In the 1673 painting of New Amsterdam,why might the Dutch artists have portrayed native people as more similar to Africans than to other Indians?

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The Dutch artists likely portrayed native people as more similar to Africans than to other Indians to emphasize their exotic otherness and to underscore the sense of difference between the European colonizers and the native people they encountered. This was a common technique in European art of the time. It is unlikely that the artists had never seen Indians or that all non-Dutch people were painted alike. While there were some inhabitants of African descent on the island at the time, this alone does not explain this depiction.

In the 1673 Painting of New Amsterdam,why Might the Dutch