Expedition Magazine

Vol. 6 / No. 2

By: David Crownover

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“In the beginning God created Black as well as White Men…God having created these two sorts of Men offered two […]

Vol. 5 / No. 3

By: Margaret Plass

The Mediaeval custom, among people of rank, of placing a large saltcellar, called a salt foot, near the middle of […]

Vol. 4 / No. 4

By: David Crownover

Only in recent times has the chair become a household necessity. From antiquity the chair was reserved for persons of […]

Vol. 3 / No. 1

By: David Crownover

This poem translated from the Nigerian language group by Roger Wescott propounds a simple truth: it is a good thing […]

Vol. 2 / No. 3

By: David Crownover

Europeans occur in the tribal art of Nigeria as far back as the 17th century when Portuguese sailors navigated the […]

Vol. 1 / No. 4

By: Margaret Plass

An evaluation based on discussions with William Fagg, Deputy Keeper of Ethnography in the British Museum. The art of Benin […]