Interior of Kitchen, Sierra Leone, 1856
A kitchen is a most important appendage to the domestic establishment of the Africans (p. 436). The kitchen, described in detail on p. 436, is constructed of wattle-and-daub. Utensils include iron pots, stones on which the pots rest, bellows, pottery, basketry; poultry are also shown. See also illustration Exterior of Kitchen, Sierra Leone, image reference ILN435b.
Image Title
Interior of Kitchen, Sierra Leone, 1856
RegID
SI-OB-1123
Date
1856
Title
Interior of Kitchen, Sierra Leone, 1856
Source
The Illustrated London News (Oct. 25, 1856), vol. 29, p. 435.
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. 435.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
26-Jan-15
Identifier
ILN435c