Sierra Leone Gallery

Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Madam Yoko, Chiefs, Colonial Officers

At Moyamba, the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone ('Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate - British colonial administration) - D.C. & Agents of the B. C. G. Association pictured with Madam Yoko (or Mammy Yoko) (circa 18491906), the leader of the Mende people in Sierra Leone, and other chiefs with their friends.
1906

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, Goderich Beach. People crowd on to the beach when the fishing boats return from sea. In 1982 the beach was a busy fishing village, it has now become a modern tourist resort Date: circa 1982

© Philip Dunn / Mary Evans Picture Library

1980s, 1982, 80s, Africa, African, Beach, Boats, Circa, Coast, Crowd, Eighties, Fante, Fishing, Ghana, Goderich, Infants, Leone, Naked, Palm, Palms, People, Playing, Sand, Sands, Sea, Sierra, Trees, West

Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters)

Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils. These devils are often highly decorated and represent an important part of local traditional culture and society. Date: circa 1920s