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On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey

On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey Sandro Capo Chichi he French word récad i e s a neologism formed structure. One such inu fl ence dealt with the thunder deity Sango, from the Portuguese word recado, m s eaning who was associated with Oyo’s expansionism. I suggest that as “message” or “messenger.” The word récad e Sango was considered the ancestor of the Oyo rulers, who were specic fi ally refers to a type of object used in antagonistic to Dahomey kings, the latter took the association the Fon kingdom of Dahomey (seventeenth of the thunder deity with expansionism and applied it to So, the Tto nineteenth centuries ce, now part of the Fon deity of thunder. Republic of Benin). Récades oen a ft re axe- or crook-shaped staffs. It is known that Sango priests were part of Oyo diplomatic e Th ir handle is oen m ft ade of wood and is roughly 50 cm high. and tribute collecting missions through the empire and beyond. e b Th lade of an axe-shaped récad i e s oen s ft culpted in the shape It was customary for Sango priests to take with them http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Arts MIT Press

On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey

African Arts , Volume 56 (2): 10 – Jun 1, 2023

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© 2023 by the Regents of the University of California
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0001-9933
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1937-2108
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10.1162/afar_a_00706
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Abstract

On the Origins of the Récades of the Kings of Dahomey Sandro Capo Chichi he French word récad i e s a neologism formed structure. One such inu fl ence dealt with the thunder deity Sango, from the Portuguese word recado, m s eaning who was associated with Oyo’s expansionism. I suggest that as “message” or “messenger.” The word récad e Sango was considered the ancestor of the Oyo rulers, who were specic fi ally refers to a type of object used in antagonistic to Dahomey kings, the latter took the association the Fon kingdom of Dahomey (seventeenth of the thunder deity with expansionism and applied it to So, the Tto nineteenth centuries ce, now part of the Fon deity of thunder. Republic of Benin). Récades oen a ft re axe- or crook-shaped staffs. It is known that Sango priests were part of Oyo diplomatic e Th ir handle is oen m ft ade of wood and is roughly 50 cm high. and tribute collecting missions through the empire and beyond. e b Th lade of an axe-shaped récad i e s oen s ft culpted in the shape It was customary for Sango priests to take with them

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Published: Jun 1, 2023

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