Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 78
, In the herbage,on the right of the path appeared the figure of a man bare to the waist, with armsextended, and wrists fastened to a framework of peeled sticks planted behind him.For a moment we thought the wretch might be alive, hut a few steps con\inced us ofour mistake. He had been crucified… … Fig. 72. Juju Altar in Benin City, This was in a private house near thekings,in which a noble lived. It was part of his office to kill a slave every year for theking and put the skull on the altar. There was evidently some importance attachedto this altar, as Aguramassi and Agbe insisted on Mr.…
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