A photo album created out of a Strathmore drawing pad, used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing the Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965. The album is 34 pages and includes 37 images. Select image descriptions: A young woman dressed in traditional attire and carrying a horsetail whisk performs the Agbadza dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform a variety of dances including the 'Lobi Dance Suite', adapted from the working song and movement of the Lobi in the Upper West Region of Ghana; Sikyi, a dance from the Asante Region of Ghana; Adowa, an Akan dance; the Atsiagbekor dance and the Atsia dance of the Ewe ethnic group; the Ewe Agbadza dance or the Dangbe Kpatsa dance; and the Takai/Takaai dance of the Dagomba ethnic group in northern Ghana. In a series of images, Miss Grace Nuamah, wearing a wax print wrap dances the Adowa, a traditional Asante dance form. Nuamah was a dance expert in the art of Adowa and for many years served as a demonstrator at the Ghana Dance Ensemble resident at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. Other album images feature musicians playing traditional drums, like the dondo (hourglass talking drum), which is played in many parts of West Africa. It has an hourglass wooden body with two drumheads connected by tension twine. The drum is held between the player's arm and ribs, allowing the drummer to squeeze it to produce varying tones/notes. Other musicians play beaded gourd rattles, the gong-gong (cowbell) with a stick, kuti (iron rods); and gyli gyli, a traditional xylophone from the Upper West Region of Ghana.
The cover of a Strathmore drawing pad, used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965. Number of pages: 34 Number of images: 37 Number of blank pages: 0
The cover of a Strathmore drawing pad, used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965. Number of pages: 34 Number of images: 37 Number of blank pages: 0
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 1 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A young woman dressed in traditional attire and carrying a horsetail whisk performs the Agbadza dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. Another moment from this performance is captured in meap0097_bell_b031_036. Same image: meap0097_bell_b023_040; meap0097_bell_b032_045; meap0097_bell_b032_055; meap0097_bell_b039_020_002_01. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 2 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform a dance from the 'Lobi Dance Suite', adapted from the working song and movement of the Lobi in the Upper West Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform Sikyi, a dance from the Asante Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 3 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A candid side portrait of a smiling woman. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A male member of the Ghana Dance Ensemble performs a dance from southern Ghana. Other images from this performance include meap0097_bell_b031_044; meap0097_bell_b038_020. Same image: meap0097_bell_b020_307; meap0097_bell_b039_020_004_02. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 4 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Miss Grace Nuamah, wearing a wax print wrap dances the Adowa, a traditional Asante dance form. Nuamah was a dance expert in the art of Adowa and for many years served as a demonstrator at the Ghana Dance Ensemble resident at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Miss Grace Nuamah, wearing a wax print wrap dances the Adowa, a traditional Asante dance form. Nuamah was a dance expert in the art of Adowa and for many years served as a demonstrator at the Ghana Dance Ensemble resident at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Miss Grace Nuamah, wearing a wax print wrap dances the Adowa, a traditional Asante dance form. Nuamah was a dance expert in the art of Adowa and for many years served as a demonstrator at the Ghana Dance Ensemble resident at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 5 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A selection of the drums owned by Ghana Dance Ensemble. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Hands creating music - a music performance by the Ghana Dance Ensemble featuring drums and beaded gourd rattles. Same image: meap0097_bell_b039_020_006_01; meap0097_bell_b039_020_011_02. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 6 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 7 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 8 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A musician in the Ghana Dance Ensemble plays the gong-gong (cowbell) with a stick. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A master drummer in the Ghana Dance Ensemble plays a traditional southern Ewe rhythm. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 9 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble wearing batakari (a woven smock worn by men in northern Ghana and other parts of West Africa) and holding kuti (iron rods) perform the Takai/Takaai dance of the Dagomba ethnic group in the Northern Region of Ghana. They move in an anticlockwise circle, whirling as they move and rhythmically tapping their rods together to the beat. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Musicians in the Ghana Dance Ensemble play the gyil/gyli, a traditional xylophone from the Upper West Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 10 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A drummer in the Ghana Dance Ensemble plays a traditional drum. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Hands creating music - a music performance by the Ghana Dance Ensemble featuring drums and beaded gourd rattles. Same image: meap0097_bell_b039_020_006_01; meap0097_bell_b039_020_011_02. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 11 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A member of Ghana Dance Ensemble wearing a wax print kaba and wrap performs a traditional dance from southern Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A member of Ghana Dance Ensemble performs the Atsia dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 12 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A drummer plays the dondo (hourglass talking drum). This drum is played in many West African ethnic cultures. It has an hourglass wooden body with two drumheads connected by tension twine. The drum is held between the player's arm and ribs, allowing the drummer to squeeze it to produce varying tones/notes. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A drummer plays the dondo (hourglass talking drum). This drum is played in many West African ethnic cultures. It has an hourglass wooden body with two drumheads connected by tension twine. The drum is held between the player's arm and ribs, allowing the drummer to squeeze it to produce varying tones/notes. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 13 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A member of Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire dances Adowa, an Akan dance. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire dance Adowa, an Akan dance. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A member of Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire dances Adowa, an Akan dance. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 14 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 15 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform a dance from the 'Lobi Dance Suite', adapted from the working song and movement of the Lobi in the Upper West Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform a dance from the 'Lobi Dance Suite', adapted from the working song and movement of the Lobi in the Upper West Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 16 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
A dancer dressed in traditional attire for Lobi/Dagarti dances. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble perform a dance from the 'Lobi Dance Suite', adapted from the working song and movement of the Lobi in the Upper West Region of Ghana. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 17 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in traditional attire perform the Atsiagbekor dance of the Ewe ethnic group, found in eastern Ghana, southern Togo and parts of western Benin. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Spread 18 from the Strathmore drawing pad used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
Members of the Ghana Dance Ensemble dressed in African wax print cloth perform the Ewe Agbadza dance or the Dangbe Kpatsa dance. Same image: meap0097_bell_b021_074; meap0097_bell_b031_044; meap0097_bell_b038_020; meap0097_bell_b039_020_019_01. This image is part of a series by Willis Bell capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
The back cover of a Strathmore drawing pad, used by Willis Bell to compile images from a shoot capturing Ghana Dance Ensemble at the University of Ghana. The Ensemble was born in 1962 out of a collaboration between the Government of Ghana's Institute of Arts and Culture and The Institute of African Studies. The series of photos captured in this album were part of a collaboration between the Ensemble's first artistic director Professor Mawere Opoku and Willis Bell that produced, 'African Dances: A Ghanaian Profile. Pictorial Excerpts from Concerts of Ghanaian Dances.' published in 1965.
Format: photographic prints, black-and-white photographs, sepia prints
Subject: Arts and Culture
Date: 1965
