8 images · 1 books in catalogue
Hans Staden's visual account captures 16th-century Brazil through a European gaze. It depicts the Tupinambá and their rituals, including cannibalism, as a cultural clash, arousing both wonder and dread. A foundational iconography of the New World.
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Country: Brasil · Century: XVI
Available in print · Verdadera historia y descripción de un país de salvajes desnudos
The European gaze upon 16th-century indigenous Brazil was forged in illustrations accompanying Hans Staden's experience. This visual corpus traces Tupinambá iconography, customs, and the Atlantic landscape, fixing an enduring image of the New World.
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