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Ol foto, stamp ɛn fim · 1787–1895

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Bɔku pan dɛn ya na kɔlonial ɔfisa, mishɔnari ɛn fɔrina dɛn mek dɛn. Di nem ɛn di tɔk we de wit dɛn kɔmɔt na di kɔlɛkshɔn dɛn, ɛn sɔm kin gɛt di aydia ɛn wɔd dɛn fɔ da tɛm de. Wi sho dɛn as istri, nɔto se wi gri wit dɛn. Na kɔmpyuta put di det, di tɛm ɛn di kayn fɔ ɛni foto, so sɔm go rɔng. If yu ɔ yu fambul de insay wan foto, if na yu gɛt di rayt fɔ wan, if sɔntin rɔng, ɔ if yu tink se wan foto nɔ fɔ de ya, prɛs “Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto” ɔnda am: di tin we yu rayt go rich wi ɛditɔ dɛn wit di foto, ɛn dɛn kin pul am wantɛm. Yu kin rayt to hello@dt-ets.com.

№ 01

Bifo dɛn bigin rayt

Ston tul frɔm rɔk ol, nomoli we pipul fɛn na fam, ayɛn smɛlta, ɛn di aivri kav dɛn we Sapi atis mek fɔ Pɔtigi tredman dɛn na di 1400 ɛn 1500 dɛn.

Horn (Probably Mende people) — Horn (Probably Mende people) 19th century
Probably Mende people artist · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Ivory and Silver Pendant — Ivory and Silver Pendant 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Harp-lute with an antelope head, collected in the 1790s — Harp-lute with an antelope head, collected in the 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 02

Slev ɛn fridɔm

Di slev tred na dis kos ɛn di pipul dɛn we kɔmɔt insay am: di wan dɛn we dɛn kech na Bunce Island ɛn di Amistad, di Blak Pɔ, di Nova Scotia ɛn Maroon sɛtla dɛn, ɛn di Libreted Afrikan dɛn we dɛn fri frɔm slev ship.

Portrait of a Gentleman, Joshua Johnson paints Coker, 1805 — Portrait of a Gentleman, Joshua Johnson paints Coker, 1805 1805
Joshua Johnson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The slave fort on Bunce Island, at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River in West Africa — The slave fort on Bunce Island, at the mouth of the Sierra Leone River in West Africa circa 1805
Joseph Corry · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Paul Cuffee — Paul Cuffee 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Paul Cuffee4 — Paul Cuffee4 1812
Engraved for Abrm. L. Pennock by Mason & Maas., From a drawing by John Pole, M.D., of Bristol, Eng. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Bana — Bana 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Bar — Bar 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Boro — Boro 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Bungair — Bungair 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Fargina — Fargina 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Farquanar — Farquanar 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Fuli — Fuli 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Grabo. The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from Life, by Wm. H. Townsend. — Grabo. The Armistad [sic] Negroes, Drawn from Life, by Wm. H. Townsend. 1839–40
Townsend, William H. (1822-1851) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 03

Wɔd pan pepa

Buk, leta ɛn pepa: di fɔs gɔspɛl we dɛn print na Bulɔm ɛn Tɛmnɛ, stori dɛn we Tɛmnɛ ol pipul tɔk ɛn we dɛn rayt dɔŋ na 1861, leta na Arabik rayt, ɛn di pepa dɛn fɔ ɔdinari layf.

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 2 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 2 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 3 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 3 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 4 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 4 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 5 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 5 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 6 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 6 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 7 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 7 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 8 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 8 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 9 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 9 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 10 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 10 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 11 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 11 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 12 (Temne) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 12 (Temne) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 13 (English) — Temne traditions of Bey Farma and Korombo, page 13 (English) 1861
An elder of Port Loko (told c. 1849); C. F. Schlenker (printed 1861) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 04

Tɔŋ, strit ɛn bil

Usay pipul bin de liv: strit, makit, os, chɔch ɛn mɔsk, ɛn di vilej dɛn ɔp kɔntri.

