Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing a group of Mende women wearing different printed cloths, or lappa s, and with different hairstyles. These hairstyles resemble those found on many Sowei masks. Written in pencil on the back of the image is Fig. 34, p.113 / Showing some of the numerous styles in which the Upper Mende women dress their hair / Alldridge Neg list No 11 . Published as Figure 34 in T. J. Alldridge, 1901, The Sherbro and Its Hinterland (London: Macmillan). Compare the hairstyles with the designs carved into many Sowei masks.

Further Information

  • Type: Photographs
  • Object: Photographic Print
  • Materials: Paper
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 164mm x 121mm
  • Production Date: 1890-1900
  • Associated Places: Juru, Gaura Country
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
  • Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Accession Number: BMAG:WA900256

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