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Title
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[A group of Tupinambá women and children share a cannibalistic meal]
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Description
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A group of women and children sit in a circle with several large dishes at the center. One of the dishes holds a human head and another holds entrails. Some of the women and children sip from bowls while others use their hands to eat. Two of the women have infants strapped to their backs in baskets or slings.
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Image Creator
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver);Hans Staden (Artist);Theodor de Bry (Printer)
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver)
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Hans Staden (Artist)
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Theodor de Bry (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:23304
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Source Name
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Dritte Buch Americæ, Darinn Brasilia durch Johann Staden von Homberg auß Hessen, auß eigener erfahrung in Teutsch beschrieben. Item Historia der Schiffart Ioannis Lerij in Brasilien, welche er selbst publiciert hat, jetzt von newem verteutscht, Durch Teucrium Annæum Priuatum, C. Vom Wilden vnerhörten wesen der Innwoner, von allerley frembden Gethieren und Gewächsen, sampt einem Colloquio, in der Wilden Sprach.
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Image
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Subject
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Indigenous peoples of South America – Brazil
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Tupi
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Tupinamba
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Indigenous peoples – South America – Rites and ceremonies
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Cannibalism
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Dismemberment
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Indigenous cooking