A view of Freetown — A view of Freetown 1803
Thomas Masterman Winterbottom · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Regent's Town — Regent's Town c. 1820
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Free Town, Sierra Leone — Free Town, Sierra Leone 1850
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Freetown from the water — Freetown from the water c. 1856
John Leighton Wilson or an uncredited artist employed or licensed by him · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Pademba Road — Pademba Road 1856
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Freetown from the hills — Freetown from the hills c. 1892
Robert Brown · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Freetown from the Tower Hill barracks — Freetown from the Tower Hill barracks c. 1870
John Parkes Decker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

HOLMAN(1840) p008 JAMES HOLMAN — HOLMAN(1840) p008 JAMES HOLMAN 1840
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HOLMAN(1840) Travels — HOLMAN(1840) Travels 1840
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Freetown in 1850 — Freetown in 1850 1850
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POOL(1850) Life, Scenery, and Customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia (V.1) — POOL(1850) Life, Scenery, and Customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia (V.1) 1850
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POOL(1850) Life, Scenery, and Customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia (V.2) — POOL(1850) Life, Scenery, and Customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia (V.2) 1850
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№ 05

Fam, it ɛn tred

Rays fam, pamayl ɛn kɛnɛl, fishin nɛt ɛn trap, kuk, shɔp, main ɛn makit: di wok we fid di kɔntri.

Kent, Sierra Leone, from the bananas — Kent, Sierra Leone, from the bananas 1865
Auteur inconnu · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The Net Mender (Garnbinderen) — The Net Mender (Garnbinderen) 1879
Christian Krohg · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Leather quiver with iron-tipped arrows, Mandingo, 1790s — Leather quiver with iron-tipped arrows, Mandingo, 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Leather quiver with a basketwork cap, Mandingo, 1790s — Leather quiver with a basketwork cap, Mandingo, 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 06

Klɔt ɛn an-wok

Wetin an mek: kɔntri klɔt we dɛn spin ɛn wiv, gara day, baskit, pɔt, kav ɛn blaksmit wok.

Cloth sample, collected before 1800 — Cloth sample, collected before 1800 1796
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Interior Hanging (Mende, Vai, or Temne peoples) — Interior Hanging (Mende, Vai, or Temne peoples) early–mid-19th century
Mende, Vai, or Temne artist · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Mrs. Kate Roachof Sierra Leone. — Mrs. Kate Roachof Sierra Leone. 1880–93
(artist not separately acknowledged) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The "Senior Service" of Sierra Leone, 1885 — The "Senior Service" of Sierra Leone, 1885 1885
Colonial Records Office · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Cloth samples, from Afzelius's journey of the 1790s — Cloth samples, from Afzelius's journey of the 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 07

Drɛs, ed ɛn fayn tin

Wetin pipul bin de wɛr ɛn aw: gɔŋ ɛn lapa, ɛdtay ɛn at, ed we dɛn plet, bid ɛn bangul.

Costumes of West Africa - a Kroo-Man — Costumes of West Africa - a Kroo-Man 1820–30
T.W. Ramsay · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Costumes of West Africa - Ministrels — Costumes of West Africa - Ministrels 1820–30
T.W. Ramsay · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 08

Os, tul ɛn ple

Di tin dɛn we pipul de yuz ɛvri de: spun ɛn bol, mɔta, nɛf ɛn aks, bag ɛn wakin stik, ple-ple tin ɛn gem.

