Aw wi bin de liv
Country cloth and gara, church and wedding clothes, uniforms and city fashion.
← Ɔdinari layfFabanna, Paramawnt Chif fɔ Vassa kɔntri, 1901 1901
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Fabanna, Paramount Chief of the Vassa country
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Chif Kai Lundu fɔ Luawa wit in gɔŋ, 1901 1901
Di titul we i bin gɛt: The late Chief Kai Lundu, Luawa, Upper Mendi
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Dɛn de wiv kɔntri klɔt, Ɔpa Mɛnde, 1901 1901
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving country cloth on a native loom, Upper Mendi
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Wan wok we de dɔn: dɛn de wiv fayn klɔt insay bari na Gigbɛma, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: A dying native industry: weaving a fine cloth from country-grown cotton that has been treated with native vegetable dyes, within a barri or palava house, at the town of Gigbehma, in the Tunkia country
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Mandiŋgo man wit wɔ drɛs we fulɔp wit sɛbɛ, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: A Mandingo in fetish war dress: a mass of gre-gre charms, each containing a quotation from the Koran in Arabic
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Afta dɛn kɔmɔt na Bundu: uman dɛn wit dɛn nyu drɛs, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: After leaving the Bundu: modern style
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Pamwayn sɛla; Alimami Momo, chif fɔ di Tɛmnɛ na Fritɔŋ, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: An itinerating palm-wine seller; Alimami Momo, the Chief of the Timinis at Freetown
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Kutubu, Paramawnt Chif fɔ Ɔpa Bambara, wit in sɛkritri, Pɛndɛmbu, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Kutubu, the Paramount Chief of Upper Bambara, with his secretary
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Dis foto sho pipul we nɔ wɛr klos. Bɔku ol foto lɛk dis, na pɔtho dɛn tek am (kolonial ɔfisa, misɔnari ɛn travula dɛn), ɛn wi nɔ kin no if di pipul dɛn bin gri.
Mɛnde uman de spin kɔtin we dɛn plant na kɔntri, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Native woman spinning country-grown cotton, Mendiland
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Dɛn de mek di Sokong fɔ Impɛri chif, 1910 1910
Di titul we i bin gɛt: The installation of a great chief, the late Sokong of Imperri
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BEATTY(1915) Fig10 Weaving country cloth published 1915
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Mɛnde, Tɛmnɛ ɛn Kɔno chif dɛn gɛda na Moyamba, 1916 1916
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Gathering of Mendi, Temne and Konnoh chiefs at Moyamba
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A man in uniform in front of a house, Kissi country, 1930–31 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Man, hut, uniform
Bolinder, Gustaf Wilhelm · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
A society masquerade costume, Vai, 1930–31 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume, mask
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Bundu gyal dɛn wit di drɛs dɛn we dɛn de wɛr nia tɔŋ, Bulɔm, 1930–31 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Men, costume, women
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Bundu gyal dɛn wit dans drɛs, Bulɔm, 1930–31 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Women, costume, woman
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Headdress and costume, perhaps a sorcerer's 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Headdress, trollkarl [?], costume
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Four women sat on the ground, spinning cloth 1934–36
Di titul we i bin gɛt: SierraLeone Hofstra 088
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1960s urban African fashion (2536309523) 1968
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1960s urban african fashion - closeup (2790471246) 1968
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Woman in traditional dress, Sierra Leone 2012
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Man selling jewellery, Freetown, Sierra Leone 2015
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Man selling country cotton 2016
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Casual dress in Rogbonko, Sierra Leone (April 2021) 2021
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Straw weaving in Rogbonko, Sierra Leone (April 2021) 2021
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White wedding ceremony in Sierra Leone culture 2026
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Costume Photographed 1935
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Head-dress used in Burdu Secret Society, Sierra Leone Probably before 1936
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Bundu gyal dɛn wit dɛn fayn drɛs ɛn ay ed plet (Lisk-Carew poskad) 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Portrait, women, costume
Lisk-Carew, Alphonso · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dis foto sho pipul we nɔ wɛr klos. Bɔku ol foto lɛk dis, na pɔtho dɛn tek am (kolonial ɔfisa, misɔnari ɛn travula dɛn), ɛn wi nɔ kin no if di pipul dɛn bin gri.
