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Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors (1903)

Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 135

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hestands were of wrought iron of goodworkmanship, and figures of toads, alli-gators, &c., were either applique or castin the moulds and the bars hammeredout to the required dimensions. Theselamps were only alight on very bigoccasions. Court Life and Etiquette. 121 On another occasion, when I… … Fig. 126.Fig. 126. A Benin Hand-Lamp. Every arm has a different design (see Fig. 122) and is abouthalf an inch or 12 mm. wide ; two of the arms are cracked and have been rivetted together by meansof pieces of brass plate (a) and copper rivets (b). The diameter of the pan is about 15 inches…

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