Ancestor Collection (#5)

Maori wood-carving representing an ancestor, which was carved on the inside of a tribal meeting house. From the British Museums collection

Viking Age. Runestone. Tirsted. 10th century AD. National M
Art. Germanic. Viking Age. Northern Europe. Runestone. Dedicated to their ancestors. Tirsted. 10th century AD. Asrad and Hildvig raised this stone in memory of Frede. National Museum of Denmark

Busts of ancestors. Egypt
Busts of ancestors. First, polychromed limestone bust, from Thebes. At background, limestone bust of unknown origin. Both dated from 1300-1150 BC

Protorohippus or orohippus, extinct ancestor of the horse from the Eocene.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Giant Hyrax, Riesenklippdachs, extinct ancestor of the Rock or Cape Hyrax (Procavia capensis).. Colour printed (chromolithograph)

Figure of the reliquary Bwete or Bwitti (Gabon). The Mahongwe practice an ancestor cult (bwiti or bwete) that was at the center of a system of beliefs and rites

Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Charles Robert Spencer, sixth Earl Spencer (1857 - 1922), before that Viscount Althorp until he succeeded to the title in 1910, British courtier and Liberal politician

Male homo erectus running, white background

Neanderthals hunt a cave bear

Paranthropus boisei anatomy, artwork C013 / 9582
Paranthropus boisei anatomy. Artwork showing a reconstruction of the head of Paranthropus boisei (previously Australopithecus bosei), based on skull OH5 (top left) found at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Homo ergaster, artwork C013 / 9576
Homo ergaster. Artwork of Homo ergaster early humans using tools. H. ergaster was a hominid that emerged about 1.9 million years ago in Africa

Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man
A model head of Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon man, an anatomically modern human lived around 30, 000 years ago in the Dordogne region of France. This model was created by Maurice Wilson

Homo neanderthalensis
A model head of Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) created by Maurice Wilson. Neanderthal man is believed to have lived between around 130, 000 and 35, 000 years ago

Gigantopithecus model jaw
Model of Gigantopithecus jaw with Gorilla jaw for scale

Snake jaw evolution. Computer illustration of a snake and its ancestor, a mosasaur, showing their related dentition and jaw structure

Homo floresiensis. Artists impression of the skull, head and face of Homo floresiensis. The remains of this hominid were found in 2003 at the Liang Bua Cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia

Australopithecus africanus skeleton, artists impression. A. Africanus was a bipedal hominid that lived between 3.5 and 2 million years ago

Microraptor dinosaur flying, artwork
Microraptor, artwork. Microraptor is a genus of feathered dinosaurs discovered in Early Cretaceous (128-124 million-year-old) deposits in Liaoning Province, China

Cro-Magnon skull
Skull of Cro-Magnon man, side view. The term Cro- Magnon is used in a general sense to refer to the earliest European examples of Homo sapiens, or modern man, living in Europe between about 40

Homo ergaster hunting group, artists impression. These hominids are shown attacking a species of saber-toothed cat (Machairdontinae) using wooden branches and a spear. H

Permian animals, artwork
Permian animals. Computer artwork of bear-sized predatory Inostrancevia sp. gorgonopsians attacking the herbivorous reptile Scutosaurus during the Permian period (around 300-250 million years ago)

Totem Pole Maker

Barrginj, wife of Namarrgon the Lightning Man, one of the supernatural ancestors depicted at the aboriginal rock art site at Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Irish Elk - Megaloceros
or Irish Elk A Diluvian ancestor of the Irish deer, noted for the enormous size of its antlers

Tuisto or Tuisco is the divine ancestor of the Germanic peoples

Five of the fifteen colossal stone statues or moais of Tongariki at sunrise. The moais stand on their platform or ahu on the eastern coast of the island at the foot of the Poike Peninsula

The supine form of a finely chiselled moai or stone head, at Ahu One Makihi on the south coast near to Rano Raraku. Water has collected in the eye of the moai

Noah and Terah, late 12th century, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Noah and Terah, late 12th century, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, 20th century. Largely based on the list of names contained in the Gospel of St Luke with additional names from the Gospel of St Matthew

Genealogical Panels, late 12th century, Canterbury Cathedral, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Genealogical Panels, late 12th century, Canterbury Cathedral, England, 20th century. Largely based on the list of names contained in the Gospel of St Luke with additional names from the Gospel of St

