Freetown 'Lantans' : tradition, art and performance in Sierra Leone, 1895-1997
(2006)
Thesis
Oram, J. L. Freetown 'Lantans' : tradition, art and performance in Sierra Leone, 1895-1997. (Thesis). SOAS University of London
This thesis explores the lantan tradition in Freetown where street floats (lantans) used to be built to mark particular occasions - usually the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan each year. It constitutes a work of social and art history and address... Read More about Freetown 'Lantans' : tradition, art and performance in Sierra Leone, 1895-1997.