Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors by Henry Ling Roth

Author:Henry Ling Roth [Roth, Henry Ling]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd.
Published: 2018-03-18T00:00:00+00:00

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Fig. 123. Sketch Plan by Mr. C. Punch to illustrate a scene he witnessed at the Benin Court. A Position taken up by nobles. B Position of king's attendants. C Large Lamp (see fig. 124). D Position of Messrs. Powis & Punch F Juju altar painted white with a a sort of clay ; on it was a human skull. G Position of the king.

The straight lines with circles at the ends were white fetish marks.

Fig. 124. Small Standard Lamp consisting of a flat brass dish on an iron stick put into the ground as mentioned in description of Plan (fig. 123, C.) In the bason was a spoon like instrument as shown in fig. 121, for trimming and feeding the wick ; it was sometimes hung on the iron hooks of the iron upright. From a sketch by Mr. C. Punch.

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