Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Making the "belena" (shrine) in town
1979
Africa; Sierra Leone
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Donor notes read: "Making the "belena" (shrine) in town; the stripped tree trunk was set into a pre-dug hole and the leaves and branches were tied to the top; a good picture of the hunting chief. First trip to Kamba, March, 1979; second trip to see "belena". The date on the slide is JUN 79.".
- Collection
- Christopher DeCorse photographs
- Archival grouping
- Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone
- Catalog date
- 1979
- Recorded places
- Africa; Sierra Leone
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- DeCorse, Christopher R
- Recorded subjects
- Ritual and celebration -- Photographs; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
- Format and extent
- 1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1509
Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs