Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing five young men dressed with elaborate costumes and surrounded by a crowd of people. Written in pencil on the back of the image is Fig. 38, p.126 / Poro boys in dancing costume, Juru, Gaura Country, Upper Mende / Alldridge Neg List No 44 . Published as Figure 38 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: 164mm x 121mm
• Production Date: 1890-1900
• Associated Places: Juru, Gaura Country
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:WA900275

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