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Title:Chief's installation at the Bongo Palace
DSC_1461_Front view of the Bongo Palace. The chief's secretary in a chat with hi
Documenting oral genres in the Bolga dialect of Gurene (Northern Ghana)
Coverage:Ghana
Date:2010-05-23
Description:1461: Front view of the Bongo Palace. The chief's secretary having a chat with his brother. 1468: Contestants for the Boko chieftaincy (clad in white head ban) with their supporters seated behind them. 1471: Contestants seated at the front yard of Bongo Palace with their supporters. 1473: Contestants clapping hands for an advice speech held by the paramount chief of Bongo. 1488: A contestant danced to kneel before the paramount chief to greet him. A woman supporter gives him money. 1489: A contestant danced to kneel down before the paramount chief to greet him. His supporters pay him money. 1494: A contestant danced to a squat to greet his superior. 1504: Police keeping order at the palace before the installation at Bongo Palace. 1507: Two brothers of the late Boko chief arrive in Bongo palace for the contest for the chieftaincy. 1509: Boko contestants and their supporters arrive at Bongo palace for the installation of the chief. 1513: Drummers entertaining the chief and contestants at his palace. 1518: Contestants for Boko chieftaincy sitting and listening to the Bongo chief's speech. 1519: Bongo chief speaks to contestants at his palace, his elders surrounding him. 1520: Bongo Paramount chief in sitting in his palace. 1537: An elder from the palace putting the chieftaincy smock on the newly nominated chief for Boko. 1539: The newly installed chief for Boko is seated waiting for the hat to be put on. 1540: Newly installed chief for Boko in his chieftaincy dress. Pictures taken by James Akolgo.
Language_Name: Bolga dialect of Gurene Language_Region: Africa Language_Country: Ghana Project_Status: Complete Year: 2009 Start_Date: 2010-02-01 End_Date: 2011-05-01
Format:image/jpeg
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI602562
SG0049
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI602562%23
Publisher:Samuel Atintono
The University of Manchester
Subject:event
Type:Image

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