Note 88 — Chapter V
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· · · Tum membra toro defleta reponunt,
Purpureasque super vestes, velamina nota,
Conjiciunt;
Æn. VI.
In Fantee they dress the body richly, and usually prop it erect in a chair, exposing it until it is dangerous to do so any longer: they bury it in their house, with as many gold ornaments as they can afford to dedicate. The men called the town drummers are only allowed to die standing, and when expiring are snatched up, and supported in that posture. In Ahanta they frequently exhibit the body chalked all over.