Facial Tattoos Hamell

New England Algonquian and Iroquois, 1666-1724 September 9, 2003

Seneca Iroquois 1666 Unknown New England, 1675 Seneca Iroquois, c.1687-1710
Pictographic self-portrait Pictographic self-portrait of Pictographic self-portrait of
redrawn from an original war owner on a war club owner on a comb
record board kept in the owner’s
“cabin” Donald Ellis Gallery Ltd. 2001: Beauchamp 1902: 286, 337,
cover Plate 18 Figure 184
Paris Document 1666
O’Callaghan 1855, 9: 47-51
[Fenton 1978: 299 Figure 1]

Seneca Iroquois 1706 Iroquois 1724

Iroquois 1724
Tan na Eedsies, a young Seneca Pictographic self-portrait from a
Pictographic self-portrait from a
from Canosedaken war record tree redrawn after an
war record tree redrawn after an
Evert Wendell’s pictographic original
original
portrait identification
Joseph-Francois Lafitau 1724
Joseph-Francois Lafitau 1724
Wendell Account Book 1706 Fenton and Moore 1977, 2: 6,
Fenton and Moore 1977, 2: 6,
Tooker 1978: 431 Figure 7 36-37, Plate 3 Figures 5A and B
36-37, Plate 3 Figures 4A and B

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Facial Tattoos
New England Algonquian and Iroquois, 1666-1724
Mohawk Iroquois 1710
Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, or
Brant
Oil painting by Jan Verelst taken
from life in England, 1710
National Archives of Canada,
Ottawa C92418
Mohawk Iroquois, 1710
Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row, or
John of Canajoharie
Oil painting by Jan Verelst taken
from life in England, 1710
National Archives of Canada,
Ottawa C
Mohawk Iroquois 1710
Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, or
Brant
Facial tattoo reconstruction
based upon two portraits taken
from life by Jan Verelst, and
John Faber, 1710
Fenton 1978: 310 Figure 19
Mohawk Iroquois, 1710
Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row, or
John of Canajoharie
Facial tattoo reconstruction
based upon two portraits taken
from life by Jan Verelst, and
John Faber, 1710
Fenton 1978: 311 Figure 20
Hamell
September 9, 2003
Cayuga Iroquois, c.1670-1710
Comb detail – engraving on base
below twinned human and
serpent effigies
RMSC: AR 17501, 17536,
17539
Cf. Hamell 1979: Figure 5b
Jefferson County Iroquois,
c.1450-1500
Human face effigy from a clay
smoking pipe bowl
A-NYSM 9108