Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing the crowning of a native king. The king is the chief of Kafu Bullon, known as Be Sebora, or Bai Sherbro. The man reading a book on the left is J. C. E. Parkes, the Secretary for Native Affairs. He is reading either a letter from the Governor in Freetown giving his approval, or the text of previous treaties with the Bullom. 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. This is an albumen print.

Further Information

• Type: Photographs
• Object: Photographic Print
• Materials: Paper
• Culture Group: Bullom
• Dimensions: 107mm [L] x 154mm [W]
• Production Date: 1888-1889
• Associated Places: Kafu Bullon
• Associated People: William McArthur; William Vivian (Photographer)
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.A69.28

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