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Coordinates: 7°32′44.21″N 1°44′16.13″W / 7.5456139°N 1.7378139°W
Odumase Krobo[1] is a town in Ghana, capital of the Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It lies approximately 50 miles north of Kumasi.
The Basel Mission ran a school here by 1857. The town became Manya Krobo's capital when Emmanuel Mate Kole, who had been born there, was elected paramount chief in 1892.[2]
At the end of September the town hosts the seven-day Nmayem festival.[3]
The town, famous for its glass beadmaking,[4] hosted the First Ghana International Beads Festival in August 2009.[5] In October 2009 a dispute over chieftancy of the town led to exchanges of gunfire.[6]
References
- ^ Variant spellings include Odumase, Osumaase, Odumasi and Krobo Odumase.
- ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 137
- ^ Donna R. Barnes, 'Play in historical and cross-cultural contexts', in Doris Fromberg & Doris Bergin, eds., Play from birth to twelve, p. 250
- ^ Glass Beadm Making in Odumase Krobo, Ghana
- ^ First Ghana International Beads Festival launched at Odumase, Krobo, Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, 6 August 2009
- ^ Isaac Akwetey, Bloody Clash Over Odumase Chieftancy Dispute, allAfrica.com, 23 November 2009.
External links
Recycled glass beads from Odumase Krobo - Illustrated page on the art of beadmaking
Categories:- Ghana geography stubs
- Populated places in the Eastern Region, Ghana
- Eastern Region, Ghana
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