UNIVERSITY OF GHANA TE OF" AFRICAN STUDIES VOL 2 NO 3 UH'^ L TRINITY TERM 1966 • • •* * UNIVERSITY OF GHANA INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES RESEARCH REVIEW VOL.2 NO.3 TRINITY TERM 1966 C O N T E N TS INSTITUTE NEWS Staff M.A. (African Studies) Examination, June 1966 Seminar Programme PROJECT REPORTS Ashanti Research Project Arabic Manuscripts INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH REPORTS Conference Reports Research Material in the Ghana National Archives, Accra, on the History of Anlo 1850-1890 Up the Shai hills (Home of Shai pre-1892) in 1892 Salaga The place of Western Music in the music education of Africa Observations on spectator*-perfornter arrangements of some traditional Ghanaian performances The Saghanughu and the spread of Maliki Law LIBRARY AND MUSEUM REPORTS Draft Papers (a) Titles of theses submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the M.A. Degree (African Studies) (b) The Diploma in African Music - June 1966 Decorative and other useful art NOTES East African Studies "Nsuae" - The Akan Oath of office Notes on the Nayo Friko shrine in Awuna Correction p. 1 p. 1 p. 3 p. 8 p. 9 p.20 p.23 p.37 p.41 p.54 p.61 p.67 p.74 p.75 p.77 p.78 p.82 p.84 p.87 P-99 INSTITUTE NEWS 1. Staff Professor Ivor G. Wilks is resigning his appointment as Research Professor in African History on 30th September, 1966. Dr. G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville is resigning his appointment as a Senior Research Fellow (East African History) from 30th September, 1966. 2. M.A. (African Studies) Examination, June 1966; This year's M.A. (African Studies) examinations were conducted by the following examiners:- Internal Examiners: Addo, N.O. Andoh, A.S.Y. de Graft-Johnson, K.E. Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. Fynn, J.K. Goody, Esther (Mrs.) Holden, J.J. Ibrahim, S. Jones-Quartey, K.A.B. Kamali, S.A. Kropp, M.E. (Miss) Martin, B.G. Nketia, J.H. Nukunya, G.K. Sadowski, Z. Seidman, A. (Mrs.) Senanu, K.E. Sieber, R. Institute of African Studies Institute of African Studies Department of Sociology Institute of African Studies Department of History Visiting Professor - Institute of African Studies Institute of African Studies Institute of African Studies Institute of African Studies Department of the Study of Religions Institute of African Studies Instutute of African Studies Institute of African Studies Department of Sociology Department of Economics Department of Economics Department of English Visiting Professor - Institute of African Studies * Internal Examiners (continued) Shinnle, P.L. Stewart, J . M. Tufuor, I, Twumasi, E. Wilks, I . G. External Examiners? Ajoyi, J. Aluko, S.A. Bamgbose, A. Bascom, W. Gervase, M. Goody, J. Hunwick, J . N .O Kl4son, M. tienhardt, G. Shaw, T. Wilteley, W . H. INSTITUTE NEWS Department of Archaeology Institute of African Studies Department of History Department of Political Science Institute of African Studies University of Ibadan, Nigeria University of Nsuka, Eastern Nigeria University of Ibadan, Nigeria University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Blackfriars Priory, Oxford University of Cambridge, Cambridge University of Ibadan, Nigeria Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, U.S.A. 11 Keble Road, Oxford University College of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania ^ I INSTITUTE NEWS TRINITY TERM 1966 SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS AND LECTURES MONDAY A.M. 8.15-1015 - GHANA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS (Wilks, | . G. (Goody, Jack (Arhin, K. 10.00-12.00 - AKAN LINGUISTICS Stewart, J.M. 10.30-12.30 - SOCIAL CHANGE IN MODERN AFRICA (de Graft-Johnson,K.E (Addo, N.O. (Quarcoo, A.K. P.M. 2.30-4.30 2.30-4.30 3.30-4.30 - - - ARABIC(Proficiency) 1 Ibrahim, S.A. AKAN (Proficiency) 1 Denteh, A.C. SWAHILI (Proficiency) 1 Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. INSTITUTE NEWS TUESDAY A . M. 8.15-10.15 - HISTORY OF EAST AFRICA 10.30-12.30 - 19TH CENTURY ISLAMIC STATES IN THE WESTERN SUDAN Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. - Holden, J . J. P.M. 2.30-4.30 - ARABIC (Proficiency) II Ibrahim, S.A. 2.30-4.30 AKAN (Proficiency) II Denteh, A.C. 3.30-4.30 SWAHILI (Proficiency) II Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. INSTITUTE NEWS WEDNESDAY A . M. 8.00-10.00 5 AKAN LINGUISTICS Stewart, J . M. * JSL 8.15-10.15 * AFRICAN NATIONAL MOVEMENTS - (Andoh, A.S.Y. (Twumasi, E. 10.30-12.30 10.30-12.30 THE IRON AGE IN GHANA INTRODUCTION TO THE.HISTORY OF ISLAM! IN AFRICA - Ozanne, P. Kamali, S.A. •r 10.30-12.30 AKAN (Proficiency) II Denteh, A.C. P.M. 2.30-4.30 2.30-4.30 2.30-4.30 3.30-4.30 HAUSA (Proficiency) 1 - Alhamid, H. ARABIC (Proficiency) 1 Ibrahim, S.A. AKAN (Proficiency) 1 Denteh, A.C. SWAHILI (Proficiency 1 Freeman-Grenvi lie, G.S.P. INSTITUTE NEWS THURSDAY A . M. 8.15-10.15 - AFRICAN LITERATURE (Senanu, K. (Sutherland, Mrs. E. (Ansah, P. 10.30-12.30 POLITICAL EVOLUTION - OF WEST ARICA FROM 1800 (Jones-Quartey, K.A.B. (flolden, J . J. 10.30-12.30 AFRICAN LINGUISTICS - Kropp, E. (Ml») P.M. 2.30-4.30 2.30-4.30 3.30-4.30 - - AKAN (Proficiency) II Denteh, A . C. ARABIC (Proficiency) II - Ibrahim, S.A. SWAHILI (Proficiency) II - Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. .•0 »• INSTITUTE NEWS FRIDAY A.M. 8.15-10.15 - MUSIC IN AFRICAN CULTURE (Nketia, J.H. (Mensah, A.A. 10.30-12.30 - AKAN LINGUISTICS Stewart, J.M. 10.30-12.30 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - IN AFRICA Seidman, Mrs. Ann * P.M. 2.30-4.30 - HAUSA (Proficiency) I Alhamid, H.