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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