Click on the image to open a larger version in a new window.
|
If you are interested in using this image, please consult Acknowledging the Website.
|
Image Reference
forbesgezo
Source
Frederick E. Forbes, Dahomey and the Dahomans: being the journals of two missions to the king of Dahomey, and residence in his capital, in . . . 1849 and 1850 (London, 1851), vol. 1, facing title page
Comments
King in regalia with one of his retainers holding umbrella. Forbes describes his audience with the king: "His Dahoman Majesty, King Gezo, is about 48 years of age, good looking . . . . his appearance commanding, and his countenance intellectual, though stern in the extreme. That he is proud there can be no doubt. . . . the king was plainly dressed, in a loose robe of yellow silk slashed with satin stars and half-moons, Mandingo sandals, and a Spanish hat trimmed with gold lace; the only ornament being a small gold chain of European manufacture" (vol. 1, pp. 76-77).
|
