Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing a group of people. Three women stand on the left wearing lappa's and with their faces painted with white spots - they are likely to be associated with the Yassi society. In the middle is a man with a log drum, or kele. Written in pencil on the back of the image is Fig. 46, p.138 / Three Kambehs of the Yassi Society / Alldridge Neg List No 33 . Published as Figure 46 in T. J. Alldridge, 1901, The Sherbro and Its Hinterland (London: Macmillan).

Further Information

• Type: Photographs
• Object: Photographic Print
• Materials: Paper
• Culture Group: Sherbro, Mende
• Dimensions: 162mm x 121mm
• Production Date: 1890-1900
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA900266

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