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Artista: Levinus Hulsius
Siglo XVII · Alemania
Colección: Levinus Hulsius
This engraving from Levinus Hulsius's collection offers a fascinating ethnographic glimpse into an indigenous group, possibly the Chiriguanos ("SCHERVES"), as described in 16th-century travel accounts. The composition depicts several individuals with feather headdresses and spears, some within what appears to be a camp or village with huts in the background, illustrating aspects of their daily life or preparations. It is a characteristic example of the documentary and descriptive style of illustrations that accompanied travel compilations, intended to inform the European public about the cultures of the New World.
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