Anthropological Collection (page 4)

Staff (wood)
622528 Staff (wood) by Ovimbundu culture; 57.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ovimbundu, also known as the Southern Mbundu, are a central Angolan people)

A Tungusian Shaman (coloured engraving)
CHT163376 A Tungusian Shaman (coloured engraving) by Russian School (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

Tashkent inhabitants in a typical dwelling, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468745 Tashkent inhabitants in a typical dwelling, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

Korah Hottentots of the Cape, c. 1820s / 30s (colour litho)
468729 Korah Hottentots of the Cape, c.1820s/30s (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei... Vol II Pl)

Natives of New Guinea, 1826 (colour litho)
468725 Natives of New Guinea, 1826 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Louis Isidore Duperreys Voyage autour du monde)

Congo tribesmen and fetish figures guard the palace of the Saba or sovereign, c
468714 Congo tribesmen and fetish figures guard the palace of the Saba or sovereign, c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Italian School

Natives of Cazegut, West Africa, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468713 Natives of Cazegut, West Africa, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

Physik Atlas, 1848 (colour litho)
1265898 Physik Atlas, 1848 (colour litho) by Berghaus, Heinrich (1797-1884); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; German, out of copyright

I Will Tell the White Man, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
2969035 I Will Tell the White Man, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 68.9x102.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; George F

Artifacts, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Colombia (gelatin silver print)
622808 Artifacts, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Colombia (gelatin silver print) by Maynard, Richard (1832-1907); 23.7x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Man, Sri Lanka (gelatin silver print)
622779 Man, Sri Lanka (gelatin silver print) by Plate & Co. (fl.1890); 26.9x21.1 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; out of copyright

Chiefs daughter, Mombasa, Uganda (gelatin silver print)
622761 Chiefs daughter, Mombasa, Uganda (gelatin silver print) by Figueira, D. V. F. (fl. early 1900s); 21x15 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; out of copyright

John Sakeouse, a native of Jacob Sound, Greenland, the first Esquimaux known to have been
622725 John Sakeouse, a native of Jacob Sound, Greenland, the first Esquimaux known to have been in this country, 1816 (engraving) by Anderson

A Maori fortified look out point in New Zealand, combined with Maori War Canoe
810356 A Maori fortified look out point in New Zealand, combined with Maori War Canoe, 1820s-30s (hand-coloured aquatint) by Italian School

Decorative spoon from the Gulf of Papua (coconut)
704332 Decorative spoon from the Gulf of Papua (coconut) by Papua New Guinean; Museo Preistorico e Etnographico Luigi Pigorini, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Sketchbook (85pp) containing watercolours and drawings relating to the Mass Observation
2973906 Sketchbook (85pp) containing watercolours and drawings relating to the Mass Observation Project in Bolton and Blackpool, 1938 (pencil on paper) by Bell

Ceremony of the Fastest Horse, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
2969029 Ceremony of the Fastest Horse, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 101.9x69.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; George F

View of a Village in the Bay of Good Success, Tierra del Fuego, 1777 (engraving)
468704 View of a Village in the Bay of Good Success, Tierra del Fuego, 1777 (engraving) by Buchan, Alexander (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman on a Donkey, Cairo, 1893 (b / w photo)
NAM310839 Woman on a Donkey, Cairo, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from an album of photographs taken by Lt. Col)

Egyptian Family, 1893 (b / w photo)
NAM310838 Egyptian Family, 1893 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: from an album of photographs taken by Lt. Col)

Standing female figure, 19th century or earlier (copper alloy)
1070913 Standing female figure, 19th century or earlier (copper alloy) by Indonesian School, (19th century); 11.1x7x4.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: From the island of Sulawesi)

Man, Alaska (hand-coloured silver gelatin print)
622803 Man, Alaska (hand-coloured silver gelatin print) by Lomen Brothers (fl.1908-34); 15x15 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; American, out of copyright

Flute (bamboo)
622726 Flute (bamboo) by Kanak culture, (19th century); 72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kanak are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, South Pacific)

Pahe-A-Range, the New Zealand Chief, c. 1844 (litho)
622715 Pahe-A-Range, the New Zealand Chief, c.1844 (litho) by Sutcliffe, J. (fl.1840); 38x26.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A portrait of Barnet Burns (1805-60), English sailor

