Ceremonial Collection (#51)

HINDU PROCESSION. A mythological Hindu ceremonial procession. Indian painting

WORLD WAR I: VICTORY ARCH. Sergeant Reidar Waller of the 27th Division cutting a silk cord below the Arch in New York, New York. Photograph, 1919

WORLD WAR I: VICTORY ARCH. Procession of the 77th Division through the Victory Arch to honor those killed in action, New York. Photograph, May 1919

Maori boat, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1857-1930). 27th President of the United States. Taft leading the commencement procession at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, June 1909

GERONIMO (1829-1909). Geronimos last buffalo. The Apache leader standing over a dead buffalo, surrounded by men and boys in ceremonial dress at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Photograph, c1906

FOUNDRY, 15th CENTURY. The foundry of precious metals. Engraving after chased silver reliefs from the ceremonial collar of the Senior Member of the Goldsmiths at Ghent, 15th century

NEW ZEALAND: MAORI. A group of Maori people in New Zealand standing in front of their talking house, a ceremonial structure decorated with ancestral symbols

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1911. A Kwakiutl Native American dancer in ceremonial costume with human skulls and bones. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1911

CALIFORNIA: KAMIA MAN, c1914. Cinon Mataweer, a Kamia Native American in California, dressed in ceremonial feathers. Photograph by Edward Davis, c1914

NAVAJO RITUAL, c1904. Three Navajos with horses gathered before a ceremonial mound of rocks and vegetation. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1904

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1914. A Kwakiutl dancer representing a wild man of the woods, wearing a mask and a shirt covered in hemlock boughs. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCERS, c1914. Two Kwakiutl dancers in ceremonial costumes and masks with long beaks. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1914. A Kwakiutl man dressed in a full bear costume, to guard the dance house during the winter ceremony. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1914. A Kwakiutl dancer wearing a mask portraying a mythological hunter during Tluwulahu, a four day ceremony performed prior to the winter dance. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1914. A Kwakiutl dancer of the winter ceremony wearing a double-headed serpent mask and a shirt made of hemlock boughs. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1914. A Kwakiutl ceremonial dancer in a mask and fur costume during the winter ceremony. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1914

KWAKIUTL DANCER, c1910. A Kwakiutl dancer in costume adorned with skulls. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1910

HOPI SNAKE PRIEST, c1906. Hopi snake priest during a snake dance ritual at a pueblo in Arizona. Photograph by Edward Curtis, c1906

HOPI SNAKE DANCER, c1918. A Hopi snake dancer entering the kiva, a sacred underground chamber of the pueblo at Walpi, Arizona. Photograph, c1918

HOPI SNAKE DANCE, 1921. Hopi snake dancers, joined by antelope dancers (right), performing in a snake dance ceremony in the village of Oraibi, Arizona. Photograph by Edward Curtis, 1921

HOPI SNAKE DANCE, c1900. Hopi Native Americans performing a snake dance in Arizona, c1900

SIOUX DANCE HOUSE, c1911. Group of Sioux Native Americans outside a ceremonial dance house with a sod roof. Photograph, c1911

ILLINOIS: CAHOKIA MOUND. Earthwork built by the ancient Native American mound-builder culture at Cahokia, Illinois. Photograph, c1907

BLACKFOOT GROUP, c1907. Chief Running Wolf and a group of Blackfoot tribe members in traditional ceremonial costume, c1907

ALASKA: POTLATCH DANCERS. Native Americans of the Chilkat tribe gather for a Potlatch dance in Alaska. Photograph, c1895

ALASKA: POTLATCH DANCERS. Native American potlatch dancers of the Kok-wol-too village, on the Chilkat River, Alaska. Photograph, c1895

ALASKA: POTLATCH DANCERS. Potlatch dancers of the Native American village of Chilkat, Alaska, c1895

A Marriage Ceremony
circa 1897: A couple taking their vows in a church ceremony. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Marching with flags at Gwanghwamun gate, colourful Changing of the Guard Ceremony, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Marching band in bright traditional dress, colourful Changing of the Guard Ceremony, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Two European girls dressed as Geishas playing music (on a Shamisen-style instrument) during the tea ceremony. Date: circa 1910s

Royal Volunteer Review, Edinburgh - King Edward VII
Souvenir postcard of the Royal Volunteer Review, held at Edinburgh, Scotland on 18th September 1905 - prominent inset portrait of King Edward VII (1841-1910)

Sri Lanka - Colombo - Hindu Juggernaut Procession
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - Avenida Presidente Vargas - Parade
Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - Avenida Presidente Vargas - A ceremonial parade in full swing. Date: circa 1950s

London Life: Judges leaving a service at Westminster Abbey Date: circa 1940

London Life: The Guards at Whitehall - a familiar spectacle. Date: circa 1940

Japanese woman O-koto-san takes tea with her friend O-Hana-San. Date: circa 1910

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Midwife assist with baby
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - A Midwife assists with bathing the firstborn baby (first parturition). Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Motherhood - the Mother cherishing her Baby. Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - After the ceremony, the bride heads off to bed with sweet hope ! Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Changing wedding dress
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - The bride changing her wedding dress (Shiromuku) for another ceremonial dress, mostly embroidered silk. Date: circa 1910s

Indian Durbar - Delhi - Governor General Lord Hardinge
Indian Durbar - Delhi during the rule of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1910-1916). Date: 1912

A portrait of an Indian Prince Date: circa 1907

China - Chinese Festivals - Mandarins and High Officials Date: circa 1908

Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremony
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content

Officer of the British Guards admires a young lady
An Officer of the Foot Guards of the Household Division of the British Army admiring a striking young lady who is wearing a high feathered hat Date: circa 1910

Hong Kong - China - Chinese Couple just married - The bride does not uncover her face until the very last minute, when the groom sees her for the first time. circa 1906

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