Tattooed or scarified guards at the door to
Tattooed or scarified guards at the door to the Queen's Palace, Tandi, Angola. There are 500 guards, with three at the main door: two seated with clubs, and one standing with spear, bow and arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1834
Picture No
12486706
Media ID
45914895
Size
4133px x 6892px
(7.4MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
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