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White, John (fl.1570-1593)
A Festive Dance. This may be the Green Corn or Harvest Festival, celebrating the first harvest of Indian corn or maize at the end of the summer, recorded during the artist's 1585 visit to the Carolina coast. The dancers hold gourd rattles and leafy twigs. Some of the bodies have a roach and painted or tattooed decorations. Inv. PD 1906,0509.1.10.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART306931
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3600px × 2916px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Celebration
Ceremony
Colonialism
Corn
Dance, General
Discovery
Exploration
Festival
Harvest
Native American, North America
Ritual
Roanoke, North Carolina, USA
Southeast Native Americans
Tattoo
Vegetable
Virginia, USA
Watercolor