COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
07326
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07326
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Record number:
07326-9
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07326-9
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JCB call number:
B791 G794h vol. 2
jcb_call_no
B791 G794h vol. 2
JCB call number
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Image title:
[[Native American women grate, drain, grind manioc to make bread]
image_title
[[Native American women grate, drain, grind manioc to make bread]
Image title
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Place image published:
[Barcelona]
place_image_published
[Barcelona]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Carlos Gibert y Tutó]
image_publisher
[Carlos Gibert y Tutó]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1791]
image_date
[1791]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 242
image_function
plate; following p. 242
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
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engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
15.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
15.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
11.1 cm.
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11.1 cm.
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false
Page dimension height:
24.9 cm.
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24.9 cm.
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Page dimension width:
16.9 cm.
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16.9 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Description:
Native American women grate manioc, drain the grated root in a cylindrical basket, pound and grind root, and in foreground, bake bread. Cultural artifacts include dwelling, mill, and feathered headdress and garments.
description
Native American women grate manioc, drain the grated root in a cylindrical basket, pound and grind root, and in foreground, bake bread. Cultural artifacts include dwelling, mill, and feathered headdress and garments.
Description
false
Source creator:
Gumilla, Joseph, d. 1750
source_creator
Gumilla, Joseph, d. 1750
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false
Source Title:
[Orinoco ilustrado] Historia natural, civil y geográfica de las naciones situadas en las riveras del Rio Orinoco ... Tomo II
source_title
[Orinoco ilustrado] Historia natural, civil y geográfica de las naciones situadas en las riveras del Rio Orinoco ... Tomo II
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Source place of publication:
Barcelona
source_place_of_publication
Barcelona
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
En la imprenta de Carlos Gibert y Tutó
source_publisher
En la imprenta de Carlos Gibert y Tutó
Source publisher
false
Source date:
MDCCLXXXXI. [1791]
source_date
MDCCLXXXXI. [1791]
Source date
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notes:
Gumilla, a Jesuit priest who traveled the Orinoco River from 1716 to 1737, first published El Orinoco ilustrado (considered to be the first scientific study of the Orinoco and its peoples) in 1741. To process manioc the roots were grated and pounded into a pulp which was put into long cylinders made of woven plant fibers. Each tube was hung with a heavy weight at the bottom, which compressed the pulp and expressed the poisonous juice. The pulp could then be removed, washed and roasted, rendering it safe to eat.
notes
Gumilla, a Jesuit priest who traveled the Orinoco River from 1716 to 1737, first published El Orinoco ilustrado (considered to be the first scientific study of the Orinoco and its peoples) in 1741. To process manioc the roots were grated and pounded into a pulp which was put into long cylinders made of woven plant fibers. Each tube was hung with a heavy weight at the bottom, which compressed the pulp and expressed the poisonous juice. The pulp could then be removed, washed and roasted, rendering it safe to eat.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.gva.es/c… (Mar. 2003)
references_
http://www.gva.es/carcer/antiweb/cuarantaanys/gumillacontexto.htm (Mar. 2003)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1874.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1874.
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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Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
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Spanish America
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false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of South America--Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia)
subject_heads
Indians of South America--Orinoco River Valley (Venezuela and Colombia)
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Cassava
subject_heads
Cassava
Subject headings
false