Sujet

The West African Question: "Eguns," or sacred beings supposed to have risen from the dead..., 1898. Creator: Unknown.

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The West African Question: "Eguns," or sacred beings supposed to have risen from the dead..., 1898. '...passing along a road in Abeokuta, the capital of the Egba Kingdom, Yoruba Country. From a photograph by the Rev. S. S. Farrow. An "Egun" is the spirit of a dead person supposed in the superstition of the country to have returned to life. Such reincarnated beings are considered sacred, and to touch one of them is to incur the penalty of death'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A15_051

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Droits gérés

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24.2Mo (3.5Mo) / 30.9cm x 19.6cm / 3651 x 2320 (300dpi)

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