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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 200

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made from the actual dwelling by Mr. Graham Nicholas, late Public WorksDepartment, Gold Coast. Note The outlines have been drawn straight, but it must beremembered practically all the lines are crooked, as no untrained negro is able to make astraight line. G.N. concerned, the Benin arrangements are… … o o E O >>^ •axi oJ ■♦-< 03 bec a,13 c (A co o«i m v; ^ [IH o The City and Its Buildings. 187 Of these internal arranf^ements Mr. Punch writes me: There was usually anentrance court giving on to the street by a big door. There were two recesses as inthe drawing. In one were ranged the…

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