Since 1991 · 1991–today
What people wore and how they wore it: gowns and wrappers, head-ties and hats, hair dressed for the occasion, beads and bangles.
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Woman in traditional dress, Sierra Leone 2012
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Sierra Leone, Mende, comb topped with a small human head, 20th century, 01
Original title: Sierra leone, mende, pettine con estremità a testina umana, xx secolo 01
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Sierra Leone, Mende, comb topped with a small human head, 20th century, 02
Original title: Sierra leone, mende, pettine con estremità a testina umana, xx secolo 02
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Cape Sierra Leone 2017
Original title: Cap Sierra Leone
Alacoolwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Freetown Hairdresser 2017
Lesdewit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Female standing by the road 2019
Anthonette Quayee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Casual dress in Rogbonko, Sierra Leone (April 2021) 2021
Darnell Clayton · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Fires in Guinea and Sierra Leone (MODIS 2022-04-19) 2022
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture