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The King of Ashantee's bed, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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The King of Ashantee's bed, 1874. The British Army in West Africa. 'The palace of King Coffee Calcallee...is the only building at Coomassie [ie Kumasi] partly constructed of stone and having two stories...The upper rooms were filled with an oddly mixed collection of furniture, ornaments, and nick-nacks, some of European, some of native African, some of Arab or Moorish manufacture. In the King's bed-room, at opposite sides, were two beds; one, upon a French tent bedstead, was appropriated to his Majesty's use; the other, on the floor level, belonged to his principal wife. These articles of household furniture are shown in the engraving. The bed-room is hung all round with blue striped calico. The floor is of clay, painted bright red, but with several low hat-shaped mounds, which are white, designed as fetish memorials of deceased Kings and Princes of the Royal family. The King's two swords are shown leaning against the bed. One of these, that on the left hand, is the one presented to him by Mr. Pope Hennessy, for her Majesty Queen Victoria, about two years ago. Sir Garnet Wolseley has brought it home to England. The rods and whips, hanging against the wall, were used by Coffee Calcallee to chastise his slaves'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A32_460

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Droits gérés

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7,6Mo (823,3Ko) / 14,6cm x 13,1cm / 1722 x 1543 (300dpi)

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