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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Magic Hammer

This hammer is said to have been used in conjunction with another object (accession number Af1908,0618.1), to cast spells. The end of the hammer is ma...

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NWT720: Female vocal group

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone...

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