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The Modern Amazons in Dahomey Court and Europe
Dr Zoller reports on Juli ano de Souza in Whydah, where an all female Amazon battalion entertains a European audience with ballet like dances and vivid costume. The piece compares Dahomey Amazons to a show corps and details their ranks uniforms and performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoller
Kolnischn Zeitung
Juliano de Souza
Whydah
de Bonza
Chacha
Dahomey
Abome
Corps de Ballet
Pall Mall Gazette
Merchant Service
Navy
Cornhill Magazine
Times of India
Vidyada Buddhist College
Colombo
Bombay
Lord Buddha
England
C. W. Leadbeater
Sumangala
Mary Flynn
Tibre
Messageries Maritimes