American Indian Collection (#9)

Powhatan Indian pot from Virginia (USA), 1585, on a campfire, filled with water for cooking cobs of maize
NWI4894951 Powhatan Indian pot from Virginia (USA), 1585, on a campfire, filled with water for cooking cobs of maize. Wooden engraving, colour, 19th century

History of Indigenous Peoples: Indian warrior (Sioux) with victims, Northern Great Plains
NWI4894865 History of Indigenous Peoples: Indian warrior (Sioux) with victims, Northern Great Plains. Colourful engraving from an illustration by Frederic Remington.; (add.info)

History of Indigenous Peoples: Women decorating pottery on the roof of a Pueblo village, New Mexico
NWI4894282 History of Indigenous Peoples: Women decorating pottery on the roof of a Pueblo village, New Mexico. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: History of Indigenous Peoples)

Conquest of the New World: Spanish Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi in 1540
NWI4901642 Conquest of the New World: Spanish Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi in 1540. English explorer Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi River, 1540

Conquete du Nouveau Monde: Cavelier de La Salle claimed the Mississippi Riviere for France in 1682
NWI4901633 Conquete du Nouveau Monde: Cavelier de La Salle claimed the Mississippi Riviere for France in 1682. LaSalle claims the Mississippi River for France

Indian of America: bronze axe found in Machu Picchu (Peru) during the archeological expedition of 1915. College simile
NWI4900583 Indian of America: bronze axe found in Machu Picchu (Peru) during the archeological expedition of 1915. College simile.; (add.info.: Indian of America)

Students on their sewing work at the Indian School of Chemawa, Salem (Oregon, USA)
NWI4899270 Students on their sewing work at the Indian School of Chemawa, Salem (Oregon, USA), circa 1880 - Duotone reproduction of a 19th century illustration - Student sewing room at Chemawa Indian

A camp of tipi of the Indians of the Great Plains of America, circa 1800 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4898961 A camp of tipi of the Indians of the Great Plains of America, circa 1800 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Native American tipi village

Native Americans traveling, with travois reached their horses, circa 1800 - Colorised engraving
NWI4898928 Native Americans traveling, with travois reached their horses, circa 1800 - Colorised engraving, 19th century - Native Americans traveling with the travois

Iroquois war club and instruments - Colour engraving, from a 19th century photograph (Iroquois war-club (top)
NWI4898865 Iroquois war club and instruments - Colour engraving, from a 19th century photograph (Iroquois war-club (top) and shell implements - Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century photograph

Mandan Indian women carrying their round canoe to the Missouri River, behind them
NWI4898738 Mandan Indian women carrying their round canoe to the Missouri River, behind them, Fort Berthold of the Indian Reserve (North Dakota, USA)

Indian chef Hopi (formerly Moki), on the roof of a village house, announces the serpent dance ceremony (Arizona)
NWI4898686 Indian chef Hopi (formerly Moki), on the roof of a village house, announces the serpent dance ceremony (Arizona, USA) around 1800

Daily life in a zuni Indian village (New Mexico, USA), busy women grind maize, around 1800
NWI4898594 Daily life in a zuni Indian village (New Mexico, USA), busy women grind maize, around 1800. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Reconstruction of the village Pueblo Bonito, ancestral site of the Precolombian Indians in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
NWI4898570 Reconstruction of the village Pueblo Bonito, ancestral site of the Precolombian Indians in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, as it was around 1250 BC

Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida
NWI4898524 Indian leader of Timucua tribe making a ceremony for victory before fighting with neighboring tribes, Florida, around 1500

Reconstruction of a tipi of American Indians Miwok, Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, California
NWI4899703 Reconstruction of a tipi of American Indians Miwok, Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, California; (add.info.: Reconstruction of a tipi of Miwok American Indians)

H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, Rabbit Skin Leggings, Flathead warrior of the Nez Perce
FLO4688628 H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, Rabbit Skin Leggings, Flathead warrior of the Nez Perce. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Skulls of a native of Congo, Chitimacha, a native American from Louisiana, and Chinese of Canton. Lithograph by J
FLO4688503 Skulls of a native of Congo, Chitimacha, a native American from Louisiana, and Chinese of Canton. Lithograph by J

Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686542 Native of North America, after Cartias, National Library, 1780. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Hee-doh-gee-ats, a Chinook boy of 15 or 18 years of age whose head had never been flattened
FLO4688617 Hee-doh-gee-ats, a Chinook boy of 15 or 18 years of age whose head had never been flattened. Handcoloured lithograph by J

The Mink, Mi-Meek-ee-Sunk-te-ka, a Mandan or Numakiki girl. She wears a mountainsheep skin dress
FLO4688576 The Mink, Mi-Meek-ee-Sunk-te-ka, a Mandan or Numakiki girl. She wears a mountainsheep skin dress, ornamented with porcupine quills, beads, and elk's teeth

Native population of America: Indians. Portrait of Sitting Bull with a buffalo
NWI4932444 Native population of America: Indians. Portrait of Sitting Bull with a buffalo. Sitting Bull or Indian name Thathanka Iyothanka or Tatanka Yotanka or Tatanka Iyotake

Father Louis Hennepin (1626-1705) Franciscan Walloon priest and missionary (Les Recollets)
NWI4922790 Father Louis Hennepin (1626-1705) Franciscan Walloon priest and missionary (Les Recollets) and explorer of America in front of a bark Indian hut in Minnesota, 1680

