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photograph of Alice Stevens, the last native speaker of Virgin Islands Dutch Creole, with a woman who is likely a researcher or linguist. The extinction of Berbice Dutch Creole (Berbice Dutch)…

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Berbice Dutch Creole: A Lost Language of Guyana

A map of Guyana showing its borders with Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname, as well as its major cities, rivers, and the Atlantic Ocean. The map also indicates an area claimed…

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Nov 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

From the Niger Delta to Guyana: The Eastern Ijo Foundations of Berbice Dutch

The photograph is credited to G.I. Jones. The connection between the Eastern Ijo of the Niger Delta and Guyana is rooted in linguistic history, where words from the Eastern Ijo language…

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

Igbo-Ukwu: Revealing the Bronze Age of West Africa

The images show various Igbo-Ukwu bronzes, which are artifacts from a 9th-century civilization in what is now southeastern Nigeria. The Igbo-Ukwu discoveries are renowned for their sophisticated 9th-century bronze artifacts, which…

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory

King Béhanzin: The Last Independent King of Dahomey

The image is a portrait of Béhanzin, the eleventh and last king of Dahomey (present-day Benin), who reigned from 1889 to 1894. The caption identifies the subject as "BEHANZIN.” King Béhanzin,…

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Nov 2025

Ethnohistory

From Dahomey to Benin: Decolonization and the Quest for National Identity

Photo Credit: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Approximate greatest territorial extent of Dahomey (c. 19th century). The modern West African nation now known as the Republic of Benin has undergone a profound transformation,…

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Biography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Folklores Historical Studies

Queen Idia: Warrior Mother and the Iconic Ivory Mask.

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Folklores Historical Studies

Benin’s Great Walls: Africa’s Forgotten Architectural Marvel

The image is an illustration of the Walls of Benin, also known as the Benin Moat. The image is a drawing from the 1975 book “The Archaeology of Benin City…

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Nov 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

The Benin Bronzes: Artistry, Plunder, and the Fight for Repatriation.

The image shows a display of Benin Bronzes, and the photo credit; "Photograph by Mike Peel. The Benin Bronzes represent one of Africa’s greatest artistic achievements and one of the world’s…

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Nov 2025

Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory Historical Studies

Trade and Transformation: The Rise of the “Slave Coast”

The image is an engraving depicting a parade of the Dodds column on the public square of Abomey in November 1892. The stretch of coastline along the Bight of Benin, encompassing…

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Princess Sauers and Auntie Bertha: The Final Keepers of Berbice Dutch

Berbice Dutch Creole: A Lost Language of Guyana

From the Niger Delta to Guyana: The Eastern Ijo Foundations of Berbice Dutch

Igbo-Ukwu: Revealing the Bronze Age of West Africa

King Béhanzin: The Last Independent King of Dahomey

From Dahomey to Benin: Decolonization and the Quest for National Identity

Queen Idia: Warrior Mother and the Iconic Ivory Mask.

Benin’s Great Walls: Africa’s Forgotten Architectural Marvel

The Benin Bronzes: Artistry, Plunder, and the Fight for Repatriation.

Trade and Transformation: The Rise of the “Slave Coast”