Dɛn de spin kɔtin fɔ mek kɔntri klɔt (Lisk-Carew poskad) 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Spindle, spinning, women
Lisk-Carew, Alphonso · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dis foto sho pipul we nɔ wɛr klos. Bɔku ol foto lɛk dis, na pɔtho dɛn tek am (kolonial ɔfisa, misɔnari ɛn travula dɛn), ɛn wi nɔ kin no if di pipul dɛn bin gri.
Dɛn de day tred fɔ mek klɔt (Lisk-Carew poskad) 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Women, cotton, huts
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Gyal we de dans wit Bundu drɛs (Lisk-Carew poskad) 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Headdress, costume, girl
Lisk-Carew, Alphonso · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Gyal dɛn we de dans wit Bundu drɛs (Lisk-Carew poskad) 1930
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Dance, costume, girls
Lisk-Carew, Alphonso · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dyeing Native Threads for making Cloths, Sierra Leone Protectorate Lisk-Carew postcard, c. 1905–1920s
Di titul we i bin gɛt: SierraLeoneP001
Lisk-Carew Brothers, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Copyright Sierra Leone: photographs: 50 years after publication. See http://www.sierra-leone.org/Laws/2011-08.pdf ( · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Wunde ed-drɛs we dɛn plet ɛn kɔba wit pent klɔt, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected by 1931
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Huvudprydnad, head-dress
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Blu ɛn pɔpul gara lapa wit wayt layn 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Blu ɛn pɔpul gara lapa wit wayt layn (sɛkɔn wan) 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Grin-brawn gara klɔt wit wayt zigzag 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Dak blu gara klɔt wit layt blu mak 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Brawn gara klɔt wit layn layn mak 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Cloth 1982
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Gara klɔt wit Afrika map we dɛn tay wit smɔl sakul 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Blu wax klɔt wit big wayt mak 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
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Brawn gara drɛs wit lɔng mak ɛn bɛlt 1983
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Dress, belt
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Ronko: trɔsis, jakɛt ɛn kap we dɛn day ɛn stamp 1983
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume
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Dis foto sho Pɔro ɔ Sande (Bɔndo) sosayti sɛrimɔni, dansa ɔ tin. Sɔm tin we di sosayti dɛn de du na fɔ dɛn mɛmba nɔmɔ; wi sho am ya fɔ di istri, wit rɛspɛkt.
Brooklyn Museum 2004.77.1 Gbini Mask
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Country cloth: white with black and red patterns Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Tissue, weave
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Smɔl kɔntri klɔt wit brawn stray na di midul, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Woven cloth, stmele., cloth
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Smɔl kɔntri klɔt, brawn wit dak brawn ɛn blu stray, Vai, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Woven cloth, cloth, fabric
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Kɔtin klɔt we dɛn wiv ɛn sɔw wit blak tred, Vai, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth, woven cloth, fabric
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Smɔl kɔntri klɔt, wayt wit layt brawn stray, Vai, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Woven cloth, cloth, fabric
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Kɔtin gɔŋ wit sɔw mak, Musaia In the museum by 1974
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume, garb
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Rawnd kap we dɛn sɔw ɔlsay wit kala tred, Musaia In the museum by 1974
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Headdress, costume, garment
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Man's gown of indigo-blue cotton Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Clothing, costume, garb
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Old broom bound with cloth and fibre Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Sopkvast, broom
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, nyu wan, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Wiv-mashin tred frem, Mɛnde, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Weaving, shed
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Wunde ed-drɛs wit pent klɔt ɛn fɛda, 1931 Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Main ornament, costume, head decoration
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Bast costume worn with a Poro mask Collected 1930–31
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume, dress, garb
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