Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Africa Focus brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable items related to these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries. This collection contains more than 3000 slides, 500 photographs, and 50 hours of sounds from forty-five different countries.
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The bellows are made out of animal skin and the anvil is a large rock. The smelting shop is located in the Boundji region.
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Haj Andalus was a fashionable residential suburb for wealthier people before the revolution of 1969. Since there is very little rain, rainbows occur only three or four times a year. …
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Prior to 1983, all college graduates served the nation at a fixed salary for two years to repay the State for their education. After 1983, young people did one year …
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Kosai are bean cakes made from black-eyed peas and, in this region, eaten dipped in a powder of red pepper, ginger, and salt. They are a breakfast food.
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The phases in these initiation rituals of the Kuba-Bushong are: preliminaries; first masks in village; "wall"; induction through wall and tunnel; camp in bush (no pictures!); forays of boys near …
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The Citadel, located on a prominent hill in Cairo, was built by Salah al-Din as a fortress in the 12th Century. Rulers of Egypt lived there until 1874.
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The flags are being displayed because the picture was taken on April 4, Senegal's Independence Day. The National Assembly Building is close to the Presidential Palace.
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Fertile fields, vineyards, and orchards are found bordering the Nile from Aswan north to the Delta beyond Cairo. The remaining land, 96% of Egypt, is desert.
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The present Mena House Hotel is one of Cairo's premier hotels,. The building incorporates the old Mena House (opened 1901) which gained world fame as the site of three historic …
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Gardening is one of the prinicpal activities of farmers during the dry season. After the grains have been harvested following the rainy season, vegetables are grown in sunken beds wide …
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At this time, Zimbabwe was independent but Namibia (South West Africa) was not. SWAPO resistance maintained offices in other countries.
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This road is two feet below the surface. Most roads are tarred except roads such as these which are small service roads. The cactus barrier prevents cattle from going into …
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Groundnut pods do not grow on the roots of the plant; they grow from branches. The seeds are being removed from the outer covering or shells and the branches.
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The lower section of the building would be used as a cooking area while the rice is stored above. Smoke from cooking fires would keep pests away from the rice.
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The island of Jerba (also Djerba) off the southeast coast of Tunisia is historically and culturally distinct from much of the rest of the country. The language accent, traditional clothing …
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Gara cloth is a locally produced tie-dye.
