Warua slave-driver and slave

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A man of the warlike Warua tribe marching a hooded female slave ahead of him. I'm not familiar with any other images of slaves being transported on foot while hooded. However, it's tempting to speculate that it makes a single slave easier to manage, whereas it requires too much effort on the driver's part when a coffle of multiple slaves is involved.

The picture is entitled "Warua slave-driver and slave", and is from Verney Lovett Cameron's account ("Across Africa", 1877) of his expedition to central Africa, and shows a man of the warlike Warua tribe marching a hooded female slave ahead of him. I'm not familiar with any other images of slaves being transported on foot while hooded. However, it's tempting to speculate that it makes a single slave easier to manage, whereas it requires too much effort on the driver's part when a coffle of multiple slaves is involved.

Last modified 25 Nov 06, 4:47 PM by Tanos