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A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Note 211 — Chapter VIII

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In Dahome these swish steps are called “ko-hwe.” The palace and the city gates are allowed five; chiefs have four tall or five short, and all others three, or as the King directs. The singbome, or double-storied building, 30 to 40 feet high, and described by old visitors at Kana, no longer exists.

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