Scenes of West African Life, 18th cent.
Artist's imaginative rendition, presumably based on published and/or unpublished accounts. Upper left, maniere de se saluer le matin en Guinée (way of saying hello in the morning in Guinea); upper right, Leur maniere de se marier (Their way of marrying); lower left, Ceremonies de l'accouchement (ceremonies of childbirth); lower right, L'accouchée va laver son enfant dans la riviere (the new mother bathes her child in the river).
Image Title
Scenes of West African Life, 18th cent.
RegID
SI-OB-673
Title
Scenes of West African Life, 18th cent.
Source
Bernard Picart, Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples Du Monde (Amsterdam, 1789), vol. 1, plate 65, facing p. 131. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Language
French
Item sets
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Spatial Coverage
Africa
Reproduced In
Bernard Picart, Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples Du Monde (Amsterdam, 1789), vol. 1, plate 65, facing p. 131.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
plate65