House Construction and Roofing, Sierra Leone, 1856

Caption, Bambooing a hut, near Freetown. Bambooing refers to thatching of the house, described in the article (p. 436).

Image Title

House Construction and Roofing, Sierra Leone, 1856

RegID

SI-OB-1119

Date

1856

Title

House Construction and Roofing, Sierra Leone, 1856

Source

The Illustrated London News (Oct. 25, 1856), vol. 29, p. 434.

Language

English

Item sets

Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture

Spatial Coverage

Africa--Rivers

Reproduced In

The Illustrated London News (Oct. 25, 1856), vol. 29, p. 434.

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Last Updated

26-Jan-15

Identifier

ILN434a