Indigenous Collection (#97)

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portait of a couple
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: couple photographed outdoors

Pacific Islands, Oceania: tattooed, tattoo, tattooing of a leg
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: young woman with a highly elaborate tattoo, tattooing on her right leg

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of a young woman, fan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Western Samoa: portrait of a young woman in a studio setting

Children, probably Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, c.1880 s

c. 1880s China - children in a Christian mission school
c.1880s China - children in a Christian mission school

c. 1890s Israel Palestine - the well of the Good Samaritan
c.1890s Holy Land Israel Palestine photochrome - the well of the Good Samaritan

Erecting telegraph poles, the Bund, Shanghai, China
Late 19th century photograph - Erecting telegrpah poles and wires, the Bund, Shanghai, China

Two young women, studio setting, Japan
Late 19th century photograph - Two young women, studio setting, Japan, captioned as travellers

Girl carrying a baby, Japan
Late 19th century photograph - girl carrying a baby, Japan

Umbrella and parasol maker, Japan
Late 19th century photograph - Umbrella and parasol maker, Japan

Chinese cobblers, shoe makers at work, China
Late 19th century photograph - Chinese cobblers, shoe makers at work, China

Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Makaryev Fair, Russia
Late 19th century photograph - Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Makaryev Fair, Russia

Indian rural worker, Trinidad, West Indies
Late 19th century photograph - Indian rural worker, Trinidad, West Indies

City Walls and canal, Peking, Beijing, China
Late 19th century photograph - City Walls and canal, Peking, Beijing, China

Ferry boat across a river, Japan
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Ferry boat across a river, Japan

Muslim religious leader, Cairo, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Muslim religious leader, Cairo, Egypt

Crowd along the River Ganges, Benares, Varanasi, India
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Crowd along the River Ganges, Benares, Varanasi, India

Pickpocket stealing a handkerchief, studio tableau, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Pickpocket stealing a handkerchief, studio tableau, Egypt

Geisha having her obi sash tied, Japan
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Geisha having her obi sash tied, Japan

Pocession, with German (?) soldiers, Peking, Beijing, China
Late 19th century/1900 vintage photograph: Pocession, with German (?) soldiers, Peking, Beijing, China

Japanese pilgrims, Japan
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Japanese pilgrims, Japan

Japanese pilgrim, man with stick, Japan
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Japanese pilgrim, man with stick, Japan

City gate and busy street, Peking, Beijing, China
Late 19th century vintage photograph: City gate and busy street, Peking, Beijing, China

Two Bedouin men from Siloam, Silwan, Palerstine
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Two Bedouin men from Siloam, Silwan, Palerstine

Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel, two veiled women
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel, two veiled women

Market place Bethelehem, Palestine, modern west Bank
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Market place Bethelehem, Palestine, modern west Bank

Shop, store, selling carpets, Cairo, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Shop, store, selling carpets, Cairo, Egypt

Siamese Theatre, actors, troupe, Siam, Thailand
Vintage 19th century photograph: Siamese Theatre, actors, troupe, Siam, Thailand

Zangaki studio Cairo Egypt. Barber at work
Vintage 19th century photograph: Zangaki studio Cairo Egypt. Barber at work

Craftsmen, wood turners at work on lathes, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: craftsmen, wood turners at work on lathes, India

Kandy, Celyon, Sri Lanka, group of chiefs
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kandy, Celyon, Sri Lanka, group of chiefs

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

India, three young monks, holy men, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: India, three young monks, holy men, India

Waterfront view, . Kanazawa, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: waterfront view, . Kanazawa, Japan

India, cloth, clothing, garments sellers
Vintage 19th century photograph: India, cloth, clothing, garments sellers with ornate shawls

French Indochina, Vietnam, group of indigenous people
Vintage 19th century photograph: south East Asia, French Indochina, Vietnam, village group of indigenous people

Boatmen on the sea on a traditional wood canoe
Vintage 19th century photograph: south or south east Asia, boatmen on the sea on a traditional wood canoe

Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys, probably modern Ethiopia

Men with grinding stones sharpening knives, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: men with grinding stones sharpening knives, Egypt

Wood turner working with a lathe, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: wood turner working with a lathe, India

Bhisti, water carrier with his bags on an ox, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bhisti, water carrier with his bags on an ox, India

Docks and ships at Yokosuka, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: docks and ships at Yokosuka, Japan

Young muslim boys being taught by a teacher, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: young muslim boys being taught by a teacher, Egypt

Group of Indian nobility in fine clothes
Vintage 19th century photograph: group of Indian nobility in fine clothes

Sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan

The races of Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Vintage 19th century photograph: composite group of images of the races of Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Tomb of Lazarus at Bethany, Holy Land
Vintage 19th century photograph: tomb of Lazarus at Bethany, image c.1890. The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional spot of pilgrimage located in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya

Convent of Mar Saba. The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas
Vintage 19th century photograph: Convent of Mar Saba. The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Syriac as Mar Saba, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley at a point halfway

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