Flute (bamboo)
622699 Flute (bamboo) by Kanak culture, (19th century); 72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kanak are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, South Pacific)

Pipe (wood with glass beads)
622695 Pipe (wood with glass beads) by Angolan School, (19th century); 20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An artefact associated with the Ovimbundu people)

King of Dunquah, Gold Coast, Ghana, 1896 (albumen print)
622682 King of Dunquah, Gold Coast, Ghana, 1896 (albumen print) by McKenzie, T. (fl.1896); 20.3x15.8 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; out of copyright

An African king (albumen print)
622673 An African king (albumen print) by Joaque, Francis W. (c.1845-1900) (attr. to); 9.7x13.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; Sierra Leonean, out of copyright

King Georges Wives, Opobo, near Calabar, Nigeria, c. 1870 (albumen print)
622667 King Georges Wives, Opobo, near Calabar, Nigeria, c.1870 (albumen print) by Joaque, Francis W. (c.1845-1900) (attr)

Staff (wood)
622529 Staff (wood) by Ovimbundu culture; 57.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ovimbundu, also known as the Southern Mbundu, are a central Angolan people)

Nkisi (wood, iron & glass)
622544 Nkisi (wood, iron & glass) by Congolese; 49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Such objects are associated with the Yombe people)

Staff (wood)
622530 Staff (wood) by Ovimbundu culture; 57.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ovimbundu, also known as the Southern Mbundu, are a central Angolan people)

A Mongol Shaman, 1820 (coloured engraving)
CHT166582 A Mongol Shaman, 1820 (coloured engraving) by Russian School (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

The Fire Eater Raised His Arms to the Thunder Bird, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
2969039 The Fire Eater Raised His Arms to the Thunder Bird, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 69.2x102.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; George F

Dancer at the Javanese village, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889 (albumen print)
622783 Dancer at the Javanese village, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889 (albumen print) by French Photographer, (19th century); 28x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Jaffina Tamil, c. 1870-90 (albumen print)
622778 Jaffina Tamil, c.1870-90 (albumen print) by Scowen & Co, Charles T (fl. c.1870-90); 13.9x9.7 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; British, out of copyright

Types de Femmes des Regions Equatoriale (albumen print)
622757 Types de Femmes des Regions Equatoriale (albumen print) by Lekegian, G. (fl.1870-90); 27.6x21.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria, 1925 (gelatin silver print)
622676 Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria, 1925 (gelatin silver print) by Pilkington, C. (fl.1925); 7.4x9.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Foreign Field)

Madam Hamonyah, Chief of Kennema, Sierra Leone, c. 1905-07 (litho)
622674 Madam Hamonyah, Chief of Kennema, Sierra Leone, c.1905-07 (litho) by Lisk-Carew Brothers (fl. c.1900-1920); 13.4x8.7 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; out of copyright

Knife (steel & wood)
622533 Knife (steel & wood) by Zimbabwean; 37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: See also images 622531, 622532 and 622541.); eMichael Graham-Stewart; African, out of copyright

A Yakuti shaman with entourage, Siberia, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468749 A Yakuti shaman with entourage, Siberia, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

New Zealand natives in indigenous and Western dress, 1826 (colour litho)
468724 New Zealand natives in indigenous and Western dress, 1826 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dwellings in Likiliki Village, New Ireland, 1826 (colour litho)
468705 Dwellings in Likiliki Village, New Ireland, 1826 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Ireland, an island of Papua New Guinea)

Portrait of a man named Paraberi, Van Diemens land, 1791
468702 Portrait of a man named Paraberi, Van Diemens land, 1791, published 1815 (colour litho) by Petit, Nicolas (1732-1791); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving by B Roger after Nicolas Petit)

Van Diemans Land, aka Tasmania, 1812 (coloured engraving)
468698 Van Diemans Land, aka Tasmania, 1812 (coloured engraving) by Lesueur, Charles Alexandre (1778-1846) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lesueur)

The Hazorta tribe of Abyssinia who live in rock-cut houses, c
478377 The Hazorta tribe of Abyssinia who live in rock-cut houses, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone)
JPC348096 Skull with jade-encrusted teeth, 1990 (bone) by Mayan; Copan, Honduras, Central America; out of copyright

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