XVII. Solenne festum ad ignem celebrandi ratio. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: XVII. Solenne festum ad ignem celebrandi ratio.
Subject: Algonquians; Indigenous peoples – North Carolina; Bonfires; Indigenous peoples-North America-Rights and ceremonies; Clothing and dress; Indigenous peoples – Virginia
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Virginia; North Carolina; United States of America; North America; Frankfurt (Germany); Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Germany; Holy Roman Empire; Secota
Description: A group of Indigenous people sit on the ground around a bonfire on the bank of a river. Some of the individuals hold rattles. All wear fringed garments, either draped around their bodies and over their shoulders, over one shoulder, or tied around their waist. The men wear feathers in their hair, and at least one woman wears strands of beads. Behind the group, other individuals are seen in canoes on the river.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver);John White (Painter);Johann Wechel (Printer); Theodor de Bry (Engraver); John White (Painter); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:21299
Language: lat
Source Name: Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiæ, nuper admodum as Anglis, qui à Dn. Richardo Greinvile equestris ordinis viro eò in coloniam anno M.D.LXXXV deducti sunt inventæ, sumtus faciente Dn. Waltero Raleigh equestris ordinis viro fodinaru stanni præfecto ex auctoritate serenissimæ reginæ angliæ.
Parent Collection: 1590 Latin a briefe...; 1590 Latin a briefe...
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Algonquians; Indigenous peoples – North Carolina; Bonfires; Indigenous peoples-North America-Rights and ceremonies; Clothing and dress; Indigenous peoples – Virginia

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