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Mourning rituals among the indigenous people of Florida
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Sheet with two representations of mourning rituals among the indigenous population of Florida, likely Utina (also called Timucua). Above: weeping women who have lost their husbands in battle are kneeling around the leader of the people. In the background, people carrying sick people, designated as 'hermaphrodites' (see explanation). Below: the widows sow their hair on the graves of their deceased husbands.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineRouwrituelen bij de oorspronkelijke bevolking van Florida. 1721. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
