Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, hippolyte zomahoun great grandson of king adjiki of dassa in front of the wooden horse on wheels
Prince Zomahoun, little son of the 23th king of Dassa, who is supposed to have died at 115 years old, after a 35 years long of reign.
He keeps the wooden horse of his ancestor, the King. The King was fed up to see his horses dying, so he asked a portuguese merchant he was dealing with to bring in Benin a giant horse made of wood, to use it when he was walking outside of his Palace. In 1903, he received it and used it a lot. The horse rolls and was pulled by strong men. He had a huge prestige with it.Prince Zomahoun refused huge amounts of money from collectors and museums from all around the world.
Taken with #sonya7r
Benin, West Africa, Dassa-Zoumè, hippolyte zomahoun great grandson of king adjiki of dassa in front of the wooden horse on wheels
Prince Zomahoun, little son of the 23th king of Dassa, who is supposed to have died at 115 years old, after a 35 years long of reign.
He keeps the wooden horse of his ancestor, the King. The King was fed up to see his horses dying, so he asked a portuguese merchant he was dealing with to bring in Benin a giant horse made of wood, to use it when he was walking outside of his Palace. In 1903, he received it and used it a lot. The horse rolls and was pulled by strong men. He had a huge prestige with it.Prince Zomahoun refused huge amounts of money from collectors and museums from all around the world.
Taken with #sonya7r