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The First Day of the Yam Custom Contributor: The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record

<i>The First Day of the Yam Custom</i>
This colored engraving features the Asante king adorned in gold, while surrounded by his subjects during the Yam Ceremony. Flags of European powers involved in Gold Coast trading surround the king’s large red state umbrella, which is crowned with a golden Elephant.

This colored engraving features the Asante king adorned in gold, while surrounded by his subjects during the Yam Ceremony. Flags of European powers involved in Gold Coast trading surround the king’s large red state umbrella, which is crowned with a golden Elephant.

Origin:
London, England
Date:
1819
Item type:
Print

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