Miscellaneous Photos

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Taken on Dama Road in Kenema at the home of Alhajji Pa Maju Bah (he is seated in the front row in striped blue robe and with beads). Pa Maju Bah was the Fula Section Chief in our area. He raised cattle (beef) and his son Ahmadu Bah - who is 4th from the right in the back row (in the blue robe) was the butcher who delivered us meat weekly. A devout Muslim, Pa Maju had been to Mecca. He was a successful man both with cattle and also in the diamond business - or so it was rumored. Taken in 1969-70.

Making Palm Oil - this photo was taken near Vaama Nongowa. This husband-wife team was making the orange palm oil near the River Moa. In the background they also have a fishing trap set in the back of the picture.

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Kuranko woman carding cotton - taken in the village of Sokurella - March 1970

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Kuranko weaver: taken in the village of Sokurella in the foothills of the Loma Mountains.

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Kuranko Woman with Red Necklace: taken in the village of Sokurella in March 1970. This village was in the foothills of the Loma Mountains and Mt. Bintimani. It was here that fellow Peace Corps volunteer Lloyd Ziegler and I stayed before heading to the summit.

Baby Hokey - daughter of Bonya - they lived across the road from us on Dama Road in Kenema. This photo taken in their back yard shows Baby Hokey playing (she was probably about 18 months old). Behind her is a school boy named Senesi Edward Lahai who lived in the same house.

Illicit diamond diggers near Koindu. On our way to Koindu from Kenema we had earlier come across men digging up our road furiously. We were told that a large diamond had been discovered and this prompted the furious digging in an attempt to find more.

Crossing the River Moa by dugout canoe - during the rain season. The woman behind me was not very happy with me when I turned to take this picture.