Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay
Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique. They wear reed helmets decorated with beads, cane armour at the neck, wrist and waist, and carry short spears and axes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843
Picture No
12486018
Media ID
46509541
Size
6366px x 4517px
(6.4MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
