Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing a woman wearing a printed skirtcloth, or lappa, standing near a house. She is wearing a necklace made out of leopard's teeth, and large arm cuffs on each wrist. Written in pencil on the back of the image is Fig. 39, p.126 / Serenading - a Sophist - Upper Mendi / No. 17 / Upper Mendi Princess wearing leopard's teeth necklace. Sign of being free-born / Alldridge Neg List No 17 . Published as Figure 39 in T. J. Alldridge, 1901, The Sherbro and Its Hinterland (London: Macmillan).

Further Information

  • Type: Photographs
  • Object: Photographic Print
  • Materials: Paper
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 164mm x 121mm
  • Production Date: 1890-1900
  • Associated Places: Dama Country
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
  • Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
  • Accession Number: BMAG:WA900259

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