Sierra Leone Heritage

Sande society dancers, Tuiyor, Fiama Chiefdom, Kono District

Mural depicting Manga Sewa, Falaba, Solimana Chiefdom, Koinadugu District

Ruins of the 'slave fort' on Bunce Island in the Sierra Leone River

Ndoli jowei and elders, Moyambawo, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District

Plantain Island, site of slave barracoons associated with John Newton, author of 'Amazing Grace'

Members of the Firestone community, Mountain Cut, Freetown

Mathoma masquerade, National Dance Troupe of Sierra Leone

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Mask

This is an unusual mask, commissioned by the previous owner to resemble an older mask he had seen in Matotoka.

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Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru

Ethnomusicological recording made by Cootje van Oven. Fula (?) song accompanied by nyayaru (one-string fiddle). On this occasion we understand that An...

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Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru