Krobo people

Krobo girl carrying water, late 19th century

The Krobo people are an ethnic group in Ghana. They are grouped as part of Ga-Adangbe ethnolinguistic group and they are also the largest group of the seven Dangme ethnic groups of Southeastern Ghana. The Krobo are a farming people who occupy Accra Plains, Akuapem Mountains and the Afram Basin.^[1]

Gallery

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  Krobo girl dressing her hair, late 19th century

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  Marketplace in Krobo country, late 19th century

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  Krobo beads

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  Powdered glass Krobo beads

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  Krobo bead made of fused glass fragments

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  Krobo "writing" bead

References

Ethnic groups in Ghana
Indigenous	Abidji Abron Agave Ahafo Ahanta Akyem Anlo Ewe Anyi Assin Avatime Bimoba Bissa Chumburu Dagaaba Dagomba Dyula Efutu Evalue Ewe Fante Frafra Ga-Adangbe Gonja Guang Gurunsi Jakhanke Karamogo Kassena Konkomba Krobo Kusasi Kyode Logba Mamprusi Nafana Nzema Tallensi Tem Tshi Wala Yeji
Non-indigenous	Hausa Yoruba Mossi Zarma Soninke African-Americans Arabs Chinese Indians Tabom