COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
94-17
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94-17
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Record number:
94-17-17
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94-17-17
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JCB call number:
J819 W678u
jcb_call_no
J819 W678u
JCB call number
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Image title:
[Fig. 147. Burial practices of the natives of the Orinoco River.]
image_title
[Fig. 147. Burial practices of the natives of the Orinoco River.]
Image title
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Creator 1:
J. J. Schmuzer
creator1
J. J. Schmuzer
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false
Place image published:
[Vienna]
place_image_published
[Vienna]
Place image published
false
Image date:
[1819]
image_date
[1819]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate 66; vol. 3
image_function
fold-out plate 66; vol. 3
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand-coloring
technique
engraving, hand-coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
8.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
8.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
14.3 cm.
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14.3 cm.
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false
Page dimension height:
19 cm.
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19 cm.
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false
Page dimension width:
9.7 cm.
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9.7 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
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Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
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Description:
Native American men dig up skeleton from its grave. A woman and child view skeletons hanging in a house. Also includes scenes of men in boats, men collecting fish in nets, and men climbing ladders to tree houses.
description
Native American men dig up skeleton from its grave. A woman and child view skeletons hanging in a house. Also includes scenes of men in boats, men collecting fish in nets, and men climbing ladders to tree houses.
Description
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Source creator:
Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias, 1755-1811
source_creator
Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias, 1755-1811
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false
Source Title:
Unterhaltungen über den Menschen ... Dritter Theil
source_title
Unterhaltungen über den Menschen ... Dritter Theil
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Wien [Vienna]
source_place_of_publication
Wien [Vienna]
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false
Source publisher:
gedruckt auf Kosten des Herausgebers
source_publisher
gedruckt auf Kosten des Herausgebers
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1819
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1819
Source date
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notes:
Image derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 8, plate 14, which shows how the natives of the Orinoco delta live in tree houses because of the water level. When their chiefs died, they buried the corpse until it had decomposed enough, after which they would dig up the skeleton, adorn it with feathers, and hang it up in their houses.Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg. This book, an encyclopedic overview representing scientific knowledge of the time, included mankind in its delineation of natural history.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
Image derived from Theodor de Bry, America, part 8, plate 14, which shows how the natives of the Orinoco delta live in tree houses because of the water level. When their chiefs died, they buried the corpse until it had decomposed enough, after which they would dig up the skeleton, adorn it with feathers, and hang it up in their houses.Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg. This book, an encyclopedic overview representing scientific knowledge of the time, included mankind in its delineation of natural history.Image placed horizontally on page.
notes
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Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1994.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1994.
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
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false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
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false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
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Subject headings:
Indians of South America--Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia)--Funeral customs and rites
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia)--Funeral customs and rites
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
subject_heads
Orinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)
Subject headings
false