Rare and Important Dahomey Figure Depicting the Execution of a Slave - SOLD
Benin, Nigeria
19th century, on display in the 1940s
Height 25 3/4"
Width 7 1/2" Depth 11" front to back
Provenance: Connecticut Science Museum , Hartford CT, with old label on reverse
Dahomey was a highly militaristic society in south Benin constantly organized for warfare; it engaged in wars and raids against neighboring nations and sold captives into the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for European goods such as rifles, gunpowder, fabrics, cowrie shells, tobacco, pipes, and alcohol.
Benin, Nigeria
19th century, on display in the 1940s
Height 25 3/4"
Width 7 1/2" Depth 11" front to back
Provenance: Connecticut Science Museum , Hartford CT, with old label on reverse
Dahomey was a highly militaristic society in south Benin constantly organized for warfare; it engaged in wars and raids against neighboring nations and sold captives into the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for European goods such as rifles, gunpowder, fabrics, cowrie shells, tobacco, pipes, and alcohol.
Benin, Nigeria
19th century, on display in the 1940s
Height 25 3/4"
Width 7 1/2" Depth 11" front to back
Provenance: Connecticut Science Museum , Hartford CT, with old label on reverse
Dahomey was a highly militaristic society in south Benin constantly organized for warfare; it engaged in wars and raids against neighboring nations and sold captives into the Atlantic slave trade in exchange for European goods such as rifles, gunpowder, fabrics, cowrie shells, tobacco, pipes, and alcohol.