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Ceremonie religieuse des habitans de l'Isle Espagnolle // [Religious ceremony of the inhabitants of Hispaniola].
1721
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E East 46/GC077/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists Di-G GA 2012.02558
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1721-1723]
- People
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- Related Name
- Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples—West Indies—18th century—In art
- Rites and ceremonies—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Drummers (Musicians)—West Indies—18th century—In art
- Religious dance—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples of the West Indies—18th century—In art
- Costume—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous Studies
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Ceremonie religieuse des habitans de l'Isle Espagnolle // [Religious ceremony of the inhabitants of Hispaniola].
- Call Number
- E East 46/GC077/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists Di-G GA 2012.02558
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc7d279638n
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1721-1723]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1721
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 35.8 x 23.3 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- From the estate of Richard Ely Morse.
- References
- Picart, Bernard. The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Religious scene. Ceremony with drummers, dancers, and masked figures inside an open-front grass hut; long procession of figures outside of the hut.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "B. Picart deli.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "C. du Bosc exc".
- Inscribed in plate, upper left: "Vol. 3".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples—West Indies—18th century—In art
- Rites and ceremonies—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Drummers (Musicians)—West Indies—18th century—In art
- Religious dance—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples of the West Indies—18th century—In art
- Costume—West Indies—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous Studies
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/cb2d289a-1f92-4cde-8d2b-0283e2fc319e/manifest