Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Chef des Patagons.
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Accession number:
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68-131
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Record number:
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68-131-11
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JCB call number:
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E795 G768e1
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Image title:
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Chef des Patagons.
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Creator 1:
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Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
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Creator 1 dates:
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1757-1810
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Creator 1 role:
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inv. Direx.
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Creator 2:
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J. Laroque
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Creator 2 role:
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Sculp.
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Deroy]
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Image date:
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[1795]
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Image function:
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plate [18]
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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18 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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12.1 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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25.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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18.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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A Patagonian chief holds a rod or staff in one hand and in the other a circle decorated with bells. Cultural artifacts include feathered headdress, earrings, and necklace.
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Source creator:
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Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques, 1757-1810
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Source Title:
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Encyclopédie des voyages
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Source place of publication:
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[Paris]
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Source publisher:
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Se trouve chez Deroy, libraire, rue du Cimetière-André no 15 ...
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Source date:
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1795
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notes:
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This book is the prospectus for a five volume work with same title published in Paris, 1795-1796.Grasset de Saint-Sauveur was born in Montreal, Canada, but spent his life in Europe. He published and illustrated numerous works on the native costumes of many peoples.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1967.
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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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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Patagonians--Clothing
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Subject headings:
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Indians of South America--Clothing
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