page_title: Kissi people
hierarchical_section_title: Kissi people
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Orchestre d'un chef du pays de Kissi. Logo SFE (Société française d'électrographie) Colonies françaises. Haute-Guinée.
context_page_description: The Kissi people, also called Assi, Bakoa, Den, Gihi, Gisi, Gissi, Gizi, Kisi, Kisie, Kisiye, Kizi, or even as Kalen, are a West African ethnic group living in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. They speak the Kissi language, Bankole Taylor claims it belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger–Congo language family. They are well known for making baskets and weaving on vertical looms. In past times they were also famous for their ironworking skills, as the country and its neighbors possess rich deposits of iron. Kissi smiths produced the famous "Kissi penny," iron money that was used widely in West and even Central Africa.
context_section_description: The Kissi people, also called Assi, Bakoa, Den, Gihi, Gisi, Gissi, Gizi, Kisi, Kisie, Kisiye, Kizi, or even as Kalen , are a West African ethnic group living in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. They speak the Kissi language, Bankole Taylor claims it belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger–Congo language family. They are well known for making baskets and weaving on vertical looms.  In past times they were also famous for their ironworking skills, as the country and its neighbors possess rich deposits of iron.  Kissi smiths produced the famous "Kissi penny," iron money that was used widely in West and even Central Africa.
caption: Orchestra of Kissi conductors in 1900
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