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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 68

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Fig. 59. The above represents awooden human figure placed closeto the entrance of one of the prin-cipal compounds. What appearto be sticks, are human entrails,and the mass on the ground iscomposed of portions of humanremains ; on the pedestal are re-mains of sacrificed fowls, dogsand goats,… … Fig. 60. Scavenger Birds attacking decapitatedbody with arms tied at the back. Bronze Work,British Museum. boys did as they pleased till I arrived. I am afraid the Ukoba did not like me much,especially two named Aguramasse and Agbe. The story of the origin of Guatun was also connected with Asije or…

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