The slave trade · 1562–1786
The Sande (Bondo) and Poro societies and their masquerades, nomoli and minsereh figures, and the churches and mosques. Pictures of society matters stay behind a notice, out of respect.
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Governor John Thomas's house in Sierra Leone, mid-17th century, artist's recreation 1853
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Male figure, Undetermined peoples, used by Kissi peoples, Guinea, Possibly 16th to 17th century, Stone, pigment (2922769899)
Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture