OLAC Record oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI602580

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Title:		Nomination of the new Bongo chief
		DSC_1035_Bongo chief and his elders
		Documenting oral genres in the Bolga dialect of Gurene (Northern Ghana)
Coverage:		Ghana
Date:		2010-04-15
Description:		1036: Kpana spokesperson for the Bongo chief speaks to contestants for Adaboya chieftaincy. 1037: Bongo chief with Bogero chief (next in rank) waiting for the arrival of the contestants. 1038: Bongo chief and his elders at his palace before an installation event. 1039: A drummer beating the talking drums to summon contestants to the palace. 1043: Acting chief for Adaboya dances to greet the chief of Bongo. 1045: A contestant for Adaboya chieftaincy performs the Damba dance at Bongo palace. 1048: Another contestant dances while his supporters pay him money. 1055: Bongo chief sits on his cow skins (symbol of authority) at his palace. 1056: Samuel Atintono with the paramount chief of Bongo seeking permission to document an installation event. 1057: William Ayamga is listening to the recordings of the contestants for the chieftaincy speech that he recorded with Samuel Atintono at Bongo palace. 1058: A drummer performs at the chief's palace to entertain the contestants for a chieftaincy. 1060: All contestants for Adaboya chieftaincy and supporters are seated at Bongo palace. 1062: Contestants sit facing the entrance of the hut for the final nomination message from the chief. 1064: Samuel Atintono checking his video camera to ensure it is recording. 1066: Spectators are at the palace to witness the installation of Adaboya chief. The Chief's spokesperson is facing the camera. 1071: The Bongo chief and his elders are in his hut for final consultation before nominating one of the contestants. 1072: Under a scorching sun, at Bongo Palace to document the installation event of a chief for Adaboya. 1074: Spokesperson (Kpana) advises the contestants asking for their support to any one who gets nominated. 1075: People gathered to witness the installation of the Chief of Boko at Bongo chief palace. 1076: Spokesperson for the chief relays message from the chief to the contestants. 1081: The newly installed chief for Adaboya in his dress waiting for the hat. 1082: Newly installed chief for Adaboya holding on to his hat in order to keep it from being snatched by his opponents which could lead to his de-installation. Images 1056 through 1062 were taken by Samuel Atintono. Images 1064 through 1082 were 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:MPI602580
		SG0049
Identifier (URI):		https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI602580%23
Publisher:		Samuel Atintono
		The University of Manchester
Type:		Image
OLAC Info
Archive:		Endangered Languages Archive
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
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OaiIdentifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI602580
DateStamp:		2019-07-11
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Citation:		n.a. 2010-04-15. Samuel Atintono.