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Native Americans catch a crocodile
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Native Americans catch a crocodile

1591 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A group of Native Americans ram a log into the mouth of a crocodile. When the log is deep enough in the animal, the men can lay the creature on its back and kill it with bows and arrows, clubs, and spears.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiecrocodileshunting, chaseNative peoples of the AmericasNoord- en Centraal Amerika
Credit lineOorspronkelijke Amerikanen vangen een krokodil. 1591. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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