[Indigenous Brazilians prepare an alcoholic beverage] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Indigenous Brazilians prepare an alcoholic beverage]
Subject: Indigenous peoples – Alcohol use – South America; Indigenous peoples – South America – Social life and customs; Village communities; Indigenous peoples – Brazil; Tupi; Tupinamba; Brewing
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: South America; Fort Coligny; Antwerp; Belgium; Spanish Netherlands; Rio de Janeiro; Brazil
Description: Four Indigenous women crouch around large pots on the ground. They chew roots (manioc/cassava) and then spit them into the vats, after which the concoction is boiled and strained. A woman holding a small child stands nearby watching. A man holding a bow and arrow also peers over the shoulders of the women. In the background two people tend to a large pot set over a fire, while another individual passes by carrying a large basket on their back. Several structures are also visible on the left and right. This illustration is a simplified and mirrored version of the one found on page 46 verso of Paris, 1557.
Image Creator: Arnaud Nicolai (Woodcutter); Christophe Plantin (Christoffel Plantijn) (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut
Identifier: mta:23403
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
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Indigenous peoples – Alcohol use – South America; Indigenous peoples – South America – Social life and customs; Village communities; Indigenous peoples – Brazil; Tupi; Tupinamba; Brewing

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