Dance of native Californians at San Francisco de Assis Mission, California

Dance of native Californians at San Francisco de Assis Mission, California

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California
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Coloured drawing of dancing native Californians during mission activity under a huge symbol of Christianity, the cross. There are also religious buildings to the side. The Indians are holding spears and wearing native dress. The mission in question in this image is Mission Dolores, in 1816. Inscriptions in French. It is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and the sixth religious settlement established as part of the California chain of missions. The drawing explores just how indigenous peoples were portrayed and interpreted to a European audience, and gives information on local architecture. The mission itself began in 1776, under Lieutenant José Joaquin Moraga and Francisco Palóu.

Choris, Ludwig (1795-1828), Russian, artist

Bancroft Library, Online Archive of California
Honeyman (Robert B., Jr.) - Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material

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1816

Hannah Wiseman

Honeyman (Robert B., Jr.) - Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material

French

Visual - illustration

19th century California