Title

He poised his spear and struck the girdle', 1914. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

He poised his spear and struck the girdle', 1914. A hunter breaks the spell of the water Manitou cursed on his wife by his mother to separate her from her own child. From "The Myths of the North American Indians", by Lewis Spence F.R.A.I. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1914]

Date

1914

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM20A33_118

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,2Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,7in x 18,7in / 3822 x 5601 (300dpi)

Keywords

North America people George G Harrap & Co G G & Co GG & Co Myths of the North American Indians George G Harrap & Company George Harrap & Company Manitou male child children man men family arts night baby babies marriage local lake science book guy solar system astronomy weapon weapons geography color hunting moon hunter full moon trapped lunar native Native American war location century spear gesturing literature concept legend myth curse restriction wives wife husband North American time of day American Indian hand gesture arm raised warfare restricted Colour weaponry legendary Algonquin 1910s 20th century orphan The Print Collector Algonquian geographical feature indigenous portrait Unknown Spence Lewis G G Harrap & Co Harrap GG Harrap & Co Lewis Spence James Lewis Thomas Chalmbers Spence Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn portrait