Photographic Print

Black and white photographic print showing five girls with their faces painted in white clay and wearing elaborate costumes. They are likely to be recently initiated into the Sande society, and potentially sampa. The photograph was taken by Alldridge and published as Figure 45 in T. J. Alldridge, 1901, The Sherbro and Its Hinterland (London: Macmillan) with the caption Bundu girls in dancing costume. This is an albumen print.

Further Information

  • Type: Photographs
  • Object: Photographic Print
  • Materials: Paper
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 108mm [L] x 149mm [W]
  • Production Date: 1850-1900
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Photographer)
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.B84.25

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