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Title: "Travels in Western Africa in 1845 and 1846: comprising a journey through the kingdom of Dabomey, etc" Author: DUNCAN, John - the African traveller Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 1425.i.12." Page: 255 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1847 Issuance: monographic Identifier: 001005890

Dahoman Weapons

  • No. 1.-A long straight dagger, with snake on the hilt, to bite the Mahee people.
  • No. 2.-A large heavy knife, with imitation of tigers' claws on the back, to hook the Mahee people when running away. This knife is about the substance of the English bill-hook.
  • No. 3.-A very broad, thin knife, with a Dahomey man in the act of shooting a Mahee man. This knife is made of silver, and is more for ornament than use.
  • Nos. 4 and 5 are King's battle-sticks: the angle of the handle into which the blade is fixed is the natural growth of the wood.
  • No. 6 is a battle-stick, carried by all soldiers, male and female. This stick is used to beat people to death, when silence is necessary, as the report of a gun might give an alarm. By examining No. 6, five large knobs of iron are seen fixed to the under part of the head of the weapon.
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