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Dahomey women warriors historical kingdom of Dahomey Large bronze statue of a Dahomey Amazon warrior, standing with a staff and looking forward, surrounded by people at its base in Cotonou, Benin. Viola Davis as Nanisca, wearing armor and holding a weapon, sits beside John Boyega as King Ghezo in a blue robe in a scene from the film Woman King.
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Dahomey women warriors
Portrait of Dahomeans, including two dozen of the kingdom's women warriors, taken...
Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam (CC0 1.0 Public domain)
historical kingdom of Dahomey
Historical kingdom of Dahomey, western Africa.
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Amazon monument
The Benin Amazone, a 98-foot- (30-meter-) tall statue honoring the Dahomey women...
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The Woman King
Viola Davis and John Boyega in The Woman King (2022), directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
© 2022 TriStar Pictures and Sony Pictures
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