American Indian Collection (#7)

George Catlin hunting American bison, Bison bison, and portrait of a wounded bison
FLO4601430 George Catlin hunting American bison, Bison bison, and portrait of a wounded bison. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners

Seneca chief Red Jacket standing on the Table Rock at Niagara Falls. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's
FLO4600764 Seneca chief Red Jacket standing on the Table Rock at Niagara Falls. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London

Mandan war party resting on buffalo hides and smoking tobacco pipes around a fire
FLO4601355 Mandan war party resting on buffalo hides and smoking tobacco pipes around a fire. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners

Mandan warrior San-ja-ka-ko-kah, Deceiving Wolf, and his family, showing the distinctive long hair dyed red
FLO4601274 Mandan warrior San-ja-ka-ko-kah, Deceiving Wolf, and his family, showing the distinctive long hair dyed red and falling almost to the knees

Meskwaki braves performing the Discovery Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners
FLO4601101 Meskwaki braves performing the Discovery Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London

Sioux warriors: Mah-to-Chee-ga, Little Bear, chief of the Onc-pa-Pa Band 273, killed in a duel by Shon-ka, the Dog
FLO4601090 Sioux warriors: Mah-to-Chee-ga, Little Bear, chief of the Onc-pa-Pa Band 273, killed in a duel by Shon-ka, the Dog, chief of the CAZ-a-Zshee-ta Band, 275

American buffalo or bison herd: males butting and goring other males, and wallowing in a mud hole
FLO4601650 American buffalo or bison herd: males butting and goring other males, and wallowing in a mud hole. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners

Sioux warriors dancing the Beggar's Dance with lance, tomahawk, pipe and rattle, to a drum beat by a medicine man
FLO4601631 Sioux warriors dancing the Beggar's Dance with lance, tomahawk, pipe and rattle, to a drum beat by a medicine man

Chippewa braves dancing the Snow-shoe Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners
FLO4600942 Chippewa braves dancing the Snow-shoe Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London

Chippewa bark canoe a, Sioux dug-out canoe b, Mandan skin canoe c, Sioux snow shoes d, and Chippewa snoe shoes e
FLO4600933 Chippewa bark canoe a, Sioux dug-out canoe b, Mandan skin canoe c, Sioux snow shoes d, and Chippewa snoe shoes e

Choctaw men in loincloth and tail only playing the ball game similar to lacrosse or hockey
FLO4600843 Choctaw men in loincloth and tail only playing the ball game similar to lacrosse or hockey. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners

Muscogee or Creek Nation: chiefs Ste-cha-co-me-Co, Great King or Ben Perryman 219, and Hil-te-mal-te-Tez-te-Neehk-ee
FLO4600831 Muscogee or Creek Nation: chiefs Ste-cha-co-me-Co, Great King or Ben Perryman 219, and Hil-te-mal-te-Tez-te-Neehk-ee, Sam Perryman 220

Minataree, Hidatsa or Minnetaree men performing the green corn dance around a fire
FLO4601462 Minataree, Hidatsa or Minnetaree men performing the green corn dance around a fire and kettle with medicine men offering ripe maize to the Great Spirit

Crow poeple: Chah-ee-chopes, Four Wolves, with several locks of hair cut in mourning 24, warrior Duhk-pits-a-ho-shee
FLO4600778 Crow poeple: Chah-ee-chopes, Four Wolves, with several locks of hair cut in mourning 24, warrior Duhk-pits-a-ho-shee, Red Bear 25, Oo-I-en-a-he-ah, Woman who Lives in a Bear Den 26

Mandan religious ceremony. The keeper of the ceremonies, O-kee-pah ka-se-kah
FLO4601400 Mandan religious ceremony. The keeper of the ceremonies, O-kee-pah ka-se-kah, praying by the fire in a lodge with young men of the village

Kiowa chief Teh-toot-sah 178, Bon-son-gee, New Fire 179, Quay-ham-kay, Stone Shell 180, and young girl Wun-pan-to-Mee
FLO4600703 Kiowa chief Teh-toot-sah 178, Bon-son-gee, New Fire 179, Quay-ham-kay, Stone Shell 180, and young girl Wun-pan-to-Mee, White Weasel, and her brother Tunk-aht-oh-ye, Thunderer 181

