Sierra Leone: a tattooed man of the Kissi people collecting money. Photograph, 19--.

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[between 1900 and 1999]
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645189i
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Sierra Leone: a tattooed man of the Kissi people collecting money. Photograph, 19--. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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He bangs a metal bowl to attract attention. Extensive markings including tattooes on face and arms, scarification on legs

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1999]

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1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 14.6 x 9.7 cm

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Kissi, Sierra Leone. The cash-keeper of the porro-society. He is collecting native iron-money and English money for the societies during the dancing parties Inscribed on verso

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Wellcome Collection 645189i

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