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Idolum Kiwasa. ["Their idol Kiwasa"]
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Idolum Kiwasa. ["Their idol Kiwasa"]

Date1590-1634
Engraver 1528 - 1598
Maker fl. 1585 - 1593
OriginEurope, Germany, Frankfurt
MediumBlack and white line engraving with modern hand color
DimensionsOH: 12 7/8" x OW: 9 1/2"; Plate H: 6 3/16" x W: 8 9/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1983-70
DescriptionThe upper margin reads: "Idolum Kiwasa."

Plate XXI from ADMIRANDA NARRATIO FIDA TAMEN, DE COMMODIS…, Part I of De Bry's Grands VoyagesProvenanceBefore 1983, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1983-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).