Places

Every place in the archive is anchored to a story someone told us on the ground.

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Villages, rivers, markets and the geography of memory.

4 entries in the archive.

Photograph · Mandinka · 24 images

Fishing, ferries and the rhythm of a working river.

Audio · Wolof · 17 min

Cloth, spice and negotiation, recorded on a Saturday morning.

Video · Mandinka · 19 min

Two villages, and the history visitors come to find.

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Place & History · The Gambia

Story · 7 min

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