SIERRA LEONE. A Mende girl; Eastern and South-Eastern sides 1900 old print

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'A Mendi girl - The mendis are the largest tribe in Sierra Leone, inhabiting a large tract of country on its Eastern and South-Eastern sides. They are pure negroes, well formed, and of strong physique, but sexes showing great powers of endurance. Their religion is "fetishism." The girl shown in the illustration above carries a silver-mounted horn containing fetish "medicine."'

DATE PRINTED: 1900    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 20.0 x 14.5cm, 7.75 x 5.75 inches (Medium)

TYPE: Antique photographic book illustration

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There are images and/or text printed on the reverse side of the picture. In some cases this may be visible on the picture itself (please check the scan prior to your purchase) or around the margin of the picture

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unsigned

PROVENANCE: "Customs of the World"; Edited by Walter Hutchinson, With an introduction by A.C. Haddon, Published by Hutchinson & Co., London