[An Indigenous Brazilian man chops down a tree] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [An Indigenous Brazilian man chops down a tree]
Subject: Tupi; Tupinamba; Tree felling; Axes; Indigenous weapons – South America; Indigenous peoples – Brazil
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Rio de Janeiro; Brazil; South America; Antwerp; Belgium; Spanish Netherlands; Fort Coligny
Description: An Indigenous man is in the process of chopping down a palm tree with a hatchet. Another man sits nearby sharpening a stick for an arrow or spear with a knife. A woman also sits nearby with a child on her lap. There are two structures in the background. This illustration is a simplified and mirrored version of the one found on page 72 verso of Paris, 1557.
Image Creator: Arnaud Nicolai (Woodcutter);Christophe Plantin (Christoffel Plantijn) (Printer); Arnaud Nicolai (Woodcutter); Christophe Plantin (Christoffel Plantijn) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:23408
Language: fre
Source Name: Les Singvlaritez de la France Antarctique, avtrement nommée Amerique, & de plusieurs Terres & Isles decouuertes de nostre temps
Parent Collection: 1558 Antwerp; 1558 Antwerp
Image: mta_23408_OBJ.png
Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Tupi; Tupinamba; Tree felling; Axes; Indigenous weapons – South America; Indigenous peoples – Brazil