The Ashanti War (1873-74) - paying woman porters
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The Ashanti War (1873-74) - paying woman porters
Here women porters or carriers from the Fante tribe (under British protection) are being paid at Cape Coast Castle. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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