Independence · 1961–1990
Wetin an mek: kɔntri klɔt we dɛn spin ɛn wiv, gara day, baskit, pɔt, kav ɛn blaksmit wok.
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The Cotton Tree 1970
Photographed in October 1970.
Batobureh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Clay pot, bottom view, Kabala, Sierra Leone (west Africa) 1967 (2782735346) 1967
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Clay pot, side view, Kabala, Sierra Leone (west Africa) 1967 (2782733674) 1967
John Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Women with baskets, Freetown, 1967 1967
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Woman
Martinsson, Erik · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
A house in the English colonial style, Freetown, 1967 1967
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Building, house
Martinsson, Erik · Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Blu ɛn pɔpul gara lapa wit wayt layn 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Blu ɛn pɔpul gara lapa wit wayt layn (sɛkɔn wan) 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Grin-brawn gara klɔt wit wayt zigzag 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Dak blu gara klɔt wit layt blu mak 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Brawn gara klɔt wit layn layn mak 1982
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Cloth
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Gara lapa fɔ gyal pikin, wit sakul mak 1983
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Wrap skirt
Kadiato Kamara · Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Ronko: trɔsis, jakɛt ɛn kap we dɛn day ɛn stamp 1983
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume
Public domain (CC0) · Wereldmuseum (National Museum of World Cultures) · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Cloth 1983
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Kɔtin gɔŋ wit sɔw mak, Musaia In the museum by 1974
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Costume, garb
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto
Rawnd kap we dɛn sɔw ɔlsay wit kala tred, Musaia In the museum by 1974
Di titul we i bin gɛt: Headdress, costume, garment
Public domain (CC0) · Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm · Usay i kɔmɔt ↗ · Tɛl wi bɔt dis foto