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Muslim galley slaves receiving food
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A cook stirs a cauldron and serves food to a group of Muslim galley slaves; the cook himself belongs to this group. Some of them are sitting on the ground eating. These enslaved men are identifiable as Muslims by their characteristic hairstyle (shaved head except for a tuft of hair), which they were required to wear. On the right, two sailors in conversation with a papasso (moollah and representative of the enslaved Muslims).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineIslamitische galeislaven krijgen eten. 1647. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
