Dagomba People - Enskinment of Ya Naa

Enskinment of Ya Naa

In the evening the Ya Naa select is led to katin duu where he is adorned with the royal insignia. The insignia includes a smock and hat belonging to Tohadzie, beads, calabash, a gourd, and a set of spears. He then sits on the royal stool, Gbolon, three times. In the early morning the Ya Naa is led to Zohe, in a colourful procession amidst drumming and dancing, to the house of the Zohe Naa where spends the first days of his reign. The Ya Naa also stays at the house of Mbadugu for a couple of days .