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"Embracing Local Traditions

Background imageLocal Collection: Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1861/1869. Ush-e-kits (chief) with Uh-to-a (his wife) and Kots-a-to-a (warrior) on the Red River, Western Texas. 1836

Background imageLocal Collection: Facsimile of a Sioux Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Facsimile of a Sioux Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of a Sioux Robe, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Catlin Feasted by the Mandan Chief, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Catlin Feasted by the Mandan Chief, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Catlin Feasted by the Mandan Chief, 1861/1869. The chief, by custom does not eats with his guest, but sits, waiting upon him

Background imageLocal Collection: Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854/1869. On the Rio Parana, in Uruguay

Background imageLocal Collection: Ojibbeway Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Ojibbeway Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Ojibbeway Indians, 1861/1869. Sha-co-pay (chief) with his sons

Background imageLocal Collection: Mohave Chief, a Warrior, and His Wife, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Mohave Chief, a Warrior, and His Wife, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Mohave Chief, a Warrior, and His Wife, 1855/1869. Dunt-se-o-ho (chief) with a warrior and Mingst (his wife) in Mexico, south of the Rio Ghila

Background imageLocal Collection: Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary, 1861/1869. Wa-sas (chief) with Lute-lute (his sister) and Cu-sick (a civilised Baptist missionary) in 1831

Background imageLocal Collection: Nayas Indians, 186[2?]. Creator: George Catlin

Nayas Indians, 186[2?]. Creator: George Catlin
Nayas Indians, 186[2?]. Tsa-hau-mixen (secondary chief) with Kib-be (wife) with lip plates

Background imageLocal Collection: Two Cherokee Chiefs, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Two Cherokee Chiefs, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Two Cherokee Chiefs, 1861/1869. Jol-lee (half-caste and civilised chief) and Tuch-ee (celebrated frontier Indian) ransported by President Jackson from Georgia to the Upper Arkansaw. 1836

Background imageLocal Collection: Copper Chief, His Wife, and Children, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Copper Chief, His Wife, and Children, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Copper Chief, His Wife, and Children, 1855/1869. Wun-nes-to-ye-when (chief) with his wife in British Territory. 1855

Background imageLocal Collection: Buffalo Chase - Bulls Protecting the Calves, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Buffalo Chase - Bulls Protecting the Calves, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Buffalo Chase - Bulls Protecting the Calves, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Seneca Chief, Red Jacket, with Two Warriors, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Seneca Chief, Red Jacket, with Two Warriors, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Seneca Chief, Red Jacket, with Two Warriors, 1861/1869. Red Jacket (chief) with The Good Hunter and The Hard Hickory (warriors) in the State of New York, in a tribe reduced to four or five hundred

Background imageLocal Collection: Catlin Painting the Portrait of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Catlin Painting the Portrait of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Catlin Painting the Portrait of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Amusing Dance - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Amusing Dance - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Amusing Dance - Sioux, 1861/1869. Saukie dance given before strangers for their amusement, and with the view of obtaining gifts

Background imageLocal Collection: Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying, 1861/1869. Kee-an-ne-kuk (prophet) with Ah-ton-we-tuk (aged chief) and Ah-to-wot-o-mie (wife of the prophet), remnant of a tribe living in Illinois

Background imageLocal Collection: The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861/1869. Ha-won-je-ta (head chief) with Tchon-dee (second chief), Toh-ky-e-to (counsellor and medicine man) and Tchon-su-mons-ka (wife of head chief)

Background imageLocal Collection: War Dance of the Saukies, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

War Dance of the Saukies, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
War Dance of the Saukies, 1861/1869. Ordered by the chief Keeokuk, at his village, on the Desmoines River at the close of the Black Hawk War

Background imageLocal Collection: Assinneboine Warrior and His Family, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Assinneboine Warrior and His Family, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Assinneboine Warrior and His Family, 1861/1869. Wi-jun-jun (warrior) with Chin-cha-pee (his wife) on the sources of the Red River of the North. 1832

Background imageLocal Collection: Fort Pierre, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Fort Pierre, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Fort Pierre, 1861/1869. A trading post of the American Fur Company, at the mouth of Little Missouri, upper Missouri

