Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Warin sie schlaffen
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Accession number:
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03373
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Record number:
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03373-20
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JCB call number:
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J557 S776w1 [R]
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Image title:
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Warin sie schlaffen
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Place image published:
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[Marburg]
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Image publisher:
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[Andres Kolben]
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Image date:
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[1557]
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Image function:
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illustration; pt. 2 caput VII
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Technique:
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woodcut
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Image dimension height:
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5.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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10.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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18.7 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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11.1 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Description:
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Method of sleeping among native Americans. Includes hammock with fire burning under it.
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Source creator:
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Staden, Hans, 16th cent.
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Source Title:
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[Warhaftige Historia und Beschreibung] Warhaftige Historia vnd Beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der Wilden Nacketen grimmigen menschenfressen Leuthen in der Newenwelt America gelegen
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Source place of publication:
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Gedrukt zu Marpurg [Marburg]
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Source publisher:
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Bei Andres Kolben off fastnacht
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Source date:
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[1557]
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notes:
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Hans Staden was a German soldier who traveled twice to Brazil on Portuguese ships. On his second trip in 1522, he was shipwrecked and captured by the Tupinamba, also known as the Tuppin Imba or Tupi, a cannibalistic Brazilian tribe.
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Time Period:
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1492-1600
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References:
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Tootal, A., trans. Captivity of Hans Staden, p. 127-126
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1866.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Brazil
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Indians of South America--Brazil
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