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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Knife

This is described by the Sierra Leone National Museum as a knife for cutting a hole in a tree to tap palm wine. It has an iron blade, and a wooden han...

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Mende song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende song, accompanied by the shegbureh. Performed by an all female group. The singers an...

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Mende song