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Description: Map of Mendeland (Southern and Eastern Provinces in Sierra Leone)

TitleMap of Mendeland (Southern and Eastern Provinces in Sierra Leone)

Creator nameBaldwin, Pamela S.

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

SubjectsSierra Leone--HistoryMende (African people)

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1. Mende History and Culture: A Brief Overview

Sylvia Ardyn Boone

Radiance from the Waters: Ideals of Feminine Beauty in Mende Art

~The history of the West Atlantic coast of Africa, the entire “Upper Guinea Coast” area, is presently the subject of intense debate among historians, anthropologists, and ethnolinguists. In the past...

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Sylvia Ardyn Boone

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.1-12

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00275.001

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21867&redirecttoanchor=71080

Chapter subject tags:Mende (African people)Sierra Leone--HistoryWomen, MendeAtlantic Coast (Africa, West)Sande SocietyMende languageMende (African people)--Rites and ceremonies

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