dc.contributor.author |
Ameyaw, H.F. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-04-15T13:10:29Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-04-15T13:10:29Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/3237 |
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dc.description |
A thesis in the Department of Music Education, School of Creative Arts,
submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirement for the award of the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
(Arts and Culture)
In the University of Education, Winneba |
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dc.description.abstract |
The Kwahu are part of the Akan ethinic group with unique culture and traditions. This
study documents the royal regalia of chiefs within Kwahu traditional area. It aimed at
establishing fashion trends of the royal costumes and other accessories of the Kwahu
chiefs and to document the ethnic sysmbolisms of the royal regalia of the Kwahu
people. Study adopted the narrative and phenomenology approach using the narrative
historical inquiry tools grounded in qualitative research. Data was obtained through
archival documents, semi-structured interview and unobstrusive observation guides.
20 participants from the Kwahu traditional area were purposively sampled for the
study. The sample consisted of four chiefs, six elders from the royal family, four
youths and six elders from the community. The participants were engaged in focused
group interviews for the puposes of ensuring validity and reliability of the qualitative
data. The research results reveals that the symbolisms of the chiefs regalia of the
Kwahu has been the same. Also the regalia for the kwahu chiefs were influenced per
the occasion, colour and duties attached. It also reveals that royal regalia of kwahu
chiefs worn currently reflect the historic events that happened in the past as well as
depicting power and wealth. Most occasions demanded a prescribed form of regalia to
match the events such as enstoolment, confinement and death. However, the quality
of the chiefs regalia in terms of materials like fabric, jewelry and other regalia
accessories have been refined and well finished over the years due to advancement in
textiles and fashion due to the current modern innovations in textiles arts. . Some of
the chiefs regalia used in the past have been abandoned by current chiefs. Whereas the
traditional cultural festivals of the Kwahu people have experienced some competition
with the popular culture of Easter celebration which resulted in kwahu especially the
youth lacking interests in the traditional knowledge (royal costume). It is therefore
recommended that the Kwahu traditional council takes vital steps to reintroduce its
unpopular traditional festivals to complement the Easter celebrations whereas a royal
mesuem should be established to help portray and preserve the culture of the Kwahu. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
University of Education Winneba |
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dc.subject |
Documentation |
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dc.subject |
Chiefs |
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dc.subject |
Regalia |
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dc.title |
Documentation of chiefs regalia within Kwahu traditional area |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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