Ya Ma Cooba in tɔŋ na Wayt Man Be: rawnd os ɛn fɛns, 1780 dɛn — Ya Ma Cooba in tɔŋ na Wayt Man Be: rawnd os ɛn fɛns, 1780 dɛn 1787
John Matthews · Public domain · Internet Archive · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Three spoons from Afzelius's collection of the 1790s — Three spoons from Afzelius's collection of the 1790s Collected 1792–96
Sandin, Tony · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Spoon, collected before 1800 — Spoon, collected before 1800 Probably collected 1792–96
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Small bag of brown skin, collected in the 1790s — Small bag of brown skin, collected in the 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Leather bag with nine straps, collected in the 1790s — Leather bag with nine straps, collected in the 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Leather bag with tassels, Mandingo, 1790s — Leather bag with tassels, Mandingo, 1790s Collected 1792–96
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 09

Mask, sosayti ɛn biliv

Sande (Bondo) ɛn Poro sosayti ɛn dɛn dɛbul, nomoli ɛn minsere figa, ɛn chɔch ɛn mɔsk. Foto dɛn bɔt sosayti tin de biɛn notis, fɔ rɛspɛkt.

Church and mission house, Regent — Church and mission house, Regent 1850
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Aw dɛn kin fɛn di pɔsin we du bad na Salone; Susu man dɛn we rɛdi fɔ sakrifays di bul — Aw dɛn kin fɛn di pɔsin we du bad na Salone; Susu man dɛn we rɛdi fɔ sakrifays di bul 1839
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Fragment of a Female Figure — Fragment of a Female Figure 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board 19th century
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Female figure, probably Temne People, Sierra Leon, early 19th century CE. Sculpture. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh — Female figure, probably Temne People, Sierra Leon, early 19th century CE. Sculpture. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Female figure, probably Temne People, Sierra Leon, early 19th century CE. Sculpture. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK — Female figure, probably Temne People, Sierra Leon, early 19th century CE. Sculpture. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Owen Emeric Vidal (far right), first Bishop of Sierra Leone, before leaving England for Freetown, 1852 — Owen Emeric Vidal (far right), first Bishop of Sierra Leone, before leaving England for Freetown, 1852 1852
W1k1T1ppEx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Boys of Mission School. Rotifunk, Sierra Leone. — Boys of Mission School. Rotifunk, Sierra Leone. 1880–93
(artist not separately acknowledged) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Mission School of Mission School. Rotifunk, Sierra Leone. — Mission School of Mission School. Rotifunk, Sierra Leone. 1880–93
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№ 10

Myuzik ɛn dans

Drɔm, ɔn, haap ɛn shek-shek, dansa ɛn drɔma, ɛn di band dɛn na tɔŋ.

Drum (Sierra Leonean ?) — Drum (Sierra Leonean ?) 19th century
Susu people ? · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Horn and Silver Pendant — Horn and Silver Pendant 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Oba or Kani (Limba or Kru people) — Oba or Kani (Limba or Kru people) late 19th century
Limba or Kru people artist · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Obah (Sierra Leonean) — Obah (Sierra Leonean) late 19th century
Sierra Leonean artist · Public domain (CC0) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 11

Skul ɛn lan

Klasrum ɛn Kɔran skul, Fourah Bay College, ticha ɛn studɛnt, na os ɛn na ɔdasay.

Thomas DeSaille Tucker — Thomas DeSaille Tucker 1877–1901
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Francis W. Joaque, photographer in Fernando Pó, c. 1890 — Francis W. Joaque, photographer in Fernando Pó, c. 1890 1890
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Francis W. Joaque, photographer in Fernando Pó, c. 1890 (cropped 2) — Francis W. Joaque, photographer in Fernando Pó, c. 1890 (cropped 2) 1890
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Bɔy pikin dɛn de bil vɛranda, St George's Kathidral Skul, Fritɔŋ, 1894 — Bɔy pikin dɛn de bil vɛranda, St George's Kathidral Skul, Fritɔŋ, 1894 1894
E. G. Ingham · Public domain · Internet Archive · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 12

Chif, lida ɛn pɔblik layf

Paramɔnt chif ɛn dɛn kɔt, gɔvnɔ ɛn prɛzidɛnt, indipɛndɛns, parɛd, rali ɛn di lɔ.

Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point, Sierra-Leone, Western Africa (November 1846, p.122, III) - Copy — Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point, Sierra-Leone, Western Africa (November 1846, p.122, III) - Copy 1846
Wesleyan Juvenile Offering · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point (May 1853, X, p.57) - Copy — Wesleyan Institution, King Tom's Point (May 1853, X, p.57) - Copy 1853
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Francis W Joaque - King Jack of Turtle Cove Gabon — Francis W Joaque - King Jack of Turtle Cove Gabon c.1875
Francis W. Joaque · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Robana Ayland ɛn Kiŋ Naimbana in vilej — Robana Ayland ɛn Kiŋ Naimbana in vilej Printed 1894, drawn earlier
E. G. Ingham · Public domain · Internet Archive · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Francis W Joaque - An African king — Francis W Joaque - An African king before 1895
Francis W. Joaque · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Ludlam, Thomas, d1810 memorial tablet St Mary de Castro, Leicester — Ludlam, Thomas, d1810 memorial tablet St Mary de Castro, Leicester c. 1810
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Samuel Blackall — Samuel Blackall c. 1868–71
J.W. Wilder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 13

Sik, disasta ɛn mɛrɛsin

Ɔspital ɛn dɔkta, di Ebola we kam frɔm 2014 te 2016 ɛn di pipul dɛn we fɛt am, ɛn di flɔd ɛn di mɔdslayd na 2017.

Ladle, collected before 1800 — Ladle, collected before 1800 Probably collected 1792–96
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№ 14

Ship, tren ɛn rod

Aw pipul ɛn tin bin de muv: kenu ɛn stima, di relwe (1896–1974), lɔri, brij ɛn di epɔt.

Mancala Game Board — Mancala Game Board late 19th century
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№ 15

Land, wata ɛn animal

Mawnten, riva, bich, fɔrɛst ɛn di animal ɛn bɔd dɛn we de de.

A survey of the entrance of Sierra Leona river / Capt. Thomson — A survey of the entrance of Sierra Leona river / Capt. Thomson 1794
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№ 16

Fes ɛn nem

Pikchɔ ɛn gyadarin: pipul we ɔda pipul tek dɛn foto, bɔku pan dɛn nɔ gɛt nem yet. If yu no pɔsin ya, tɛl wi.

Pendant and Chain — Pendant and Chain late 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Francis W. Joaque - Two African women in photo studio — Francis W. Joaque - Two African women in photo studio 1870s
Francis W. Joaque · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Robert Bruce Napoléon Walker / Francis W. Joaque — Robert Bruce Napoléon Walker / Francis W. Joaque 1886
Joaque, Francis W. (1845?-1893?). Photographe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 17

Map ɛn chat

Di kos ɛn di kɔntri lɛk aw map-meka dɛn drɔ am, frɔm di Pɔtigi dɛn to di kɔlɔni savea dɛn.

Plan of Free Town — Plan of Free Town 1885
J. T. F. Halligey (catalogued by the BnF as J. T. F. Wallace) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Chart of the Bay of Free Town — Chart of the Bay of Free Town 1884
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1813 pinkerton — 1813 pinkerton 1813
John Pinkerton · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Western Africa — Western Africa 1813 (dated)
John Pinkerton · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Map of Part of the Western Coast of Africa, extending the Ilses de Los to Sherboro Island... — Map of Part of the Western Coast of Africa, extending the Ilses de Los to Sherboro Island... 1838
Wyld, James, 1790-1836 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

West Africa 1839 — West Africa 1839 1839
Unspecified (1839) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

A cyclopedia of missions - containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world - with geographical descriptions, a — A cyclopedia of missions - containing a comprehensive view of missionary operations throughout the world - with geographical descriptions, a 1855
Newcomb, Harvey, 1803-1863 · No restrictions · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Map of the west coast of Africa, by Africanus Horton (1868) — Map of the west coast of Africa, by Africanus Horton (1868) 1868
Scan courtesy of The British Library · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

ROSSER(1869) p0608 SIERRA LEONE — ROSSER(1869) p0608 SIERRA LEONE 1869
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Kong Mountains — Kong Mountains 1872
James Monteith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

(1873) Map Liberia and Sierra Leone — (1873) Map Liberia and Sierra Leone published 1873
Reade, William Winwood, (1838-1875) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Wɛst Afrika na 1875 — Wɛst Afrika na 1875 2015
Nicolas Eynaud · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 18

Mɔni

Kisi pɛni, kɔlɔni kɔyn ɛn di liɔn.

