Limba people (Sierra Leone)
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The Limba people are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone. They represent 12.4% of the total population, making them the third largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone. The Limba are based in the north of the
19th century Limba arrows held by Mamadou Mansaray, town chief of Bafodia, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1967
Susu people
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The Susu or Soussou people are a Mande-speaking ethnic group living primarily in Guinea and northwestern Sierra Leone, particularly in Kambia District. Smaller communities are also found in Guinea-Bis
Limba people (Sierra Leone)
…themselves to be a mountain people and have at points in their history found themselves pushed into the mountains, particularly during the periods of Susu expansionism. Historically, they also had to fight off incursions from the Fula and the Mandinka people…
Susu men with a membrane drum and a balafon in 1935
Sosso woman
Fig 30. Une portrait de 3 femme Soussou en 1894.
Guerriers de Dubréka. Le Tour du Monde 1889.