Coomie was a present in place of customs-duty, demanded by the kings and chiefs at parts of the West African coast for permission to trade with the natives. Coomie was still practised at the start of the 20th century prior to the Great War. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JC.HTM
Coomie was a present in place of customs-duty, demanded by the kings and chiefs at parts of the West African coast for permission to trade with the natives. Coomie was still practised at the start of the 20th century prior to the Great War.