02643ckm a2200373 a 4500 000149413 20230711172728.0 kjobo| 030409s1857 nyunnn| ||||||| kneng d Fels-255 3 ppl PPL gihc The tango [graphic]. [New York: Harper & Brothers, July 1857 1 print: wood engraving; image 9 x 11 cm. (3.5 x 4.5 in) Illustration in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 15, no. 86 (July 1857), p. 149. Engraving accompanies the lead article "The Carib Settlements." According to the unnamed author, it is set in the house of the "King of the Cannibal Islands" in Tulian, Honduras. In the center of the scene, a small group dances to the sound of the musicians' drums (right). As the author explained, "Our arrival was the signal for the commencement of the festivities. Such another exhibition of the Terpsichorean art I never had the pleasure of witnessing. Their instruments consisted of a couple of drums made of hollow logs with hide stretched over one end, and a Boston tin cracker-box, on which instruments a sort of running accompaniment was beaten with their hands. Wild songs were chanted during the progress of the dance, one of which, more moderate than the rest, and in English, was shouted for our benefit." In the next paragraph, he continued, "I am told their dancing is a perfect counterpart of similar proceedings on the western coast of Africa, from whence they originally came. They place the music in the centre of the room, and arranged themselves around it, and commenced a series of movements of the body, throwing in frequent twists and jerks by way of embellishment." (p. 149) Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Daily Life. Black Carib Indians Dance. Honduras Social life & customs. Honduras Pictorial works 19th century. Wood engravings 1850-1860. gmgpc Periodical illustrations 1850-1860. gmgpc SP3 African American History Harper's new monthly magazine. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Imprint NY. New York. 1855. Library Company of Philadelphia Rare Per H 9 62992.O v 15 n 86 July 1857 p 149 Digital image https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2874 62992.O R Per H 9 62992.O v 15 n 86 July 1857 p 149 62992.O R Per H 9 62992.O v 15 n 86 July 1857 p 149 (CPomAG)80005902 142325 142325 000149413 CONV 00 20051208 1945 000149413 20060120 1813 000149413 20060201 1536 000149413 20071018 1953 000149413 EDITH 40 20090213 1110 000149413 ANN 40 20171109 1441 ppl NY. New York. 1855. Imprint