Storyteller 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

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) - Storyteller keeping two young boys entranced with his tales. Date: circa 1930s

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

Charles Coburn (June 19, 1877 August 30, 1961) billed here as The Tramp Comedian, Vocalist, Reciter and Story Merchant. The text refers to The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1890)

Patsy Henderson, (a possible member of the party that discovered gold in the Klondike in 1896), entertained White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) train passengers for many years in Carcross

Family reading tales of Charles Perrault. Engraving by Pannemaker. 19th century

Family scenes on a three-part Christmas card, looking back to previous generations. Date: circa 1890s

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