Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 84
asions they sacrifice man and male animals only ; they never sacrificeAvomen or female animals, either on account of their usefulness or so as not tointerrupt procreation. In the interesting account of Bini customs collected by Captain Roupell fromsome of the native officials, we get the first… … Fig. 75.—Altar in Benin City with peeled wands, earthenware pots (Figs.79 and 80) and carved staves (Fig. 76). The small wands peeled white, figuredin many, perhaps, of the rites, and were laid upon the altar afterwards. In Cheet-hams time they were carried in front of the Europeans. The kings…
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