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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Ivory Horn

This is very ornate example of a 16th century carved ivory horn. The mouthpiece at the tip of the horn is depicted emerging from the fanged jaws of an...

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Fula praise songs, one running into the other, followed by tuning of the hordu

Ethnomusicological recording made by Cootje van Oven. Fula praise songs, one running into the other, followed by tuning of hordu (sometimes called "Fu...

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Fula praise songs, one running into the other, followed by tuning of the hordu