COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
01512
accession_no
01512
Accession number
false
Record number:
01512-2
record_number
01512-2
Record number
false
JCB call number:
J664 W761a oblong
jcb_call_no
J664 W761a oblong
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Ritual killing of captive]
image_title
[Ritual killing of captive]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Oldenburg]
place_image_published
[Oldenburg]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Henrich-Conrad Zimmern]
image_publisher
[Henrich-Conrad Zimmern]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1664]
image_date
[1664]
Image date
false
Image function:
illustration; p. 155
image_function
illustration; p. 155
Image function
false
Technique:
woodcut
technique
woodcut
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
11 cm.
image_dimensions_height
11 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
10.2 cm.
image_dimensions_width
10.2 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
14.8 cm.
page_dimensions_height
14.8 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
18.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
18.5 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Captive prepared for ritual killing. Native Americans [Brazilians] dance around a fire holding the victim who is bound with a rope. Artifacts include cord with which the victim is bound, the ceremonial club with which he is to be killed, and ornament of bird feathers.
description
Captive prepared for ritual killing. Native Americans [Brazilians] dance around a fire holding the victim who is bound with a rope. Artifacts include cord with which the victim is bound, the ceremonial club with which he is to be killed, and ornament of bird feathers.
Description
false
Source creator:
Winckelmann, Johann Just, 1620-1699
source_creator
Winckelmann, Johann Just, 1620-1699
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Der americanischen Neuen Welt Beschreibung
source_title
Der americanischen Neuen Welt Beschreibung
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Gedruckt zu Oldenburg
source_place_of_publication
Gedruckt zu Oldenburg
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Bey Henrich-Conrad Zimmern
source_publisher
Bey Henrich-Conrad Zimmern
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1664
source_date
1664
Source date
false
notes:
These illustrations were reprinted from the original woodcuts used in Hans Staden, Varhaftige besch[r]eibung, Marburg, 1557.
notes
These illustrations were reprinted from the original woodcuts used in Hans Staden, Varhaftige besch[r]eibung, Marburg, 1557.
notes
false
Time Period:
1651-1700
time_period
1651-1700
Time Period
false
Subject matter:
cannibalism, Indians
subject_matter
cannibalism, Indians
Subject matter
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1847.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1847.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Brazil
geographic_areas
Brazil
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America
subject_heads
Indians of South America
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Cannibalism--Brazil
subject_heads
Cannibalism--Brazil
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Brazil--Description and travel
subject_heads
Brazil--Description and travel
Subject headings
false