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Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection (#3)

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Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Columbus received by the Catholic Monarchs in Barcelona (ceramic)

Columbus received by the Catholic Monarchs in Barcelona (ceramic)
7294944 Columbus received by the Catholic Monarchs in Barcelona (ceramic); Seville, Spain; (add.info.: Columbus received by the Catholic Monarchs in Barcelona or Bachelor after his first return to)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Deer Island, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 15th 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)

Deer Island, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 15th 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)
7295635 Deer Island, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 15th 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.5x17.8 cm; National Maritime Museum

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Portrait Cove, Beagle Channel, 1878 (watercolour)

Portrait Cove, Beagle Channel, 1878 (watercolour)
7295564 Portrait Cove, Beagle Channel, 1878 (watercolour) by Martens, Conrad (1801-78); 19.4x29.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: In Montevideo near the end of 1833)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: A drawing entitled, Northwest American Canoe in a sketchbook by John Webber, 1773-77 (pen & ink)

A drawing entitled, Northwest American Canoe in a sketchbook by John Webber, 1773-77 (pen & ink, black & wash)
7295528 A drawing entitled, Northwest American Canoe in a sketchbook by John Webber, 1773-77 (pen & ink, black & wash) by Webber, John (1750-93); 11.5x20.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk - Beaded Wrist Strap -Mid 19th Century

Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk - Beaded Wrist Strap -Mid 19th Century
3030693 Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk - Beaded Wrist Strap -Mid 19th Century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk - Beaded Wrist Strap -Mid 19th Century); © Don Troiani

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: North American Indian wool artifact: Navajo blanket, 19th century (wool) 127x188 cm

North American Indian wool artifact: Navajo blanket, 19th century (wool) 127x188 cm
530119 North American Indian wool artifact: Navajo blanket, 19th century (wool) 127x188 cm; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: The Apache Trail via the Southern Pacific, 1917 (gouache and pencil on paper)

The Apache Trail via the Southern Pacific, 1917 (gouache and pencil on paper)
1767358 The Apache Trail via the Southern Pacific, 1917 (gouache and pencil on paper) by Dixon, Maynard (1875-1946); 27.3x87 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: A rout of braves during a Native American uprising (engraving)

A rout of braves during a Native American uprising (engraving)
8631233 A rout of braves during a Native American uprising (engraving) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rout of braves during a Native American uprising)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Jesuit missionary addressing the Indians (engraving)

Jesuit missionary addressing the Indians (engraving)
8652439 Jesuit missionary addressing the Indians (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesuit missionary addressing the Indians)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: The princess and the giant (engraving)

The princess and the giant (engraving)
8652435 The princess and the giant (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The princess and the giant)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8651317 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: He was held by unseen hands, but sinking)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Indians watching the white men land (colour litho)

Indians watching the white men land (colour litho)
8642071 Indians watching the white men land (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indians watching the white men land)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648515 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648512 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Give me of your roots, o tamarack)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648510 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: He began his mystic dances)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type)

Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type)
1070388 Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type) by Anasazi School, (1100-1250); 31.1150622301x33.0200660401x33.0200660401 cm; Dallas Museum of Art

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Francisco Pareja covnerting the natives in Florida in 16th century, 17th century (engraving)

Francisco Pareja covnerting the natives in Florida in 16th century, 17th century (engraving)
527797 Francisco Pareja covnerting the natives in Florida in 16th century, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Francisco Pareja (d1628)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: The navigator Christopher Columbus predicts the Moon Eclipse to the Indians on 29/02/1504

The navigator Christopher Columbus predicts the Moon Eclipse to the Indians on 29/02/1504, 1885 (engraving)
ELD4932140 The navigator Christopher Columbus predicts the Moon Eclipse to the Indians on 29/02/1504, 1885 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe in Jamestown in 1614, 19th century (engraving)

The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe in Jamestown in 1614, 19th century (engraving)
XEE4153682 The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe in Jamestown in 1614, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Bartolome de las Casas, dominican priest, missionary with the Indians, 1844 (engraving)

Bartolome de las Casas, dominican priest, missionary with the Indians, 1844 (engraving)
ELD4859174 Bartolome de las Casas, dominican priest, missionary with the Indians, 1844 (engraving); (add.info.: Representation of Bartolome de las Casas (1484-1566) Dominican priest

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Native American in traditional costume (print)

Native American in traditional costume (print)
3793879 Native American in traditional costume (print); (add.info.: Native American - in traditional dress and headdress with an excerpt from The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Noco-Shimatt-Tash-Tanaki, Grizzly Bear, Seminole Chief, 1830 (lithograph)

Noco-Shimatt-Tash-Tanaki, Grizzly Bear, Seminole Chief, 1830 (lithograph)
3672322 Noco-Shimatt-Tash-Tanaki, Grizzly Bear, Seminole Chief, 1830 (lithograph) by Schott, Arthur (1814-75); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Co-Co-Pas, 1830 (lithograph)

Co-Co-Pas, 1830 (lithograph)
3672320 Co-Co-Pas, 1830 (lithograph) by Schott, Arthur (1814-75); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Diegenos, 1830 (lithograph)

Diegenos, 1830 (lithograph)
3672318 Diegenos, 1830 (lithograph) by Schott, Arthur (1814-75); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Oh That Navajo Rag, c.1770-1959 (print)

Oh That Navajo Rag, c.1770-1959 (print)
3674036 Oh That Navajo Rag, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Old Fort Walla Walla, 1856 (lithograph)

