The American Indians of Argenteuil area

The current holder of the title of Count of Argenteuil
has a collection of objects of American Indians of Argenteuil
area

In here is some parts exposed below

The reserved museographic themes evoke
the American Indians of Argenteuil area in various periods

1683 - Beautiful and rare engraving of the Hurons

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Engraving of Allain Mallet Malesson (1630 - 1706),
engineer, mathematician and geographer,
under the reign of Louis XIV, King of France.
Detachable engraving of the the book "A Description of the Universe," in 5 volumes.

This engraving date of creation of the Seigniory of Argenteuil.

1735 - Beautiful and rare engraving of a dance by a tribe of native americans

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Note: to the left, the sorting of the good grains, below the round of dogs,
and to the right the dialogue between both European.

Original engraving and detachable attachment to a book entitled
"New and curious travel among the savages of northern America ",
by Sr. C. Beau, a lawyer Parliament, published in Amsterdam.

1735 - Beautiful and rare engraving of a funeral procession of a tribe of native americans

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Note: The graves already represented with a cross,
many ritual tattoos on legs of the American Indians
and barter objects in the foreground.

Original engraving and detachable attachment to a book entitled
"New and curious travel among the savages of northern America ",
by Sr. C. Beau, a lawyer Parliament, published in Amsterdam.

Approximately 1750 - Beautiful original engraving of the care of the Indians

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Engraving entitled "Way to treat patients," by Jacques-Philippe LEBAS or LE BAS.
It is a French engraver born in 1707 and died in 1783.
He was engraver the Royal Collection
and member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

Approximately 1765 - Beautiful and rare engraving dedicated to Algonquins

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Engraving of unknown origin that is perhaps the Count of Kildare,
 James FitzGerald, created Marquess of Kildare in 1761 and Duke of Leinster in 1766.

According to the strictly personal opinion of Count of Argenteuil,
Mr Kildare (Ireland) would probably be the founder of municipalities
St. Ambroise de Kildare and St. Marcelline Kildare in Quebec.

1780 - Beautiful original engraving of an American Indian Iroquois

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1801 - Beautiful and rare engraving of a man, a woman and a baby Iroquois

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This engraving has been hand-colored.
Representations of Indian children are very rare.

1801 - Beautiful and rare engraving of a man, a woman and a child Ottawas

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This engraving has been hand-colored.
Representations of Indian children are very rare.

1811 - The torture of a prisoner among the Iroquois

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This very rare hand-colored engraving
comes from the work MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF PEOPLES,
or collections of paintings of remarkable uses,
weddings, funerals, parties and punishments of the various nations of the world.
Published in Paris by Madame Veuve Hocquart, 1811-1814.

Engraving 1849 - Attack on Iroquois Village in 1615

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This engraving published in 1849 is a reproduction
of an engraving of Samuel de Champlain of 1640

The text accompanying this engraving is the following
(in old French Language) :

"Nous nous approchasmes pour attaquer ce village, faisant porter
nostre Cauallier par 200. hommes les plus forts, qui le poserent deuant ce village,
à la longueur d’vne picque, où ie fis monter trois harquebusiers, bien à couuert
des flesches & pierres, qui leur pouuoient estre tirées, & jettées.
Cependant l’ennemy ne laissa pour cela de tirer vn grand nombre de flesches,
qui ne manquerent point, & quantité de pierres
qu’ils iettoient par dessus leurs pallissades".

1880 - Three American Indians before their teepees

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1883 - Engraving of a funeral boat among the montagnais

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1900 - Exceptional and amazing photo of an Iroquois with the swastika 卐

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The swastika Sanskrit word derived from su ("good") and asti ("it is")
is a symbol found in Eurasia, Africa, Oceania,
America (pre-Columbian and Native American) and the Far East.
His appearance is from the Neolithic period.

In Asia, especially in India, it is still a ubiquitous symbol.
It symbolizes, among other senses, the popular god Ganesh.

 In the West the swastika has unfortunately been adopted as the emblem
by the Nazis and has acquired a strong negative connotation.

1903 - An Iroquois leader

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1909 - Two beautiful drawings

    

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A war dance and the first Sachem of Iroquois.

1910 - An Iroquois leader

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1910 - An Iroquois

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1920 - A child Montagnais

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1920 - Children of a great Iroquois leader

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1930 - Two Iroquois leaders in festive clothes

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Approximately 1935 - An American Indian and his son

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This is a very rare photo.

Approximately 1940 - Two Indian Iroquois children in front of their teepee

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1940 - Two Iroquois proud

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1945 - An Iroquois leader

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1950 - An Iroquois family

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© All these objects are owned by the current holder
of the title of Count of Argenteuil in Quebec.
Using photos and reproduction prohibited
without permission of the owner of these objects.

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