Limba boys, to be initiated, some wearing saraka cloth, others wearing feminine dress and knitted wool hats, preceding the initiation rite, Kadankan village, Sierra Leone

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/826c9c4a3fe5e24e738cafd8682ef872

Title

Limba boys, to be initiated, some wearing saraka cloth, others wearing feminine dress and knitted wool hats, preceding the initiation rite, Kadankan village, Sierra Leone

Creator

Ottenberg, Simon

Subject

Clothing and dress
Headdresses
Rites and ceremonies
Ottenberg, Simon
Limba (African people)
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=damsmdm:NMAfA-EEPA_2005-001-2650-000001

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=EEPA.2005-001_ref4496&repo=DPLA

Subject

Clothing and dress
Headdresses
Rites and ceremonies
Ottenberg, Simon
Limba (African people)
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Headdresses -- headgear -- Africa

Citation

Ottenberg, Simon, “Limba boys, to be initiated, some wearing saraka cloth, others wearing feminine dress and knitted wool hats, preceding the initiation rite, Kadankan village, Sierra Leone,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 16, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/26246.

Comments