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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 37

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, and are tucked in at the side like 1 See Trade. The Appearance of the People. 23 those which are worn at Fida [Wydah] but with this difference, that while the Fidase[Wydah] paan is open in front, this, on the contrary, is open behind, or on one side,and closed in front. The upper part of their… … Fig. 13.—Bronze head showing coral head gear and the stiffcollar mentioned by Burton. Height i^^in. (340 mm.) LiverpoolMuseum. their garments. Of the dress of the women, Burton says : In all cases the bosomwas bare. The dress was a.pagne or loincloth. (p. 410). A court official is thus described by…

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