Mormons in North America in the 19th century. Prophet Joseph Smith preaching a tribe of Indians around 1930
PCT4261695 Mormons in North America in the 19th century. Prophet Joseph Smith preaching a tribe of Indians around 1930. Drawing by Mettais - Engraving of the newspaper " Le tour du monde".;

English actress and dancer Celine Celeste as the Native American huntress Miami in John Baldwin Buckstone " The
FLO4655797 English actress and dancer Celine Celeste as the Native American huntress Miami in John Baldwin Buckstone " The Green Bushes, " 1845

Indian Wars: the battlefield of Little Big Horn (Bighorn) (Montana) (or Custer's Last Stand, 25 June 1876)
NWI4838573 Indian Wars: the battlefield of Little Big Horn (Bighorn) (Montana) (or Custer's Last Stand, 25 June 1876), Mount Custer (Custer Hill)

The defeat of Indian chief Crazy Horse (1839-1877) during the Sioux Raised in 1877
NWI4834937 The defeat of Indian chief Crazy Horse (1839-1877) during the Sioux Raised in 1877. Water strong in colour, from an illustration by Frederic Remington (1861-1909).; (add.info)

Braddoc's English army caught in an Indian ambuscade en route to Fort Duquesne during the Seven Years War
NWI4836597 Braddoc's English army caught in an Indian ambuscade en route to Fort Duquesne during the Seven Years War (1756-1763) or French and Indian War, 1755

Frontispice of the book "History of the New England Wars Against the Eastern Indians", published in Boston
NWI4834466 Frontispice of the book "History of the New England Wars Against the Eastern Indians", published in Boston, Massachusetts, 1726

Indian Wars: the battlefield of Little Big Horn (Bighorn) (Montana) (or Custer's Last Stand, 25 June 1876)
NWI4838593 Indian Wars: the battlefield of Little Big Horn (Bighorn) (Montana) (or Custer's Last Stand, 25 June 1876), Mount Custer (Custer Hill)

Native population of America: Indians. Statue of Pocahontas (1595-1617) in Jamestown
NWI4932487 Native population of America: Indians. Statue of Pocahontas (1595-1617) in Jamestown, in the Park "Colonial National Historical Park"

Statue of a Chichimeque Indian dancer, near the Independence Square, Queretaro, Mexico
NWI4876558 Statue of a Chichimeque Indian dancer, near the Independence Square, Queretaro, Mexico. Detail of the face and feather cap; (add.info.: Statue of a Chichimeque Indian dancer)

Attack of Henry Hudson (1570-1611) in an American village along the Atlantic coast, 1609
NWI4849789 Attack of Henry Hudson (1570-1611) in an American village along the Atlantic coast, 1609. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Journey of Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) French explorer and missionary Jesuite and Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer
NWI4849364 Journey of Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) French explorer and missionary Jesuite and Louis Jolliet Canadian explorer (1645-1700)

Seven Years War: Map of the colonies of North America before and after the French War against the Indians (1754-1763)
NWI4848420 Seven Years War: Map of the colonies of North America before and after the French War against the Indians (1754-1763), 18th century

Captain John Smith (of Jamestown, 1580-1631) capturing Opechancanough (or Opchanacanough)
NWI4848259 Captain John Smith (of Jamestown, 1580-1631) capturing Opechancanough (or Opchanacanough, 1554-1646) Indian king of the Pamaunkee or Powhatan confederation

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1917_12_8: War of 14 -18: to the American " Alfred
ICA4847610 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1917_12_8: War of 14 -18: to the American " Alfred, I will call you now eye of the falcon

Geography map: representation of the Americas (North and South) from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030310 Geography map: representation of the Americas (North and South) from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), approximately 1630

United States, State of Pennsylvania: Moravian missionary David Zeisberger preaching before the Indians of America in
NWI4967192 United States, State of Pennsylvania: Moravian missionary David Zeisberger preaching before the Indians of America in Pennsylvania, years 1767

United States, South Carolina: Geometres John Lawson and Baron Christoph von Graffenried captured by the Indians of
NWI4967398 United States, South Carolina: Geometres John Lawson and Baron Christoph von Graffenried captured by the Indians of America (the Tuscaroras) in 1711

