Title:
Dahomean women warriors, or Amazons.
Note:
The horns, probably made of tin, were an insignia of rank: these are officers. Horns were also icons of power, associated with such animals as the antelope and buffalo; "furious antelope" and "wild buffalo" cadres were among the fiercest Amazon battalions.
Image Source:
Wikipedia
Subject:
Military - Amazons - Warriors - Dahomey - Women - Wearing Symbolic Horns - Female Officers - Hunters - The Gbeto
Date:
circa 1894
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-MILAMAZ-77
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