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Title
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The brovvyllinge of their fishe over the flame. XIIII.
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Description
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Two Indigenous men are shown cooking fish over a fire. Two fish are laid out on a rack over the flames, two others are propped up with sticks tail-down on the ground by the fire. The rack is composed of four forked sticks propped vertically on the ground, with four others forming a square horizontal to the ground, and five more laid across the the square forming a rack. One of the men holds a forked stick, the other carries a basket of fish slung across his back. Both men wear fringed garments tied around their waists and have a single feather in their hair.
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Image Creator
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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:20134
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Source Name
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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
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Image
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Subject
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Indigenous peoples – North Carolina
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Indigenous peoples - Virginia
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Indigenous peoples - Fishing - North America
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Fishing
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Indigenous cooking
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