On of the chieff Ladyes of Secota. IIII. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: On of the chieff Ladyes of Secota. IIII.
Subject: Clothing and dress; Indigenous peoples – Virginia; Indigenous peoples - North Carolina; Indigenous women; Indigenous Chiefs-North America
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Secota; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire; North America; United States of America; North Carolina; Virginia
Description: An Indigenous woman is pictured standing on the bank of a river, from the front and from behind. She wears cuffs on her upper biceps and forearms, and on her calves. Her clothing consists of a fringed skirt tied around her waist, she is barefoot and shirtless. In the background behind her, other Indigenous people can be seen in canoes and fishing in the river. On the opposite bank of the river there is a forest.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver); John White (Painter); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate Engraving
Identifier: mta:20110
Language: eng
Source Name: A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia, of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the natural inhabitants. Discouered by the English Colony there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight in the yeere 1585. Which Remained under the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh Knight lord Warden of the stanneries who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised by her Maiestie and her letters patents
Parent Collection: 1590 A Briefe and True Report
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