Using residents from Guinea, Bernard Picart (workshop or), After Bernard Picart, 1727 print Leaf with four performances of customs of residents from Guinea. Above: A woman takes an oath by kissing the man's foot. Women who are accused of adultery must drink from a can opposite a holy stone with feathers. Below: prisoners are beheaded and stripped of their limbs. Among the performances a caption in French. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Honesty; 'Honestà' (Ripa). lips pressed together as for a kiss. adultery. Punishment; 'Castigo', 'Pena', 'Punitione' (Ripa)

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