Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing an old man sitting on a slatted seat and surrounded by three women with bleached skirtcloths, or lappa s. The man is wearing a gown and cap and a large number of elephant pad bangles. In the background are some trees and a few houses of a village. It is card mounted and signed: T.J. Alldridge F.R.C.S. . with the caption: This photograph shows how the elephant pad bangles are worn by the chiefs and warriors in Upper Mendi, West Africa . Published as Figure 56 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: Unknown
• Production Date: 1890-1900
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA900247

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