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Title: Wie sie fewr machen
Subject: Tupi; Tupinamba; Firemaking; Indigenous peoples of South America - Brazil
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Brazil; South America; Marburg (Germany); Germany; Holy Roman Empire
Description: Two Tupinambá people are shown lighting fires. They do so by twirling a pointed stick against another stick on the ground until the friction creates a hot ember to start a fire.
Image Creator: Hans Staden (Artist);Unknown (Woodcutter);Andres Kolben (Printer); Hans Staden (Artist); Unknown (Woodcutter); Andres Kolben (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:22947
Language: ger
Source Name: Warhaftige Historia vnd beschreibung eyner Landtschafft der Wilden, Nacketen, Grimmigen Menschfresser Leuthen, in der Newenwelt America gelegen, vor vnd nach Christi geburt im Land zu Hessen vnbekant, biß vff dise ij. nechst vergangene jar, Da sie Hans Staden von Homberg auß Hessen durch sein eygne erfarung erkant, vnd jetzo durch den truck an tag gibt.
Parent Collection: 1557 Marburg; 1557 Marburg
Image: mta_22947_OBJ.png
Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Tupi; Tupinamba; Firemaking; Indigenous peoples of South America - Brazil