Krobo
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Krobo is a traditional area in southeastern Ghana inhabited primarily by the Krobo subgroup of the Ga-Dangme people, known for their rich cultural heritage and distinctive bead-making traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic territory
ⓘ
traditional area ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Ghanaian bead industry
ⓘ
Ghanaian rites of passage symbolism ⓘ Ghanaian visual arts ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Ga-Dangme cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Krobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Ga-Dangme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
bead decoration
ⓘ
body adornment with beads ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Dipo initiation ceremony for girls
ⓘ
chieftaincy institution ⓘ extended family system ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
artisanal bead production
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
rural communities
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
lineage system ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Manya Krobo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yilo Krobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCraft |
glass bead production
ⓘ
powder-glass bead making ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Krobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dipo puberty rites
ⓘ
agricultural activities ⓘ bead-making traditions ⓘ rich cultural heritage ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Krobo (a Ga-Dangme language variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Ghana ⓘ |
| partOfEthnicMacrogroup | Ga-Dangme people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Traditional African religion ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | Krobo paramount chief ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeatures |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in local deities ⓘ |
| usesMaterialCulture |
beads in funerary rites
ⓘ
beads in marriage ceremonies ⓘ beads in rites of passage ⓘ |
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