks written by Kati Dagadu and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
