Sujet

The Gold Coast and Ashantee War: a girl sacrificed to Ju-Ju, 1873. Creator: W Hollidge.

Légende

The Gold Coast and Ashantee War: a girl sacrificed to Ju-Ju, 1873. 'Human sacrifices are still frequent in Western Africa, especially in the neighbourhood of the Bonny river. Ju-Ju is to the tribes somewhat south of Ashantee what fetish is to the natives of the Gold Coast. The victim, generally a girl, is selected from the best and comeliest - we cannot say fairest, though they have shades of colour among them. The unfortunate creature is tied to a stake at low water, if on the seashore for the sharks to eat, or if in the river for the crocodiles to devour. No modern Perseus has yet been heard of to rescue these dusky Andromedas of the nineteenth century'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A13_004

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Droits gérés

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24,4Mo (1,9Mo) / 21,6cm x 28,3cm / 2549 x 3340 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa sea animal water female women woman people black arts reptile reptiles art belief continent British geography African crocodile crocodiles dramatic captive chain war captivity location century Colonial Britain newspapers press print Ghana chains concept topless sacrifice chained controversy B&W tied up controversial engraved engraving Gold Coast sacrificing 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector colonialism geographical feature human sacrifice Illustrated London News imperialism sacrificial TGN West African wood engraving ILN newspaper W Hollidge Hollidge W Anglo-Ashanti Wars water level 19th-century The Illustrated London News W. Hollidge Hollidge W. Third Anglo-Ashanti War ju-ju juju