They Tied Us to Stakes

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Three men have been scalped and tied to burning stakes as native Americans dance around them — They then tied us to stakes, and making great fires around us, began to dance in a circle.

Artist

Name:: Strang, William
Dates:: 1859-1921
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen
Author(s):: Raspe, Rudolf Erich
Publisher:: London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1895
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Three men have been scalped and tied to burning stakes as native Americans dance around them.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, Americas, black & white, dance, fire, Munchausen, torture, Victorian

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