Old Fort Walla Walla, 1856 (lithograph)
3672312 Old Fort Walla Walla, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Dalles, 1856 (lithograph)

Dalles, 1856 (lithograph)
3672304 Dalles, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Camp scene in the Mojave valley of Rio Colorado, 1856 (lithograph)

Camp scene in the Mojave valley of Rio Colorado, 1856 (lithograph)
3672288 Camp scene in the Mojave valley of Rio Colorado, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: An Eskimaux watching a seal-hole, 1824 (engraving)

An Eskimaux watching a seal-hole, 1824 (engraving)
3672099 An Eskimaux watching a seal-hole, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: An Eskimaux of Igloolik, in a bird-skin jacket carrying his canoe down to the water

An Eskimaux of Igloolik, in a bird-skin jacket carrying his canoe down to the water, 1824 (engraving)
3672063 An Eskimaux of Igloolik, in a bird-skin jacket carrying his canoe down to the water, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving)

Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving)
3672045 Manner of holding the line, when a walrus is struck, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Cutting into Winter Island, Oct 1821, 1824 (engraving)

Cutting into Winter Island, Oct 1821, 1824 (engraving)
3672040 Cutting into Winter Island, Oct 1821, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Sledges of the Eskimaux, 1824 (engraving)

Sledges of the Eskimaux, 1824 (engraving)
3672002 Sledges of the Eskimaux, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Eskimaux building a snow-hut, 1824 (engraving)

Eskimaux building a snow-hut, 1824 (engraving)
3671978 Eskimaux building a snow-hut, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Mandan Chieftain's hut - (Interior) of native American dwelling, 19th century (engraving)

Mandan Chieftain's hut - (Interior) of native American dwelling, 19th century (engraving)
3794205 Mandan Chieftain's hut - (Interior) of native American dwelling, 19th century (engraving) by Desmadryl, Narcisse Edmond Joseph (1801-1890); (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Rio Colorado near the Mojave Villages view no. 3 from the right bank looking East, 1856 (lithograph)

Rio Colorado near the Mojave Villages view no. 3 from the right bank looking East, 1856 (lithograph)
3672315 Rio Colorado near the Mojave Villages view no. 3 from the right bank looking East, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Dance, c.1877-79 (ledger drawing)

Dance, c.1877-79 (ledger drawing)
3673021 Dance, c.1877-79 (ledger drawing) by Native American, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Black Horse ledger, ca. 1877-1879 Pages 180-181)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Man and Woman native, 1798 (watercolour)

Man and Woman native, 1798 (watercolour)
3672961 Man and Woman native, 1798 (watercolour) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Silver Heels, c.1770-1959 (print)

Silver Heels, c.1770-1959 (print)
3674015 Silver Heels, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Big Indian Chief, c.1770-1959 (print)

Big Indian Chief, c.1770-1959 (print)
3674009 Big Indian Chief, c.1770-1959 (print) by Joseph W. Stern & Co. (late 19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Anona, c.1770-1959 (print)

Anona, c.1770-1959 (print)
3674007 Anona, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: James Francis Driscoll collection of historical American sheet music)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Rainbow Song, c.1770-1959 (print)

Rainbow Song, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673996 Rainbow Song, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Fort Owen-Flathead Village, 1856 (lithograph)

Fort Owen-Flathead Village, 1856 (lithograph)
3672307 Fort Owen-Flathead Village, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Zuni Sacred Spring, 1856 (lithograph)

Zuni Sacred Spring, 1856 (lithograph)
3672265 Zuni Sacred Spring, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities)

Background imageIndigenous Peoples Of The Americas Collection: Nakahu and his wife Oomna, 1824 (engraving)

Nakahu and his wife Oomna, 1824 (engraving)
3672053 Nakahu and his wife Oomna, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois




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"Exploring the Rich Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. From the frozen marshes of Kotzebue, Alaska to the lush landscapes of Mesoamerica, their diverse cultures and traditions have shaped this continent for centuries. In a captivating black and white photograph from 1929, we witness an Eskimo muskrat hunter gracefully paddling through a marsh, showcasing their deep connection with nature. This image reminds us of their harmonious relationship with the environment that sustains them. Traveling further south, we encounter a scene from 1837 depicted on paper using watercolors. It portrays thirsty trappers making a rush for the river as they cross challenging terrain. Their resilience and resourcefulness reflect their ability to adapt to any situation. The artwork collection by Waldeck offers glimpses into Mesoamerican civilizations dating back to 1831. Box after box reveals intricate prints capturing moments such as Black Hawk and Na-Be-Ghi-Zeik's portrait or depictions of divinities, priests, heroes, and Mexican Indians adorned in holiday dress. These artworks provide valuable insights into ancient rituals and beliefs that continue to shape indigenous communities today. Shifting our focus closer to home is a chromolitho print from 1911 depicting young Native Americans leaving home for Carlisle Indian School—an institution aimed at assimilating them into Western culture. This poignant image raises questions about cultural preservation versus forced assimilation—a struggle faced by many indigenous communities throughout history. Delving deeper into Mesoamerican mythology brings us face-to-face with goddess Teoyaomqui alongside a porphyry sacrificial stone—a testament to religious practices deeply ingrained within these societies. The vibrant watercolor captures both beauty and mystery surrounding ancient rituals. Lastly, we are transported back in time witnessing a duel on Champion Stone—another mesmerizing watercolor from the mid-19th century.