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Note: Ähnliches Bild Cf. D-30.18.072. (PST). - Als Nr. 72a publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Ein Scharfrichter aus Kumase. - Der Scharfrichter, den uns das Bild vorführt, versah bis vor etlichen Jahren noch sein blutiges Amt. Vor etwa fünf Jahren entfloh er von Kumase nach Abetifi, lernte uns während der Gefangenschaft in der Hauptstadt kennen und seither besucht er uns öfters. Er war einer von den ungefähr vierzig Scharfrichtern, die um den König stehen. Da dieser Mensch von Jugend auf diesen abscheulichen Beruf betrieb - im Kumase sahen wir junge Henker, welche kaum vierzehn Jahre alt waren - kann wohl mit Bestimmtheit gesagt werden, dass er in den vielen Jahren mehr als siebenhundert Personen enthauptet hat." Note translation: Similar photo Cf. D-30.18.072. (PST). - Published as no 72a in the album 'Eighty pictures of the Goldcoast (West Africa) by the missionary Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Caption in album: "An executioner from Kumase. The executioner, whom we see before us in the picture, was still carrying out his sanguinary office a few years ago. About five years ago he fled from Kumase to Abetifi. He get to know us during our captivity in the Asante capital, and has frequently visited us since. He was one of about forty executioners who used to surround the King. These men were prepared for this terrible profession from their youth. In Kumase we saw young executioners who were scarcely fourteen years old. We can say with confidence that over the years this man will have beheaded more than 700 people."
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image
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b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 16.1 x 11.4 cm.
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