Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

Makrugbeh sacred grove

This grove have been protected for many years for cultural reasons - it is associated with the women's secret society (Bundo). (source: interviews with residents). I conducted research on sacred sites in the Tonkolili District of Sierra Leone in 2012. Typically, communities have 2-3 sacred groves: one for the male society (Poro), one for the female society (Bundo), and sometimes one for the chiefs. This location was viewed in the company of Bundo society members. (photo taken by A. Ormsby, Asheville, North Carolina, USA)

June 2012

A Ormsby

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