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En Slavehandlers Værktøj. - A picture of a bunch of objects hanging from a tree

En Slavehandlers Værktøj. - A picture of a bunch of objects hanging fr...

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Down came the brutal lash - Drawing. Public domain image.

Down came the brutal lash - Drawing. Public domain image.

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The 'Chicote' or whip made of hippo hide which figures so much in Congo history. It is not unlike the kurbash of the Sudan, but this particular form of whip and its name - chicote - was invented by the Portuguese slave-traders of the eighteenth century.

The 'Chicote' or whip made of hippo hide which figures so much in Cong...

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He applied the lash not only to make them eat but to make them sing.

He applied the lash not only to make them eat but to make them sing.

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Slave chains and whip. - A black and white photo of a man holding a snake

Slave chains and whip. - A black and white photo of a man holding a sn...

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