The
Kachikally Museum is part of the Kachikally Sacred Pool complex
and is a community owned museum located in Bakau, 12 Km. from the
Gambia's capital, Banjul. It was opened in 2004 and has a display
collection of around 1,000 historical objects housed in 4 African
styled round huts. The theme of the exhibits is 'Ethnography of The
Gambia'; it displays cultural artifacts from all the ethnic groups of
The Gambia. There are sections on music, initiation rites. local
crafts, traditional medicine and agriculture. The museum has a staff
of 10 which is headed by a museum keeper.
It is the fervent desire of the museum to contribute and
participate in all the activities of the African and international
museum and heritage communities. The museum is under the custodianship
of the Bojang Family of Bakau.
Mr. Doudou Bojang
Museum Custodian
The
Kachikally Museum is part of the Kachikally Sacred Pool complex
and is a community owned museum located in Bakau, 12 Km. from the
Gambia's capital, Banjul. It was opened in 2004 and has a display
collection of around 1,000 historical objects housed in 4 African
styled round huts. The theme of the exhibits is 'Ethnography of The
Gambia'; it displays cultural artifacts from all the ethnic groups of
The Gambia. There are sections on music, initiation rites. local
crafts, traditional medicine and agriculture. The museum has a staff
of 10 which is headed by a museum keeper.
