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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 39

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rass anklet to show they were kings property. They were not at once takento the kings quarters. The Appcavance of the People. 25 of small Indian cowries set off the leg. (p. 410). At Gwato he refers to sharks teethas a chiefs wifes ornament, (p. 419).- The use of coral, or what passed for such, and… … Fig. 14.—Bronze head showing coral head gear and the stiffcollar mentioned by Burton. Height i3|in. (340 mm.) LiverpoolMuseum, meshes of hair (p. 147). He also mentions fiadors of one, two, and three row coralnecklaces distinguishing their rank, and the War Captain wearing a three row neck- 1 Of…

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