Dahomans

“Soke,” and serves only, like that of the Dahomans and the Ashantis (Bowdich, 364) for dancing and merriment.

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

The Dahomans worshiped snakes, a silk tree, a poison tree and a kind of ocean god whom they called Hu.

Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Thomas Washington Talley

The world to come is called by the Dahomans "Deadland."

The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906

Such states were likely to be the creation of invaders from the eastward, the Dahomans and Ashantees for example; but the kingdom of Benin appears to have arisen indigenously.

American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Ulrich Bonnell Phillips 1905

Coast negroes bury the head of a family in his best clothes and ornaments, and Dahomans do the same [84].

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

Of the Dahomans, Forbes says (I., 28), "that _according to rank and wealth_ anklets and armlets of all metals, and necklaces of glass, coral, and Popae beads, are worn by both sexes."

Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

African tourists say that the Dahomans, although passionately fond of singing and of instrumental music, are probably the most cruel of all negroes.

Chopin and Other Musical Essays Henry Theophilus Finck 1890

Dahomans, delighted in human sacrifices upon a grand scale, and to carry these out captives must be taken.

By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War 1867

At the end of four hours the firing ceased, and the Dahomans retired from their guns.

By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War 1867

Then the word was given, and the whole party fell back to the gate just as the Dahomans in great numbers came running up.

By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War 1867