Ritual festival of "Akwasidae"; procession of the paramount chief to the shrine; possibly Queen Mother; Sept. 22, 1985. Akwamfie Festival Trip to Akwamfie in the Shai Hills (Turn left after Adomi Bridge) with Eugene M. Schaeffer, Cultural Affairs Officer, USIS, and Karie Nabinet (Sociologist). The date on the slide is JAN 85.
Local Numbers:
GH 1-2
G 2 GHA 1.2 CDC 85
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