Sierra Leone Company one cent, clasped hands — Sierra Leone Company one cent, clasped hands 1791
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Sierra Leone Company one cent, lion — Sierra Leone Company one cent, lion 1791
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1 Dollar, Sierra Leone Company, 1791 — 1 Dollar, Sierra Leone Company, 1791
User:Mattes · CC BY 2.0 de · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

20 cent coin 1791 — 20 cent coin 1791 2018
Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1803 Counterstamped 2 reales — 1803 Counterstamped 2 reales 1803
Spanish government · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1803 Counterstamped 2 reales reverse — 1803 Counterstamped 2 reales reverse 1803
Spanish government · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Bundle of Kissi pennies: twisted iron rods used as money — Bundle of Kissi pennies: twisted iron rods used as money 19th century
Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

Kissi penny — Kissi penny 1880s or later
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 19

Stamp

Wetin di kɔlɔni ɛn di kɔntri pik fɔ put pan dɛn leta.

Fourpence, Queen Victoria — Fourpence, Queen Victoria 1876
De La Rue &Co, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1876ca 1d Sierra Leone unused Yv11 Mi3B SG17 rose-red — 1876ca 1d Sierra Leone unused Yv11 Mi3B SG17 rose-red 1876
De la Rue, Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1876ca 1sh Sierra Leone unused Yv17 Mi7B SG22 green — 1876ca 1sh Sierra Leone unused Yv17 Mi7B SG22 green 1876
De la Rue, Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1876ca 3half Sierra Leone unused Yv12 Mi9 SG18 lilac — 1876ca 3half Sierra Leone unused Yv12 Mi9 SG18 lilac 1876
De la Rue Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1884ca 2d Sierra Leone unused Yv23 Mi16 SG30 grey — 1884ca 2d Sierra Leone unused Yv23 Mi16 SG30 grey 1884
De la Rue Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1888ca 1sh Sierra Leone used Yv28 Mi21 SG34 red-brown — 1888ca 1sh Sierra Leone used Yv28 Mi21 SG34 red-brown 1888
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1889ca 3d Sierra Leone B31 Yv25 Mi18 SG32 yellow — 1889ca 3d Sierra Leone B31 Yv25 Mi18 SG32 yellow 1889
De La Rue &Co, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1876ca 2d Sierra Leone unused Yv13 Mi4B SG19 magenta — 1876ca 2d Sierra Leone unused Yv13 Mi4B SG19 magenta Issued 1876
De la Rue, Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

1876ca 3d Sierra Leone unused Yv14 Mi5B SG20 buff — 1876ca 3d Sierra Leone unused Yv14 Mi5B SG20 buff Issued 1876
De la Rue, Ltd, London · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

№ 20

Mɔ frɔm dɛn ia ya

Foto ɛn tin dɛn we wi nɔ put pan shɛlf yet. Tɛl wi wetin dɛn sho.

The New Burial Ground — The New Burial Ground 1860
Julia Sass · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The first page of Matthew in Bullom, with the English beside it — The first page of Matthew in Bullom, with the English beside it 1816
Gustavus Reinhold Nylander (translator) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The first page of Luke in Mende — The first page of Luke in Mende 1871
Mende Mission · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto

The Hope of Sherbro's Future Greatness - Cover — The Hope of Sherbro's Future Greatness - Cover 1885
John Augustus Abayomi-Cole · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto