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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 42

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by the kings women inDahomey (Norris, p. 112). King Obi of Ibo on the Lower Niger wore On his neck three stringsof pipe coral, as large as a mans small finger ; two of which were short, and close to the neck, while the third extended to the navel each of his ankles was ornamented with eight strings… … Fig. 15—h-In Science and Art Museum, Philadelphia

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