Mandingo Chief and His Sword Bearer
This image shows an unidentified Mandingo chief in full regalia, accompanied by his sword bearer. Brantz Mayer (1809-1879) was an American author and prominent journalist. His book was written from the journals, memoranda and conversations he had with Captain Theodore Canot (1804-1860), who was a French-Italian adventurer and slave trader. Canot mostly traded between the Upper Guinea Coast and Cuba.
Image Title
Mandingo Chief and His Sword Bearer
RegID
SI-OB-666
Date
1850s
Title
Mandingo Chief and His Sword Bearer
Source
Brantz Mayer, Captain Canot; or, Twenty years an African slaver. . . (New York, 1854), facing title page.
Language
English
Item sets
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Rivers
Reproduced In
Brantz Mayer, Captain Canot; or, Twenty years an African slaver. . . (New York, 1854), facing title page.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-Feb-17
Identifier
canot-1