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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;New Bowery, post: 9494146, member: 82016&quot;]The man pictured below is a dime museum performer whom I believe is the same man billed in advertisements as &quot;Abeokuts, the Dahomey Giant&quot;, whom I suspect is actually a South Carolina man named James Gilbert, who performed as a giant attraction on the Bowery in the 1880s.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was hoping that someone with knowledge might confirm my hunch that he is wearing a gaff costume.&nbsp; Is anything he&#039;s holding or wearing authentically African and does he look like he could be from Dahomey?&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>To me he appears to be of mixed African - Ango ancestry.&nbsp; Any thoughts?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks![ATTACH=full]447224[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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