Images
Date: 1900
Shaykh Saad Buh (ca. 1850-1917) receiving disciples, with period furniture and rug, ca. 1900.
Date: 1903
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Shaykh Sidiyya Baba (1862-1924) traveling in a camel caravan with his entourage, 1903.
He stands out by his white robes, signifying a Muslim scholar or marabout. The picture came from the Fonds Auguste Terrien at the Institut de France in Paris. It was supplied to David Robinson by Ghislaine Lydon and placed in his book, "Paths of Accommodation." Date: 1912
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El Haj Malik Sy, photographed in Tivaouane, ca. 1912.
Date: 1913
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Shaykh Amadu Bamba, photographed in Diourbel, 1913.
Date: January 2007
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Mr. Ahmed Bashir Kunta in his office at RTS, the Senegalese national radio and television station.
Date: 2007
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Mr. Buh Muhamed Kunta, known as Buh Khalifa, at his home in Parcelles Assainies, Dakar. Photo taken after interview.
Date: 2007
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Mr. Buh Khalifa Kunta with his children at his home in Parcelles Assainies, Dakar. Photo taken after interview.
Date: January 2007
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El Haj Mame Mamadu Kunta, sixth khalif and first of Shaykh Buh Kunta's grandsons to accede to the khalifate. Photographed after the interview with the authors and Mr. Makhtar Njaga Kone (in foreground).
Date: January 2007
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Khalif El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu Kunta, sixth khalif and first of Shaykh Buh Kunta's grandsons to acceded to the khalifat. Photographed after the interview with the authors.
Date: 2007
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Water retention basin constructed by Khalif Sidi Lamin Kunta.
Date: 2007
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Photo of Shaykh Buh Njaay in his home in Thiès, Senegal, taken after the interview with the authors.
Date: 2007
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Photo of Shaykh Buh Njaay in his home in Thiès, Senegal, taken after the interview with the authors.
Date: 2007
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Photo of Shaykh Buh Njaay in his home in Thiès, Senegal, taken after the interview with the authors.
Date: January 2007
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Shaykh Pape Malick Beye, director of one of the four Koranic schools in Ndiassane.
Date: January 5, 2007
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Shaykh Bekkai Faal during interview in Ndiassane. Faal is the Wolof equivalent of the Malian surname Coulibaly.
Date: April 7, 2007
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Mrs. Doussou Sangare and Mrs. Fatoumata Soucko, from the Hamdallaye neighborhood of Bamako, Mali. Photographed during the 2007 gàmmu in Ndiassane.
Date: August 2007
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Shaykh Mamadu Mbodj in his home in Bargny at the interview with the authors.
Date: December 2007
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Area on the outskirts of Ndiassane where, according to oral tradition, Shaykh Buh Kunta made springs erupt that greatly improved the agricultural potential.
Date: December 2007
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Fields on the outskirts of Ndiassane near the area of the former springs (
séanes). The photo shows how dry this area is between rainy seasons.
Date: December 2007
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Path on the outskirts of Ndiassane leading to the area where the springs (
séanes) had been located.
Date: December 2007
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Rock that is said to bear the imprint of the fingers of Shaykh Buh Kunta's hand along a path in the fields on the outskirts of Ndiassane.
Date: January 2008
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Cropped photo of the first khalif of Buh Kunta, Shaykh Buh al- Békkai. The full framed photo includes two other religious leaders who were obscured by the glare from the camera flash. Photographed in the home of Shaykh Mussa Diakhate, Rufisque, Senegal.
Date: January 2008
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El Haji Buh Kunta Jamm, named after Shaykh Buh Kunta, in his home in the Medina neighborhood of Dakar. Photographed after the interview with the authors.
Date: 2011
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Three photos showing the guest residence Khalif Sidi Lamin Kunta had constructed in Ndiassane to accommodate pilgrims. Images include the building facade, courtyard, and an internal hallway.
Date: 2011
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Partial view of the façade of a residence Khalif Sidi Lamin Kunta had constructed in Ndiassane to accommodate pilgrims. Photographed on a rainy day.
Date: 2011
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Interior courtyard of residence Khalif Sidi Lamin Kunta had constructed in Ndiassane to accommodate pilgrims. Photographed on a rainy day.
Date: 2011
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Interior hallway of residence Khalif Sidi Lamin Kunta had constructed in Ndiassane to accommodate pilgrims.
Date: August 2011
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Photo of Soxna Astuh Kunta in her room in the residence of Khalif El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu Kunta.
Date: 2012
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Gallery of images showing the area in and around Ndiassane...
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Framed photo of Khalif El Haj Mamadu Kunta (center), the third khalif, with Shaykh Mbacke (left), grandson of Shaykh Amadu Bamba, and son El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu (right). Photographed in room where Khalif El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu Kunta received the authors.
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Part of framed photo of El Haj Mamadu Kunta, third khalif of Ndiassane.
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Framed photo of El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu Kunta in his younger years, taken upon his return from Mecca. Photographed in the room of Khalif El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu where he received the authors.
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Framed photo of Khalif Shaykh Buh Mohamed Kunta, the fifth khalif and the last of Buh Kunta's sons who acceded to the khalifat. Shaykh Buh Mohamed is on the right; El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu Kunta, the khalif who succeeded Shaykh Buh Mohamed, is in the middle. Photographed in the room where the authors were received by Khalif El Haj Mame Buh Mamadu.
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Framed photo of Khalif Sidi Lamine Kounta in his later years. Photographed in the home of Shaykh Moussa Diakhate, Rufisque, Senegal. This image seems to be the only available photo of him as khalif.
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Framed photo of Shaykh Moussa Diakhate with Khalif Sidy Yakhya Kounta. Photographed in the home of Mr. Diakhate, Rufisque, Senegal.
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Photo taken by Paul Marty in Ndiassane in which he identifies the four eldest sons of Shaykh Buh Kunta. It is titled:
les fils et les principaux talibés de Bou Kounta, à Ndiassane
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Abd Er-Rahman. – 2. Bekkaï. – 3. Khalifa. – 4. Sidi Lamin.