Indigineous Collection (#6)

Elephant in Indochina, c.1920 (photo)
8698483 Elephant in Indochina, c.1920 (photo); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Elephant carrying goods in French Indochina (Vietnam). Photo, France, ca 1920.); © Archives Charmet

Customs of the Sahara, 1810 (engraving)
8698344 Customs of the Sahara, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: Geography. Algeria. Customs of the indigenous people of the Sahara: haircut as proof of the courage of the soldiers)

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

A young lady with her dog, 1850
3478436 A young lady with her dog, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a young lady with her dog, asking London natives directions to Hyde Park. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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

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)

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)

The Boys made an Ice-Raft (colour litho)
8633205 The Boys made an Ice-Raft (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boys made an Ice-Raft)

A Native Dancing on the Sharpened Teeth of Saw Blades, Bikaner; His Son, a Boy of Three
8630674 A Native Dancing on the Sharpened Teeth of Saw Blades, Bikaner; His Son, a Boy of Three, Dancing on Sword Blades (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Corroboree (b/w photo)
8644659 The Corroboree (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Corroboree)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Hone Heke (engraving)
8648080 Hone Heke (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hone Heke. Illustration for Picturesque Atlas of Australasia edited by Andrew Garran)

Educating the Indian Race, Graduating Class of Carlisle, Pennsylvania (b/w photo)
8658329 Educating the Indian Race, Graduating Class of Carlisle, Pennsylvania (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Educating the Indian Race)

Un Bebe de Plougastel-Daoulas (colour photo)
8653043 Un Bebe de Plougastel-Daoulas (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Bebe de Plougastel-Daoulas)

Garcon (colour photo)
8653049 Garcon (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garcon. Illustration for one of a set of postcards on the subject of Types et Costumes Bretons)

Zinnia, zygene, Zanzibar and Zulu (chromolitho)
8677358 Zinnia, zygene, Zanzibar and Zulu (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Z for zinnia, zygene, Zanzibar and Zulu)

The Landing of St Francis Xavier at Kagoshima (litho)
8661188 The Landing of St Francis Xavier at Kagoshima (litho) by Tyndale, Walter Frederick Roofe (1856-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Landing of St Francis Xavier at Kagoshima)

Waterfall in Dusky Bay, April 1773, 1775 (oil on canvas)
7295312 Waterfall in Dusky Bay, April 1773, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 135.9x193 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The war boats of the island of Otaheite (Tahiti) and the Society Isles, with a view of part of the harbour of
7295316 The war boats of the island of Otaheite (Tahiti) and the Society Isles, with a view of part of the harbour of Ohaneneno, in the island of Ulieta, one of the Society Islands

Captain Cook in Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, 1777 (watercolour)
7295256 Captain Cook in Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, 1777 (watercolour) by Webber, John (1750-93); 80.3x118 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Governor Davey's Proclamation. An illustrated proclamation issued in Tasmania by the British government
3522578 Governor Davey's Proclamation. An illustrated proclamation issued in Tasmania by the British government; (add.info.: Governor Davey's Proclamation)

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

The death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779, c.1795 (oil on canvas)
7295286 The death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779, c.1795 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 137.2x182.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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

Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving)
531383 Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Hernando Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547)); Universal History Archive/UIG

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)

Aboriginal cave painting of a Wandjina, Mt Elizabeth Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, c.2000 BC
546269 Aboriginal cave painting of a Wandjina, Mt Elizabeth Station, Kimberley, Western Australia, c.2000 BC; (add.info.: Cloud and rain spirits, rock art from around 2000 BC)

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)

Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint)
MMM5457612 Colonization: discovery of the establishment of Port Jackson (Port Jackson), 18th century (aquatint); National Maritime Museum, London

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)

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

Raven and crouching figure and masks, 19th century (walrus ivory and shell inlay)
1068507 Raven and crouching figure and masks, 19th century (walrus ivory and shell inlay) by Haida, (19th century); 10.48x4.13x9.69 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Captain James Cook and the natives of Sandwich islands in 18th century (print)
3793918 Captain James Cook and the natives of Sandwich islands in 18th century (print); (add.info.: Captain James Cook - illustration of an offering before Captain Cook)

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)

French Colonies, cover of an exercise book illustrated by G. Dascher, 1900 (colour litho)
CHT157431 French Colonies, cover of an exercise book illustrated by G. Dascher, 1900 (colour litho) by Dascher, G. (19th century); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature)
BEN5463323 Codex of the conquest of Mexico: Quauhtenco and Mayenatzin punish traitors, 16th century (miniature) by Spanish School

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

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)

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)

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

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"Exploring the Rich Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Peoples Through Art and Photography" Immerse yourself in a captivating journey through time as we delve into the vibrant world of indigenous cultures. From the frozen landscapes of Alaska to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, these remarkable artworks and photographs offer a glimpse into the lives and traditions of indigenous communities. In an enchanting black-and-white photograph, we witness an Eskimo muskrat hunter gracefully paddling through a marsh in Kotzebue, Alaska. The image transports us to a bygone era, where survival depended on skillful navigation and intimate knowledge of nature's rhythms. Traveling further back in time, we encounter "Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River, " depicted with watercolors on paper. This vivid scene captures trappers braving treacherous terrains in search of sustenance and survival. Their determination is palpable as they face adversity head-on. The artwork collection by Waldeck unveils mesmerizing glimpses into Mesoamerican civilization. Box after box reveals intricate prints that showcase their rich cultural tapestry. We are introduced to gods like Goddess Teoyaomqui, whose presence emanates from every brushstroke; divinities who held immense power over their people; and heroes who inspired generations with their bravery. Amongst this treasure trove lies "Portrait of Black Hawk and Na-Be-Ghi-Zeik, " immortalizing two influential figures from Native American history. Their dignified expressions speak volumes about resilience in times marked by struggle and injustice. Leaving behind ancestral lands was often inevitable for many indigenous peoples due to colonization's impact. In 1911, young individuals bid farewell to home as they embarked on a new chapter at Carlisle Indian School—an institution aimed at assimilating them into mainstream society—a poignant moment captured forever in chromolitho form.