Rattle and Smoke Dance
In 1564 the French sent a party in a attempt to colonize Florida. Under the direction of explorers Jean Ribault and René Laudonnière, a group ventured deep into northern Florida.
Jacques le Moyne de Morgues was a artist that decided to tag along with the French expedition. His drawings are some of the oldest depictions of coastal Native American life and customs in the new world.
In 1593 Dutch publisher Theodor de Bry reproduced the original drawings preserving history destined to be lost to time…
This is the ‘Rattle and Smoke Dance’ of the Caraibes Indians in 1564 around present day Jacksonville, Florida.
‘Johannes Lerii’s account of Caraibes Indians with rattles dancing and smoking pipes’ 1593 engraving by Theodor de Bry’s. Theodor de Bry reproduced ‘Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues’ painting from his 1564 expedition to Florida located by present day Jacksonville.
