Sierra Leone Heritage

Sande society dancers, Tuiyor, Fiama Chiefdom, Kono District

Mural depicting Manga Sewa, Falaba, Solimana Chiefdom, Koinadugu District

Ruins of the 'slave fort' on Bunce Island in the Sierra Leone River

Ndoli jowei and elders, Moyambawo, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District

Plantain Island, site of slave barracoons associated with John Newton, author of 'Amazing Grace'

Members of the Firestone community, Mountain Cut, Freetown

Mathoma masquerade, National Dance Troupe of Sierra Leone

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Female Bust

A wooden carving of a female bust. The Sierra Leone National Museum notes that it was carved by Kester Khalil, a 9 year old boy living in Freetown.

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Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru (one-string fiddle). On this occasion we understood...

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Fula (?) song, accompanied by nyayaru