Dutch settlers unlock on Manhattan Island, around 1600 - Colorized engraving 19th century - Dutch colonists arriving
NWI4967000 Dutch settlers unlock on Manhattan Island, around 1600 - Colorized engraving 19th century - Dutch colonists arriving on Manhattan Island

Badge of Massachusetts Bay Colony. An Indian pronounces these words: "Come over and help us"
NWI4966281 Badge of Massachusetts Bay Colony. An Indian pronounces these words: "Come over and help us". Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

United States, Illinois: Pottawattomies approving a trade in Fort Dearborn, Chicago, 1833
NWI4965317 United States, Illinois: Pottawattomies approving a trade in Fort Dearborn, Chicago, 1833. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of Virginia: Messenger warning of imminent attack by American Indians, Roanoke Colony, circa 1580
NWI4967605 United States, State of Virginia: Messenger warning of imminent attack by American Indians, Roanoke Colony, circa 1580

Hannah Duston and two other prisoners escaped from the Abenaki Indians on the Merrimac River, New Hampshire, 1697
NWI4951971 Hannah Duston and two other prisoners escaped from the Abenaki Indians on the Merrimac River, New Hampshire, 1697

Indian woman ringing the bell for sunrise mass, Mission Pala, California, 19th century
NWI4964475 Indian woman ringing the bell for sunrise mass, Mission Pala, California, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indian woman ringing the bell for sunrise mass)

Rotary copper cannon used during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)
NWI4954846 Rotary copper cannon used during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War); (add.info.: Rotary copper cannon used during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancers performing the Shield Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908679 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancers performing the Shield Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer honoring weavers with the Belt Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908436 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer honoring weavers with the Belt Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Corn-Grinding Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908260 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Corn-Grinding Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908193 Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Young Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908170 Young Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Young Navajo Blue Eagle Dancer performing at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials)

Alonso de Ojeda (1468-1515), Spanish navigator captured the Indian chief Caonabo to take him to Queen Isabella in
NWI4903953 Alonso de Ojeda (1468-1515), Spanish navigator captured the Indian chief Caonabo to take him to Queen Isabella in Spain. Engraving

West Conquete: Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820), explorer and his friends in Kentucky. Engraving of the 18th century
NWI4903879 West Conquete: Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820), explorer and his friends in Kentucky. Engraving of the 18th century.; (add.info.: West Conquete: Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)

Trapezoidal doorway leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador
NWI4905451 Trapezoidal doorway leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador.; (add.info)

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of American Indian Culture" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of the American Indian. From ancient civilizations to historic events, their legacy is beautifully depicted through art and artifacts. Delve into pre-Columbian life with Diego Rivera's captivating mural, showcasing the Zapotec Civilization. The intricate details transport you to a bygone era, offering glimpses into their daily lives. Journey to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where Jennie A. Brownscombe's oil painting captures "The First Thanksgiving. " Witness the harmonious gathering between Pilgrims and Native Americans as they celebrate unity amidst adversity. Trace the footsteps of tribes across America with maps from 1612 and 1715. These visual representations reveal how indigenous communities thrived across vast territories, each with its unique customs and traditions. Experience Santa Fe's Indian Market, where Native American baskets showcase exquisite craftsmanship passed down through generations. Admire these masterpieces that embody cultural pride and artistic excellence. Marvel at Captain John Smith's map of Virginia from 1612, providing insights into early interactions between European settlers and local tribes. This historical document sheds light on a pivotal chapter in American history. Explore Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) during Spanish conquest through a colored woodcut from 1556. Marvel at its grandeur before it was forever altered by colonization—a testament to resilience against foreign forces. Discover Cheyenne Chief Two Moons' regal presence captured by Edward S. Curtis in 1910—an iconic portrait that immortalizes tribal leadership during challenging times. Witness Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' depiction of "The First Thanksgiving" in 1621—a heartwarming scene symbolizing cooperation between Pilgrims and Native Americans during an uncertain period for both cultures. Meet Sitting Bear - Arikara - brought to life by artist John Andrew & Son in 1908—his dignified gaze reflecting strength and resilience, embodying the spirit of his people.