Handicraft Collection (page 2)

Valentin Lopez Ceramics, San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua, Central America

Charangos For Sale, Bolivian Guitar, Guitar Shop, La Paz, Bolivia

Traditional green pottery from Tamegroute, Zagora region. Morocco

Laos, Luang Prabang. Colorful sa paper umbrellas for sale at the local market

Famous Arraiolos tapestry, handmade in Alentejo. Portugal

Bulgarian kukeri masks. They are used in winter solstice festivities by dancers that accompany musicians throughout the villages, dancing rhythmically to drive away evil and invite good

Side Chair, c1755-60. Creator: Unknown
Side Chair, c1755-60.

Queen Anne Transitional Armchair, c1750-80. Creator: Unknown
Queen Anne Transitional Armchair, c1750-80.

President's room at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
President's room at Capitol, between c1910 and c1915. Portrait of Samuel Osgood, 4th United States Postmaster General, on wall. William McKinley bust.

The doorway, Vézelay, France, 1915. Creator: Albany E Howarth
The doorway, Vezelay, France, 1915. Vezelay is a historic hill town in north-cental France, famous for its Romanesque abbey and also for its Basilica of St Mary Magdalene.

Mrs. C.W. Fairbanks, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. C.W. Fairbanks, 1913. Shows Cornelia "Nellie" Cole Fairbanks (1852-1913), wife of Senator and Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks

Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick by the town of Stratford-on-Avon, 1864

Incised stones on the Cheviot Hills, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Incised stones on the Cheviot Hills, 1864. '...markings, which are supposed to belong to a very remote period of British history

Proteas
Dale Hefer

Ginger Jar
Dale Hefer

Pegasus
Gigi Rosado

Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982193 Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Lantern Manufacturers - Lantern Maker - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working
NWI4826478 Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.; (add.info.: Blacksmith and his assistant in a forge working.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The designer. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die
IMB4827328 The designer. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die Heinzelmannchen zu Koln" by August Kopisch (1799-1853)

War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): gunsmith forging muskets to arm the Minutemen before
NWI4842259 War of Independence of the United States of America (1775-1783): gunsmith forging muskets to arm the Minutemen before the war, years 1770

Gothic architecture. Stained glass representing imagery and stone cutters
JEB4845003 Gothic architecture. Stained glass representing imagery and stone cutters. These stained glass windows tell the story of Saint Cheron. 1225

Worker working in the coke ovens of the Pittsburgh steel industry rising the workers city above, 1880
NWI4826584 Worker working in the coke ovens of the Pittsburgh steel industry rising the workers city above, 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Worker picking melted glass using a bouffadou around 1900
NWI4828200 Worker picking melted glass using a bouffadou around 1900; (add.info.: Worker picking up melted glass using a bouffadou around 1900.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

The scutter. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die
IMB4827307 The scutter. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die Heinzelmannchen zu Koln" by August Kopisch (1799-1853); (add.info)

Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827097 Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Glass blower in a factory in England, early 1800s)

Silk workshop in China. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4858018 Silk workshop in China. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Silk workshop in China. 19th century colour engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Les keys - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education centres and families
DUV4219872 Les keys - Alphabet de la musique. - For the use of young students of schools, education centres and families. Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897. Author: Albert de la Graveliere

Book cover La pratique en photographie by Frederic Dillaye, 1902 (print)
PCT4263719 Book cover La pratique en photographie by Frederic Dillaye, 1902 (print); (add.info.: Cover of the book " La pratique en photographie" by Frederic Dillaye)

Cistercian Romanesque Art: Tacheron mark (stone tailor) of the Abbey of Notre-Dame (or Notre Dame)
JEB4916891 Cistercian Romanesque Art: Tacheron mark (stone tailor) of the Abbey of Notre-Dame (or Notre Dame) of Senanque a Gordes. Primitive Cistercian architecture of the 12th century

Frame of a painting (framing) early 19th century
JEB4877065 Frame of a painting (framing) early 19th century.; (add.info.: Frame of a painting (framing) early 19th century.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Votive crown of Recesvinto. 653-672. RECESVINTUS, Flavius (-672). Visigoth King (653-672)
CUL4867807 Votive crown of Recesvinto. 653-672. RECESVINTUS, Flavius (-672). Visigoth King (653-672). Made with gold, gems and pearls. Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Popular art: creche in a shell in a glass ball. 19th century Musee du chateau de Gombert, Marseille
JEB4866870 Popular art: creche in a shell in a glass ball. 19th century Musee du chateau de Gombert, Marseille; Musee Provencal de Chateau-Gombert, Marseille

West African Instrument: Harp of the Ashanti tribe (Achanti or Asante) attached to a calabash to amplify the sound
NWI4854987 West African Instrument: Harp of the Ashanti tribe (Achanti or Asante) attached to a calabash to amplify the sound, years 1870

