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Departure for the Kong Mountains--My Dahoman Guards and
their several Duties--The King’s Wife--Neighbouring Krooms--Soil
and Aspect of the Country--Varied Scenery--Cana--Bobay--Illness
of my Servant--Immense Blocks of Granite--Custom-house--Duties
imposed--Milder Laws established--Dtheno--Travelling
Traders--The Azowah--Destruction of the Shea Butter-tree--Its
Manufacture declared to be lawful--Description of this Tree--Immense
Mountains--Ruins of Managlwa--Destruction of that Town by the
Dahomans--Beautiful Scenery--Markets--Setta Dean--Reception by the
Caboceer--Dance performed by him--Setta--Serenade--Supply
of Provisions--Custom of Tasting--The Caboceer’s Speech--The Natives
expert as Cooks--Variety of Food--Palm Oil--Occro--Presents from the
Caboceer--The Widow’s Mite--Harmless Deception--Presents to the
Natives--Dance performed by the Soldiers--Situation of Setta; its
Soil, &c.--Its Population

ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE FIRST VOLUME.

PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR _To face the Title._
MAP OF THE AUTHOR’S ROUTE p. 1

Wood Cuts.

DAHOMAN WEAPONS 226

DESCRIPTION OF THESE 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.

Map to accompany
THE TRAVELS OF
Mᴿ JOHN DUNCAN
in the interior of
AFRICA
from
WHYDAH TO ADAFOODIA
1845 & 1846

_Engraved by J. & C. Walker._

_Published by Richard Bentley 1847._]

TRAVELS

IN

WESTERN AFRICA.