Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing a woman wearing hojo: a mixture of white clay and animal fat used as protective medicine and a cosmetic, particularly during initiation onto the Bundu or Sande societies. This photo is part of a collection from an album put together by William Vivian in 1889; Vivian was a Missionary with the United Methodist Free Churches, and is likely to have taken the photographs himself.

Further Information

• Type: Photographs
• Object: Photographic Print
• Materials: Paper
• Culture Group: Sherbro, Mende
• Dimensions: 151mm [L] x 102mm [W]
• Production Date: 1888-1889
• Associated Places: Sherbro Island
• Associated People: William McArthur; William Vivian (Photographer)
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.A69.25

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