Native population of America: Indians. Marriage of Pocahontas with John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia, 1614
NWI4931833 Native population of America: Indians. Marriage of Pocahontas with John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia, 1614. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Native population of America)

Indian of America: Chief Opechancanough or Opchanacanough of the Powhatan tribe in captivite, Jamestown
NWI4931797 Indian of America: Chief Opechancanough or Opchanacanough of the Powhatan tribe in captivite, Jamestown, Colony of Virginia. 17th century

Native population of America: Indians. Governor Winslow met Massasoit (1590-1661)
NWI4931704 Native population of America: Indians. Governor Winslow met Massasoit (1590-1661) also known as Ousamequin "Yellow Feather" leader of the Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth Colony

Native population of America: Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess, Guest or Gist, 1767-1843)
NWI4931532 Native population of America: Indians. Sequoyah (George Guess, Guest or Gist, 1767-1843), Cherokee goldbee inventor of the Cherokee alphabet he holds in his hand

Sioux warriors hanging a fur skin has a tree for Louis Hennepin (1626-1705)
NWI4922801 Sioux warriors hanging a fur skin has a tree for Louis Hennepin (1626-1705), Walloon priest and missionary in Minnesota, 1680

House of Indians: hut in Hispaniola, 16th century. Colouring engraving from the 19th century
NWI4852909 House of Indians: hut in Hispaniola, 16th century. Colouring engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: House of Indians: hut in Hispaniola, 16th century)

Paper (banknote) worth 5 pounds, issued by the colony of New York in 1759, bearing the colonial seal
NWI4828428 Paper (banknote) worth 5 pounds, issued by the colony of New York in 1759, bearing the colonial seal, surmounted by a crown and flank by a settler and an Indian

French wooden runner canoeing on a river in the North American forest, hunts down the beets to get furs and sell
NWI4827713 French wooden runner canoeing on a river in the North American forest, hunts down the beets to get furs and sell

The Medicine Teepee, 1903 (oil on canvas)
1767645 The Medicine Teepee, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 55.9x101.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Medicine Teepee. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)

Se-loc-ta, 1836 (colour litho)
1574393 Se-loc-ta, 1836 (colour litho); (add.info.: Coloured lithograph of Se-loc-ta, a Creek chief. Dated 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG

Antelope priests, 1902
1574372 Antelope priests, 1902; (add.info.: Antelope priests chanting at Kisi Moki snake dance.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ponka chief, 1889
1574365 Ponka chief, 1889; (add.info.: Print shows a full-length portrait of a Ponca chief, seated, facing front, on cigarette card issued by Kinney Tobacco Company as an insert with the Sweet)

Chemehuevi Indians, 1861
1574361 Chemehuevi Indians, 1861; (add.info.: Chemehuevi Indians of the Colorado River region.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Drummer in Firelight, (oil on canvas)
985245 The Drummer in Firelight, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drummer in Firelight. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

The Chant (oil on canvas)
1767646 The Chant (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chant. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

United States, State of South Carolina: Seal of the Lord Owners of the Colony of Carolina. Reproduction
NWI4967413 United States, State of South Carolina: Seal of the Lord Owners of the Colony of Carolina. Reproduction; (add.info.: United States)

United States, Rhode Island State: The Indians welcome Roger Williams (1603-1684) in 1635
NWI4967275 United States, Rhode Island State: The Indians welcome Roger Williams (1603-1684) in 1635. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of Pennsylvania: "Walking Purchase" agreement signed between the American Indians of
NWI4967191 United States, State of Pennsylvania: "Walking Purchase" agreement signed between the American Indians of the Lenape tribe and the descendants of William (William) Penn in 1737

United States, Ohio Territory: Pioneers of Marietta, Ohio, 1788. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4967079 United States, Ohio Territory: Pioneers of Marietta, Ohio, 1788. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States, Ohio Territory: Pioneers of Marietta, Ohio, 1788)

United States, New York: Manhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived color engraving of the 19th century
NWI4966725 United States, New York: Manhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived color engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of Pennsylvania: Treaty of William (William) Penn with the Indians of Pennsylvania, years 1680
NWI4967202 United States, State of Pennsylvania: Treaty of William (William) Penn with the Indians of Pennsylvania, years 1680.; (add.info.: United States)

Indian of America has the mission of the Archangel Saint Michael, California, 19th century
NWI4964492 Indian of America has the mission of the Archangel Saint Michael, California, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Civilization of the Indians of America: Child of the Indian tribe Ojibbewa age 10, North America
JAB5036741 Civilization of the Indians of America: Child of the Indian tribe Ojibbewa age 10, North America. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) asked the direction of the Grand Canyon to an American Indian during the Geographic
NWI4853851 John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) asked the direction of the Grand Canyon to an American Indian during the Geographic Expedition of 1869 - Colorisee engraving

Fernando Cortes, known as Hernando Cortes (or Hernand Cortez, 1485-1547), ordered the end of the practice of human
NWI4847272 Fernando Cortes, known as Hernando Cortes (or Hernand Cortez, 1485-1547), ordered the end of the practice of human sacrifices by the Aztec after the Spanish conquest in Mexico City

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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.