Mende people
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The Mende are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone; their neighbours, the Temne people, constitute the largest ethnic group at 35.5% of the total population, which is slightly larger t
Mende musicians in 1936
Boys returning from their initiation in the Poro, 1936. Photo by Sjoerd Hofstra
Mende women with a masked Sande society leader.
A Mende woman in the village of Njama quee in Moyamba District.
Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is
Mende people
…Mende Mende musicians in 1936 Regions with significant populations 2,108,232 Sierra Leone (Bo District, Bonthe District, Moyamba District, Pujehun District, Kenema District, Kailahun District, Western Area) 46,413 Liberia Languages Mende…
Fragments of prehistoric pottery from Kamabai Rock Shelter
Bunce Island, 1805, during the period the slave facility was run by John and Alexander Anderson
Sierra leone, sapi, olifante, c. 1490-1510
An Ivory Hunting Horn, Sapi people, Modern day Bullom or Temne People, Sierra Leone, late 15th century