Image of 'The tombe of their Werowans or Cheiff Lordes'. Tomb of

'The tombe of their Werowans or Cheiff Lordes'. Tomb of the Weroans, their rulers. The...

IMAGE number: BL3279160
Image title: 'The tombe of their Werowans or Cheiff Lordes'. Tomb of the Weroans, their rulers. The bodies of their dead chiefs are placed on a platform. Near the bodies sits the idol Kiwasa. Under the platform, one of the priests says prayers, and he is kep warm by a small fire.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: [America.-Part I.-English.] A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia. Author: Bry, Theodor de / Frankfurt, 1590 Source/Shelfmark: G.6837, plate XXII
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: american indian / single built work / people / nationality / ethnicity / native american / tomb

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