Ther Idol Kivvasa. XXI. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Ther Idol Kivvasa. XXI.
Subject: Indigenous peoples - Virginia; Indigenous peoples - North America - Religion; Idols and images; Indigenous peoples – North Carolina
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 idol carved of wood is pictured. It is shaped like a human man in a seated position and sits inside a hut-like structure. The idol bears a hat, strands of beads around its neck, a fringed skirt around its waist, strands of beads around each of its thighs, and decorated cuffs around each of its calves.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver); John White (Painter); Johann Wechel (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:20160
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 German; 1590 German
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Indigenous peoples - Virginia; Indigenous peoples - North America - Religion; Idols and images; Indigenous peoples – North Carolina

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