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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 262

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gs. War palaver, trade pala\er are used inreference to these affairs. God pala\er is applied to the missionary teaching; and sweet mouf[mouth] palaver is analogous in its meaning to the term blarney with us. (Hutchinson:Impressions. Lond., 1858, p. 119). Of the chiefs mentioned in this trial the… … Fig 274.—Method of payinghomage, or making submission, froma snap shot photograph by Dr.Allman. ported by two chiefs who assisted him, the king made obeisance three times in theusual manner, rubbing his forehead on the ground three times. After this, the other ten chiefs, who had not previously…

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