Fibule d'arc, art wisigoth, 7th century
CUL4852717 Fibule d'arc, art wisigoth, 7th century by Visigothic, (7th century); Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: Fibule d'arc, art wisigoth)

Belt buckles, 6th-7th century
CUL4934232 Belt buckles, 6th-7th century; (add.info.: Visigothic art. Jewelry. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SEGOVIA. Duruelo. Duraton necropolis); AIC

Cross and letters with inlay of precious stones belonging to the Treasury of Torredonjimeno. 7th c
CUL4934340 Cross and letters with inlay of precious stones belonging to the Treasury of Torredonjimeno. 7th c.; (add.info.: Visigothic art. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia.s JAEN)

Indians of America: indigenous woman spinning cotton in the old-fashioned, mexico. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4900446 Indians of America: indigenous woman spinning cotton in the old-fashioned, mexico. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indians of America)

Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez
JEB4928747 Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez

The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite
VEN5028131 The foundation of the city of Rome: the workers build the walls. Miniature from the manuscript Alfa D.3.9.C by Tite Live (59 BC - 17 AD) JC) on the History of Rome, Biblioteca Estense

Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Detail of a page of the manuscript " Treat
VEN5028042 Sulphur ore mining: a man with a shovel digs the soil of a sulfur. Detail of a page of the manuscript " Treat on herbs" (Tractatus de herbis) by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides)

Fragment of a relief of the throne room of the Palace of Assurbanipal or Ashurbanipal
JEB4907914 Fragment of a relief of the throne room of the Palace of Assurbanipal or Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria (Mesopotamia) (669 BC-627 BC) - Near East

Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece. 1st quarter of the 6th century BC: lion and griffon
JEB4910007 Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece. 1st quarter of the 6th century BC: lion and griffon. Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology, Marseille; (add.info.: Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece)

Popular art: wooden statuette of Sonora Indians in Mexico. 1883 Musee de la Vallee
JEB4908729 Popular art: wooden statuette of Sonora Indians in Mexico. 1883 Musee de la Vallee, Barcelonnette (Alpes de Haute Provence).; Musee de la Vallee, Barcelonnette, Alps de Haute

Navajo Pollen Trail Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico
NWI4908576 Navajo Pollen Trail Dancer performing the Basket Dance at the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonials, New Mexico.; (add.info)

Weaver at work on his loom - Store Picturesque 19th century
PCT4276924 Weaver at work on his loom - Store Picturesque 19th century -; (add.info.: Weaver at work on his loom - Store Picturesque 19th century -); Photo © Gusman

Weaver sitting at his weave - engraving from Louis Figuier's work "Le savant du foyer" Hachette 1883
PCT4276642 Weaver sitting at his weave - engraving from Louis Figuier's work "Le savant du foyer" Hachette 1883; (add.info)

Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the edge of the Nile, handcrafted wool spinning with a wooden tray, 1900
LUX4778896 Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the edge of the Nile, handcrafted wool spinning with a wooden tray, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise, village on the edge of the Nile)

Bristol, United Kingdom, An embroidery at work with her embroidery on the knees, 1870
LUX4733953 Bristol, United Kingdom, An embroidery at work with her embroidery on the knees, 1870; (add.info.: Bristol, United Kingdom, An embroidery at work with her embroidery on the knees)

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Handicrafts from around the world showcase the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of different regions. In Central America, specifically Panama, lies Cristobal - a town known for its vibrant handicraft scene. The Kuna Indians, indigenous to this area, are renowned for their traditional molas. These intricate textile panels depict colorful designs inspired by nature and everyday life. Traveling across continents to Europe, we find ourselves in County Clare, Ireland. Here, on the church wall of Killinaboy, stands an enigmatic Sheela-na-Gig carving. This ancient symbol represents fertility and protection against evil spirits. Venturing further into North Africa's bustling markets takes us to Marrakech in Morocco. Amidst the vibrant souks of Medina lie exquisite ceramics waiting to be discovered by eager shoppers. These beautifully handcrafted pieces reflect Morocco's rich history and diverse influences. In Fes, another Moroccan city steeped in tradition, mosaic walls adorning fountains captivate visitors with their intricate patterns and vivid colors. Each tile meticulously placed tells a story of craftsmanship passed down through generations. Heading westward to Mexico's Puebla State brings us to El Parian Market where Talavera Pottery reigns supreme. This distinctive style showcases Spanish influence blended with indigenous techniques resulting in stunning ceramic works that have become synonymous with Mexican culture. In Southwest America resides a deep-rooted connection between Native American tribes and handicrafts that tell stories of their ancestral pasts through pottery, jewelry-making, weaving techniques like Navajo rugs or Hopi kachina dolls. Crossing oceans once more leads us to Ethiopia's highlands where Injera baskets (Sifet) are crafted using age-old methods passed down within communities for centuries. These intricately woven baskets serve both functional purposes as storage containers and carry symbolic significance within Ethiopian culture.