Marriage of the Indians of Panama and Land Clearing for the Newlyweds, 1734

Name: Marriage of the Indians of Panama and Land Clearing for the Newlyweds, 1734
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13806-69
Price: 215 USD
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Date: 1734
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 42 × 26 cm (16.5 × 10.2 in)
Period: Colonial America
Places: Central America
Reference: BG-13806-69

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Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

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About this piece

Marriage of the Indians of Panama and the clearing of land for the newlyweds, a copperplate engraving of 1734 from Les Cérémonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, engraved by Bernard Picart (plate numbered 92 at the top). Two scenes appear on one sheet.

The upper scene is lettered "Mariage des Indiens du Panama". Inside a large timber building with a hammock stretched across its roof, a crowd of men and women dance and carry gourds, baskets and vessels around the couple, while figures dance outside the open door at the right. Bowls of fruit and food stand at the lower edge. The lower scene, "Les Parens & les Amis Défrichant la Terre qui est destinée aux Nouveaux Mariés", shows relatives and friends cutting trees, hacking at roots and clearing brush around a cornfield and a hut, with mountains behind.

Picart's composition is European in its anatomy and poses, but the subject, a community building the couple's first field, comes from early travel accounts.

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