Sunday, September 14, 2008

Cabeze De Vaca Picture



This picture relates to the Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca story because it is a picture of observing people the way he observed the Native American tribe that held him as prisoner. Cabeze De Vaca studied and learned the behavior of the tribe from the structure of the family tree to the way they reacted when they lost a family member. In his letter to Emperor Charles V, he stated that when a person dies the family grieves all day and night for a year, not doing any hard labor. The rest of the tribe provides the family with food during their time of grief. At the end of the year, a ceremony is held for that person. This picture symbolizes people's behavior in a certain environment being observed as De Vaca did with the Native Americans.

2 comments:

Dejurie said...

WOW, when did you take this? And what is up with my expression?

Hehe im a Blogger Now said...

hahahahehehehe look at deje's hair....hot mess o wow and i like the comparison but why were you analyzing the class????????