Royal Ceremony, Dahomey, late 18th cent.
Captioned, Cèrèmonie de l'Anniversaire de la mort du Pere du Roi des Dahomets (Ceremony of the Anniversary of the death of the father of King of Dahomey). Note European visitors (slave traders ?) seated on the platform (right side); king in foreground. The ceremony is described on pp. 190-193.
Image Title
Royal Ceremony, Dahomey, late 18th cent.
RegID
SI-OB-565
Title
Royal Ceremony, Dahomey, late 18th cent.
Source
Antoine Edward Pruneau de Pommegorge, Description de la Nigritie (Amsterdam and Paris, 1789), Fold out engraving, facing p. 191.
Language
French
Item sets
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Bight
Reproduced In
Antoine Edward Pruneau de Pommegorge, Description de la Nigritie (Amsterdam and Paris, 1789), Fold out engraving, facing p. 191.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
27-Dec-12
Identifier
Pommegorge1