Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing two young girls standing outside a house. They are seen wearing a typical hairstyle from the late 19th century. The caption reads Photograph showing the Kolona - a head ornament, made from the Konk shell, worn by the Mandingo women upon tufts of their hair . The Kuranko name for the snail-shell toggle is inwora. Published as Figure 76 in T. J. Alldridge, 1901, The Sherbro and Its Hinterland (London: Macmillan). The caption reads: Native hairdressing - women of Mosaia wearing the Kolona. Warra-Warra, Limba Country.

Further Information

• Type: Photographs
• Object: Photographic Print
• Materials: Paper
• Culture Group: Limba, Mandingo
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: 1890-1900
• Associated Places: Mosaia, Warra Warra
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA900240

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