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Framed Print of Sketches of the Ashantee War by our special artist: native soldiers playing at Warry, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of the Ashantee War by our special artist: native soldiers playing at Warry, 1874. Third Anglo-Ashanti War - the British Army in West Africa. In an hour of repose on the march to Coomassie [ie Kumasi], natives belonging to the force may be seen playing at the negro game of warry. Twelve cups are ranged before them, and four of the large seeds, picked from the neighbouring bush, are put into each cup. Each player has to pass his hand round the board a certain number of times, and there are certain rules by which he may take a seed from one cup and place it in another. Our Artist watched the game, but could not quite understand its rules. The winner is he who at the end holds most seeds in his cup. They are as intent and silent over this game as our chess-players or whist-players, and large sums of money - in one instance so much as £17 - are often staked upon it. In that instance the money was snatched up by a man of another tribe, who ran away with it. He was pursued by the players, and they got it back from him. Gambling is the vice of barbarians in every land'. From Illustrated London News, 1874. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 42169402
Africans Anglo Ashanti Wars Asante Ashanti Europeans Expedition First Asante Expedition Gambling Game Ghana Ghanaian Gold Coast Gold Coast Ghana Africa Sagrenti War Third Anglo Asante War Third Anglo Ashanti War West African
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.8cm (9.6" x 7")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
