Sujet

The War Dance of the Ioway Indians, exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The War Dance of the Ioway Indians, exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1844. Indigenous people on show in London for the amusement of Europeans. They performed a war dance, archery, and a ball game similar to hurling. The Iowa, also known as Ioway, and the Bah-Kho-Je or Báxoje, are a Native American Siouan people.

Date

1844

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A07_012

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

32,8Mo (2,8Mo) / 32,4cm x 25,4cm / 3828 x 2996 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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