Prestige robe (riga)
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Male figure
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Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)
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A chart of ye Coast of Biafra from Foche Island to Corisco Island together with the Islands of Fernando Poo & Princes. F. Lamb sculp.
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Zoomable full resolution image available at davidrumsey.com . This image 14347.047 is a part of image group 14347.000 . Nautical chart of the coast of Biafra, including the islands Corsico, Fernando Po and Príncipe (current-day Equatorial Guinea). Shows surrounding land, port cit…
(Text Page to) Chap. XII. Describing the Coast of the Bight of Benin, from R. Volta to New-Callabar. (3)-Chap. XIII. Describing the sea-coasts of Biafra and the Islands of Femando Pon, and from New-Callabar to Island Cor
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Zoomable full resolution image available at davidrumsey.com . This image 14347.045 is a part of image group 14347.000 . Chapters XII and XIII to The English pilot : Part V. Text begins: From River Volta, the Coast reaches E. by N. about two leagues to Cape Montego; the land being…
(Text Page to) Chap. XIII. Describing the sea-coasts of Biafra and the Islands of Femando Pon, and from New-Callabar to Island Corisko. (2)-Chap. XIV. Describing the Coast of Gabon, Loango and Congo, from I. Korisco to P
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Zoomable full resolution image available at davidrumsey.com . This image 14347.046 is a part of image group 14347.000 . Chapters XIII and XIV to The English pilot : Part V. Text begins: About six leagues eastward from River Andony lies River Callabar, a great wide river; from who…
(Title Page to) The English pilot : Part V. Describing the sea-coast, capes, head-lands, bays, roads, harbours, rivers and ports; with the exact appearances and representations of the most principal marks, lands, &c. tog
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Zoomable full resolution image available at davidrumsey.com . This image 14347.003 is a part of image group 14347.000 . Title page to The English pilot : Part V. Includes extensive description of the atlas, along with imprint and an engraved seal featuring a crowned lion and chai…
Head of a Queen Mother (Iyoba)
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In the Benin kingdom, the iyoba, or mother of the oba (king), occupies an important and historically significant place within Benin's political hierarchy. The title was first conferred upon Idia, the mother of king Esigie, who used her political skill and supernatural abilities t…
Rattle staff
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In the Benin kingdom of southern Nigeria, rattle staffs, or ukhurhe, are an essential feature of Benin ancestral altars, whether for kings, chiefs, or commoners. These staffs have a hollow rattle chamber near the summit, and they are shaken while uttering prayers at the altars to…
Rattle Staff: Oba Akenzua I Standing on an Elephant (Ukhurhe)
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In the Benin kingdom of southern Nigeria, rattle staffs, or ukhurhe, are an essential feature of Benin ancestral altars, whether for kings, chiefs, or commoners. These staffs have a hollow rattle chamber near the summit, and they are shaken while uttering prayers at the altars to…
Altar figure (onílé)
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Altar figure (onílé)
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[Ceremonial instructions for witchcraft(?) in Arabic]
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1 leaf (24 lines) : 163 x 106 mm (130 x 80 cm) Arabic manuscript hand written on paper with apparently magic diagrams From a framed set of various manuscript leaves of various scripts with caption "Found in monastery, Nigeria, N. Africa, by British expedition. Supposedly written…
[Christian(?) prayer in Arabic]
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1 leaf (24 lines) : 163 x 106 mm (130 x 80 cm) Arabic manuscript hand written on paper. Black script with red pointing From a framed set of various manuscript leaves of various scripts with caption "Found in monastery, Nigeria, N. Africa, by British expedition. Supposedly written…
[Muslim prayer in Arabic]
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1 leaf (13 lines) : 126 x 103 mm (97 x 68 cm) Elegant Arabic manuscript hand written on paper in red and black From a framed set of various manuscript leaves of various scripts with caption "Found in monastery, Nigeria, N. Africa, by British expedition. Supposedly written 300 to…
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