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Title
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Marcques d’aucuns principaus Seigneurs de Virginia. XXIII.
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Description
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An Indigenous man is shown from behind. He holds a longbow in his right hand and two arrows in his left, and a quiver of arrows is tied around his waist. Drawn around him are seven designs that are labelled with the letters A to G. Design A is comprised of four arrows side by side pointing upwards, with the sizes decreasing from right to left. Design B has an arrow pointing upwards with a stylized ‘X’ to the left of the arrowhead. Design C has two arrows side by side pointing upwards in decreasing size from right to left. Design D has three arrows of the same size side by side pointing to the left. Design E is a stylized ‘X’. Design F is a crosshatch pattern. Design G is a singe arrow pointing upwards. The man has design F on the back of his left shoulder, suggesting that the designs are common tattoo/scarification art.
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Image Creator
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver);John White (Painter);Johann Wechel (Printer)
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver)
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John White (Painter)
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Johann Wechel (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:20596
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Source Name
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Merveilleux et estrange rapport, toutesfois fidele, des commoditez qui se trouvent en Virginia, des facons des naturels habitans d'icelle, laquelle a esté nouvellement descouverte par les Anglois que messire Richard Greinuile chevalier y mena en colonie l’an.1585. à la charge principale de messire Walter Raleigh chevalier surintendant des Mines d'Estain, favorisé par la royne d'Angleterre, et autorisé par ses lettres patentes.
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Image
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Subject
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Algonquians
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Indigenous Chiefs – North America
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Body art
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Body marking
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Scarification (art)
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Tattooing
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Indigenous peoples – North America – Social life and customs
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Indigenous peoples – Virginia
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Indigenous peoples – North Carolina
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