The Kingdom of Saloum was a Serer kingdom in present-day Senegal as well as parts of Gambia, then called Lower Saluum. The precolonial capital of Saloum was the city of Kahone. It was a sister to the Kingdom of Sine. Their history, geography and culture were intricately linked and it was common to refer to them as the Sine-Saloum and the Serer Kingdoms of Sine and Saloum.
Apartment of the Maad Saloum (king of Saloum) in 1821.
The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Senegal, making up 15% of the Senegalese population. They are also found in northern Gambia and southern Mauritania.
Serer cultural vigil in Senegal.
A 21-year-old Serer man in 1881.
Kings of Sine : Maad a Sinig Ama Joof Gnilane Faye Joof. Reign : c. 1825 – 1853.
Serer wrestling. Rituals and regalia based on Serer tradition. See Senegalese wrestling