Young priestess of the python cult, Kingdom of Whydah

Young priestess or Beta, enfans de Dieu, of the python cult or Dangbe, Kingdom of Whydah, Slave Coast, Africa (now Benin). Yoruba woman in veil, gown with sash belt, standing next to a snake. Jeune Pretresse de Juida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792

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