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:, and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Arrows, Bows (Weapons), Dance, Pipes (Smoking), Rites & ceremonies, and Tomahawks
