United States: Colonial Encounters, European Kettles, And The Magic Of Mimesis In The Late ...

United States: Colonial Encounters, European Kettles, And The Magic Of Mimesis In The Late Sixteenth And Early Seventeenth Century Indigenous Northeast And Great Lakes Meghan C. L. Howey, 2011   Copper kettles, in high demand among indigenous communities of the Northeast/Great Lakes, became prominent items in the exchange repertoires of early Basque, French and Dutch traders. Kettles’ origin with these “Others” and its connection to a medium (copper) that had held symbolic significance for...

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