Indigenous Collection (page 5)

Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033729 Mourning custom of a Northern tribe of central Australia, c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widows of a recently deceased man would cut off their hair)

The Drummer in Firelight, (oil on canvas)
985245 The Drummer in Firelight, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drummer in Firelight. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Water Blackbird, (tempera, watercolour and pastel on paper laid on board)
650530 Water Blackbird, (tempera, watercolour and pastel on paper laid on board) by Reiss, Winold (1886-1953); 76.1x55.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Water Blackbird. Winold Reiss (1886-1953)

The Chant (oil on canvas)
1767646 The Chant (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chant. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians, Brazil
6317657 Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians, Brazil; (add.info.: Encounter with Karipuna or Caripuna Indians in the southern Amazon, Brazil in the mid-1800's)

Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving)
5313674 Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: The Dominican friar Vincenzo Di Valverde shows a book of scriptures to the indigenous Cape Atahcalpa)

A Maori chief
5307706 A Maori chief.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori chief. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition
5307451 Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Eskimos encountered by the Ross expedition led by John Ross)

Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction
3522009 Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit making fire by friction. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century
3252969 A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century; (add.info.: A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century)

Sioux Indian painting on sky by Silver Horn, showing various episodes in native North America tribal legends
535146 Sioux Indian painting on sky by Silver Horn, showing various episodes in native North America tribal legends. Late 19th-early 20th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

A Lirong warrior of the Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. His coat was made of goat skin
3033730 A Lirong warrior of the Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. His coat was made of goat skin and his shield covered with human hair obtained from his enemies

An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance
3033725 An avenging expedition by a northern tribe of Central Australia. The men danced just before leaving to take vengeance on another group of natives for the death of a relative

A village deity. A colossal statue of the gate-keeper god or Dvarapala, holding a gadha mace and with his attendants
3033747 A village deity. A colossal statue of the gate-keeper god or Dvarapala, holding a gadha mace and with his attendants, in Tami?akam or the Ancient Tami? country, southern India

A native of Borneo in war costume. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913
3033735 A native of Borneo in war costume. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.; Private Collection

A Maori Chief from New Zealand. The tattoo on his face is not quite complete
3033718 A Maori Chief from New Zealand. The tattoo on his face is not quite complete, but the grooves in the skin produced by the peculiar method of Maori tattooing are very distinct

Taos Ceremonial Drum (oil on canvas)
1767647 Taos Ceremonial Drum (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Taos Ceremonial Drum. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

A Maori woman
5307702 A Maori woman.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori woman. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Boat oars of indigenous New Zealand
3330650 Boat oars of indigenous New Zealand; (add.info.: Engraving of boat oars of indigenous New Zealand. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Native Indians from Chile, 1885
3478882 Native Indians from Chile, 1885; (add.info.: Native Indians from Chile. Photograph 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing
3522006 Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

From the inside
Trevor Cole

Dassenech adornment
Trevor Cole

Dassenech man
Trevor Cole

A Fluitist
Dinesh Verma

The tattooed face of a Konyak man
Trevor Cole

Konyak chief
Trevor Cole

Mr Owl
Esteban Rios

Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century
5309139 Photograph of a group of M?ori people at Wiroa, New Zealand, 19th century; (add.info.: Photograph of a group of Maori people at Wiroa, New Zealand)

The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Illustration of the death of Juan Diaz De Solis killed in an aggression
5313666 The new world, the discovery of the Americas: Illustration of the death of Juan Diaz De Solis killed in an aggression by the indigenous peoples.; SeM Studio/UIG

A Canadian Indian in the 18th century
3083303 A Canadian Indian in the 18th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published 1861.)

An Eskimo watching a seal hole
5312095 An Eskimo watching a seal hole; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Eskimo watching a seal hole. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Maori woman and child
5307708 A Maori woman and child.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of a Maori woman and child. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Dated 19th century)

Pointed stone, 15th (engraving)
2909992 Pointed stone, 15th (engraving); (add.info.: Pointed stone from the Taino culture. Created by the Arawak people, the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean)

Maori Study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print)
MGS272356 Maori Study, c.1910 (silver gelatin print) by Gaze, Henry (1874-1953); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; © Michael Graham-Stewart

Indian Braves Hunting Deer, (oil on canvas)
650694 Indian Braves Hunting Deer, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 63.4x76.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Braves Hunting Deer. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)

Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels
3846963 Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels; (add.info.: Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels - the fall of the Aztec Empire)

Surma woman-III
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (1882-1985), a singer and performer of Creek and Cherokee ancestry

Sketches in British Columbia: Indian village, Douglas Lake, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in British Columbia: Indian village, Douglas Lake, 1864. Village...inhabited by 200 or 300 people of the Quit-Squaws tribe, who, like all those to be met with on this route, are peaceable

An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Creator: Unknown
An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant Edward C

Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. C. L. Rowsell of Valparaiso, of indigenous people belonging to...the half-civilised part of the native South

Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chief Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A group of Native Americans inspecting the model weapons aboard the USS Recruit

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Lt. Wells Hawks (1870-1941), a member of the Navy's public relations team with "Chief Bald Eagle"

Bald Eagle, Wells Hawks, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle, Wells Hawks, 28 Jul 1917. Native American "Chief Bald Eagle" shaking hands with Lieutenant Wells Hawks (1870-1941)

Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Bald Eagle on U.S.S. Recruit, 28 Jul 1917. Native American "Chief Bald Eagle" during his visit to the USS Recruit, a wooden mockup of a battleship built in Union Square

Shoria Man, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Shoria Man, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region and another topographic expedition to the Mrasskii region

Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

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