The dance of the calumet of the sun, or, Pipe of peace, performed on the most solemn occasions by the Indian nations in North America [graphic].

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16731100

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Title
The dance of the calumet of the sun, or, Pipe of peace, performed on the most solemn occasions by the Indian nations in North America [graphic].
Contributor
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Published / Created
Jany. 21, 1809.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pub. by T. Tegg
Abstract

Depiction of the dance probably performed by the Illinois to strengthen peace between the tribes. The Calumet, a large pipe, was usually presented to the honoured guest. The tribe surrounds the circle in which two men dance with arrows above their heads; the circle includes arrangements of bows and arrows and tomahawks

Description
Title etched below image.
From a series of plates by the caricaturist William Elmes depicting shipwrecks and maritime disasters, attacks by native Americans and by other indigenous peoples and pirates, ceremonies, punishments and torture: The mariner's marvellous magazine, or, Wonders of the ocean; containing the most remarkable adventures and relations of mariners in various parts of the globe. [London] : Published by Thomas Tegg ..., 1809.
Numbered '21' in upper right corner from:
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Purchased from Grosvenor Prints; July 2016.
Extent
1 print : sheet 18.5 x 27 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
809.01.21.01

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Book illustrations
Etchings England London 1809
Aquatints England London 1809
Material
aquatint with etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Indians of North America
Social life and customs
Arrows
Bows (Weapons)
Dance
Pipes (Smoking)
Rites & ceremonies
Tomahawks
Subjects
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Social life and customs
Arrows
Bows (Weapons)
Dance
Pipes (Smoking)
Rites & ceremonies
Tomahawks
England > London > 1809

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12874505
Object ID (OID)
16731100

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