Griot Collection

Senegal - Griot playing a Kora
Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal

San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal, c1797

Griot of Senegambia (Senegal), from Le Costume Ancien ou Moderne, c
884611 Griot of Senegambia (Senegal), from Le Costume Ancien ou Moderne, c.1820 (coloured engraving) by Fumagalli, Paolo (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Wedding ceremony among the natives of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal. Griot leading the veiled bride while guests dance in the background

Griot, or "Holy Man"of Senegambia (engraving)
961975 Griot, or " Holy Man" of Senegambia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Griot, or " Holy Man" of Senegambia)

Griot or Minstrel of Senegal, 1796 (coloured engraving)
884606 Griot or Minstrel of Senegal, 1796 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: A griot)

Griot (Improvisatore) of Niantanso, type of Malinka (engraving)
967277 Griot (Improvisatore) of Niantanso, type of Malinka (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Griot (Improvisatore) of Niantanso, type of Malinka

Senegal - Griot playing a Xalam
A Griot Xalam Player - Senegal. The most common stringed instrument in Senegal. Griots of many ethnic groups play it, including the Wolof, Sereer, Mandinko, Malinke, Fulbe, and Tukuloor

African costumes: griot musicians, dancer, and Abyssinians.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

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