Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Damba Festival, etc.

Don't miss all the new videos posted on the right column!

students hard at work

a particularly fabulous pattern relief

'piecy-piecy' coil pot made out of scrap material--she designed the handle and lid herself

Rafia

Kofi

morning assembly

camel spiders--the one on the right was found crawling up Mark's leg. They aren't actually 'spiders' at all, but something in between a scorpion and a spider.

Damba drummers

Damba Festival

Damba is the unofficial 'smock' festival--all the men wear their smocks, if they have one--it's not their everyday clothing. Everyone gathers outside the chief's palace in a big circle, and people are beckoned by drumming men to come forward and dance. If the crowd likes how you dance, they will place small coins in your hand (which you then give back to the chief).

Damba spectators

Damba dancers

the women don't move as much as the men---they mostly just sway a bit, and sit back down

Damba spectators who commented after Mark and I danced (twice) that "the woman dances better than the man." Ha!







see brief video















Mark, myself, Abdulai (his student), and Abdulai's younger brothers

beautiful butterfly crayon resist

Savelugu School for the Deaf dance group

dance group

hard at work





weavings




complementary color project

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