Fon people
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The Fon people, also called Fon nû, and historically called Dahomeans in colonial French literature, are the largest ethnic group in Benin Republic, accounting for approximately 33.2% of the total pop
"Amazon King Apron", Dahomey : the nineteenth century
Vodoun d'Abomey
Statuette du culte vodun Fon Musée africain de Lyon
Brooklyn Museum 22.1500a b Robe Kansawu and Trousers from 3 Piece Royal or Noble Costume
Dahomey Amazons
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The Dahomey Amazons were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey that existed from the 17th century until the late 19th century. They were the only female army in modern history.
Dahomey Mino warriors, circa 1890.
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh, a leader of the Amazons, drawing by Frederick Edwyn Forbes, 1851
Dahomey Amazons with the king at their head, going to war – 1793
A group portrait of the "Amazons from Dahomey" during their stay in Paris, 1891