Kerr Batch Stone Circles Museum
The Kerr Batch Circles Museum is dedicated to the Senegambian stone circles in the West African state of Gambia , especially those on site in Kerr Batch .
It shows exhibits from the Fulani and Wolof , including pearl necklaces, anklets and musical instruments. Also tools for cooking, fishing, and hunting and farming. Together they illustrate and explain the importance of the various trades in Gambia in traditional Gambian society.
history
The museum opened on February 12, 2005.
During the unusually heavy rains from August to September 2008, which were accompanied by gusts of wind, the roof of the museum, among other things, was damaged by the strong winds. The exhibits inside were also damaged. The Prince Claus Foundation for Culture and Development supported, among other things, the restoration of the museum and also the damaged Kunta Kinteh Island site and the Compagnie Française d'Afrique Occidentale building with a total of 44,300 euros .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Emma Gregg, Richard Trillo: The Rough Guide to The Gambia Rough Guides Limited, 2006, ISBN 1-84353-703-6
- ↑ STATE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY of 3 March 2005
- ↑ the restoration of 'james island', the cfao building and kerbatch stone circle museum ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated August 17, 2010
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Coordinates: 13 ° 45 ′ 16.4 " N , 15 ° 4 ′ 5.3" W.