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Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Kasongo's Levee, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

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Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Kasongo's Levee, 1876. '...some lesser native chief is humbly introduced to his august presence, kneeling and almost prostrating himself on the bare ground, while presenting his short sword, or dagger, to be taken from him by the attendants of Kasongo. The principal one of these is the official executioner, who stands...holding an axe ready for instant service. Kasongo is dressed in an odd mixture of African and European attire, with a dress-coat purchased of some foreign trader...and with a shirt also, but no trousers. His head is adorned with a long straight feather stuck in the top-knot of twisted hair...Behind him are two women of his guard; for he, like the King of Dahomey, has a female regiment of household troops. One of these Amazons is armed with a hatchet, in shape not very unlike that of the official headsman'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23A81_210

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Droits gérés

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56,5Mo (4,7Mo) / 42,0cm x 33,7cm / 4960 x 3979 (300dpi)

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Africa unusual female women woman people black male job man men arts power body bodies exploration art guy occupation continent British tools tool weapon weapons feet foot color African kneeling war location century spear Britain profession exploring newspapers press barefoot print blade concept submission B&W full length chief axe posture full-length bare feet dagger warfare engraved engraving bodyguard Colour 19th century hatchet black & white black and white B W weaponry white and black bodyguards executioner nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News obeisance the body ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century Verney Lovett Cameron Cameron Verney Lovett