Stained glass window of Nathan, Canterbury Cathedral, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Stained glass window of Nathan, Canterbury Cathedral, 20th century. 13th century Medieval stained glass window of Nathan from the Ancestors of Christ series, initially dated to around 1220

Melanesian male and female ancestor figures from New Ireland, from the Hornimann Museums collection

Hoa Hakananai a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Easter Islands stone statues of human figures, known as moai

Head of Haida Native American Ancestor-figure, from the pacific north-west coast of America, from the British Museums collection

Java Man (Pithecanthropus erectus). Reconstruction based on a skull cap, thigh bone and two back teeth discovered in Pliocene fossil beds in Trinil, Central Java, by Dr Eugene Dubois in 1894

Mexican Codex From Central Mexico, showing family tree of Izatzcantzin. Aztec and Spanish Hieroglyphs. Berlin Museums

Male and female ancestor figures from Melanesia
Male and female ancestor figures of chalk. From New Ireland in Melanesia, now in the Horniman Museum in London

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Evolution of human to cyborg

Sir J Gordon Sprigg. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Sprigg was born in Ipswich, England, into a strongly Puritan family

Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Urns-face
Etruscan Art. Italy. In honour of the ancestors. Symbolic faces were the focus and memorials held at the graveside. Symbolised Urns-face. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhage. Denmark

British patients with Quex cannon collection
Four Imperial VAD hospital patients standing by some of the cannon collection in Quex Park. At the time of the First World War these were grouped in front of the Round Tower on the Quex Park estate

Fossils of extinct marine cephalopods, ancestors to the squid and cuttlefish, from the Jurassic.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A

Geronticus balcanicus, ancestral form of the Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, Geronticus eremita.. Colour printed (chromolithograph)

Bystander cover - The Countess Spencer
Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Spencer (1897 - 1972), known until her marriage as Lady Cynthia Hamilton. The daughter of the third Duke of Abercorn, she married Viscount Althorp (later Earl Spencer) in 1919

Bonzo in search of his forefathers by George Studdy
Bonzo finds a trace of his ancestral courage in an old tapestry -- he notices his ancestor running away from a wild boar, while bigger and braver dogs confront it. Date: 1924

Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg by George Studdy
Bonzo Discovers the Bonzosaurus Egg -- clearly an ancestor from prehistoric times! Date: 1924

Hindu Priests in India - " Warsudav" (Vasudeva) - worshipping ancestors (below). Date: circa 1910

Member for Britain - Churchill by Sherriffs
Caricature of Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British statesman, sitting in an armchair in the shadow of his great ancestor, military commander the Duke of Marlborough. Date: 1950

Tassilo Graf Zu Zollern
TASSILO graf zu ZOLLERN German soldier in the service of Charlemagne, ancestor of the Hohenzollern dynasty. Date: CIRCA 801

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"Journeying through Time: Unveiling the Ancestors" Delving into the rich tapestry of our past, we encounter an ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria. This exquisite artifact was once worn by the revered Oba of Benin on momentous ceremonial occasions. Amidst the ancient rock art at Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu National Park, we come face to face with Namarrgon - the Lightning Man. A supernatural ancestor depicted in Aboriginal culture, his presence resonates within this UNESCO World Heritage Site. In a thought-provoking 1874 Monkey Darwin cartoon by Faustin, we witness a whimsical portrayal of our evolutionary ancestors and their connection to Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theories. Through intricate artwork depicting Australopithecus afarensis, we catch a glimpse of one of humanity's earliest known ancestors who walked upon this Earth millions of years ago. The captivating image showcases a female Australopithecus africanus – reminding us that women played an integral role throughout human evolution and continue to shape our world today. Frozen in time is a dramatic scene where a scimitar cat attacks a hominid; it serves as an eternal reminder of the challenges faced by our early ancestors and their struggle for survival against formidable predators. Haeckel's 1894 Pithecanthropus ape man crop illustration invites us to ponder over Homo heidelbergensis – another link in our ancestral chain that left its mark on prehistoric landscapes across continents. A model affectionately named Lucy takes center stage as she represents Australopithecus boisei – her existence providing valuable insights into human origins and evolution discovered deep within African soil. With grace and strength personified, we encounter Female Homo habilis – showcasing how gender diversity has been ingrained since ancient times among our forebears.