Pikworo Slave camp
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kassena-Nankana West District |
| Coordinate location | 10°57′48″N 1°7′0″W |
Na dem found de Pikworo Slave camp insyd 1704 wey na e be active til 1845. E dey locate insyd Paga nania, about 3 kilometers west of Paga insyd de Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] Na e be originally developed as a slave transit center wer na dey auction slaves den later resold insyd de Salaga Slave market after dem walk about 150 km to de south. Na dem later move dem to de coast for shipment.[2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]Pikworo slave camp be slave trading camp wer people dem sell to English, French den Dutch slave traders.[4]
Special Features
[edit | edit source]Eating Bowls Man made scoops for rocks serve as eating plates anaa bowls for slaves for de camp. De larger de size of de scoop de higher de number of slaves wey go eat from de scoop.[5]
Gash for large rock for de camp serve as source of water for cooking.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Gambaga Witch camp
- Nzulezo
- Mole National Park
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Paga Crocodile Pond". touringghana.com (in American English). 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ↑ Easy Track Ghana. "History & Diaspora of Ghana". Easy Track Ghana.
- ↑ "Visit Ghana | Zenga (Paga) Crocodile Pond". Visit Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bessinger, Julian. "The Pikworo Slave Camp". Africa Dispatch.
- ↑ iddrisu (2018-01-22). "The Pikworo Slave Camp at Paga-Nania, Jan 20". Hist 256: Slavery in Ghana (Interim 2018) (in American English). Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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