Rare and Important Dahomey Figure Depicting the Execution of a Slave - SOLD

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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.

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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.

INQUIRE HERE

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.

INQUIRE HERE