Creator |
Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650 engraver. |
Title |
An inhabitant of Angola [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[London: s.n] |
Publisher |
ENGLAND. London. 1634 |
Date |
[1634] |
Physical Description |
1 print: woodcut; image 17 x 11 cm. (6.5 x 4.25 in) |
Description |
Portrait image of an Angolan man. Subject wears only a tall head-piece, seemingly made of feathers, and a ribbon around his
genitals. He holds a long spear in his right hand. An Angolan idol appears in the sky in the background. On the preceding
page, Hebert wrote, "In Angola the people are fearfull blacke, their Religion is Ethnick, the Idols are of great esteeme amongst
them, and called Mokisso, generally they are so wedded to Superstition, that some adore the Deuill in forme of a bloudie Dragon.
Others a Ram-goat, a Leopard, a Batt, an Owle, a Snake or Dogge, to whom they ceremoniously kneele and bow vnto, groueling
then vpon the Earth, they throw dust on their faces, and offer Hearbes, Rice, Rootes, Fruits, and such like, which is deuoured
by the Witches, a Monster not a little feared and esteemed of amongst these Deuillish Sauages." (p. 8)
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Is part of |
Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682. Relation of some yeares travaile. London: Printed by William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, 1634. |
Notes |
Illustration in Sir Thomas Hebert's A relation of some yeares travaile, begvnne anno 1626: Into Afrique and the greater Asia,
especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the Orientall Indies, and iles adiacent. Of their religion,
language, habit, discent, ceremonies, and other matters concerning them . . . (London: Printed by William Stansby, and Jacob
Bloome, 1634), p. 9.
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|
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography. |
Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Angola -- Portraits. |
Geographic subject |
Angola -- Pictorial works -- 17th century. |
Genre |
Woodcuts -- 1630-1640. |
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Book illustrations -- 1630-1640. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | *Stc 13190 902.F (Preston) p 9 |
Accession number |
902.F |