Background imageLocal Collection: An Aged Ojibbeway Chief and Three Warriors, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

An Aged Ojibbeway Chief and Three Warriors, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
An Aged Ojibbeway Chief and Three Warriors, 1861/1869. Gitch-e-gaw-ga-osh (elderly chief), with On-daig, I-an-be-wa-dick and Cah-be-mub-be sitting in council

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Zurumati Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Zurumati Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Zurumati Indians, 1854/1869. Wohkst-u-be (chief) with O bs-teft and U-na-dis-ko-lots (warriors) in northern Brazil. 1852

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Iowa Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Iowa Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Iowa Indians, 1861/1869. Notch-e-ning-a (chief) with Mu-hu-she-kaw (his oldest son) and Pa-ta-coo-chee (warrior) on the eastern bank of the Missouri, much reduced by small pox and whiskey. 1832

Background imageLocal Collection: A K nisteneux Warrior and Family, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A K nisteneux Warrior and Family, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A K nisteneux Warrior and Family, 1861/1869. Eeh-tow-ees-ka-zeet (distinguished warrior), Tse-mount (his son) and Kee-wet (wife)

Background imageLocal Collection: Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris, 1861/1869. Mu-hu-she-kaw (chief), Neu-mon-ye (war chief) with See-non-ty-a (medicine man) and women on the lower Missouri, 1845

Background imageLocal Collection: Spokan Chief, Two Warriors, and a Boy, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Spokan Chief, Two Warriors, and a Boy, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Spokan Chief, Two Warriors, and a Boy, 1855/1869. Sims-tow-el (chief) and Jim-jim-ten-ne (warrior) with a boy

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Riccarree Indians, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Three Riccarree Indians, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Three Riccarree Indians, 1861

Background imageLocal Collection: Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise, 1861/1869. Lake Calhoun, 1832

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Minatarree Indians, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Three Minatarree Indians, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Three Minatarree Indians, 1861. Ee-ah-chin-che-a (in war dress) with Seet-see-be-a (unmarried woman)

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Woyaway Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Woyaway Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Woyaway Indians, 1854/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: An Indian Encampment at Sunset, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

An Indian Encampment at Sunset, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
An Indian Encampment at Sunset, 1861/1869. On the Neosho plains, Missouri

Background imageLocal Collection: Osceola and Four Seminolee Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Osceola and Four Seminolee Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Osceola and Four Seminolee Indians, 1861/1869. Os-ce-o-la (celebrated half-caste chief) with Mick-e-no-pa (head chief) and his wife How-e-da-hee

Background imageLocal Collection: Botocudo Chief, His Wife, and a Young Man, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Botocudo Chief, His Wife, and a Young Man, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Botocudo Chief, His Wife, and a Young Man, 1854/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Two Apachee Warriors and a Woman, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Two Apachee Warriors and a Woman, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Two Apachee Warriors and a Woman, 1855/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: The Great Ant-Eater, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

The Great Ant-Eater, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Great Ant-Eater, 1854/1869. In the Amazon rainforest near Ucayali river

Background imageLocal Collection: Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe, 1861/1869. Representing the attack and defence of a Cheyenne village

Background imageLocal Collection: Buffalo Dance - Mandan, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Buffalo Dance - Mandan, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Buffalo Dance - Mandan, 1861. The men of the tribe dance night and day, until the buffaloes return

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Delaware Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Delaware Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Delaware Indians, 1861/1869. Bod-a-sin (chief) with Non-on-day-gon (warrior) and Ah-wee (wife) in 1831

Background imageLocal Collection: A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Shoshonee Warriors, 1861. Creator: George Catlin

Three Shoshonee Warriors, 1861. Creator: George Catlin
Three Shoshonee Warriors, 1861. Yau-nau-shau-pix, Nau-en-sau-pic and On-da-wout (celebrated warriors)

Background imageLocal Collection: Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861/1869. Warriors dropping to the sides of their horses

Background imageLocal Collection: A Flathead Chief with His Family, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Flathead Chief with His Family, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Flathead Chief with His Family, 1855/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Apachee Chief and Three Warriors, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Apachee Chief and Three Warriors, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Apachee Chief and Three Warriors, 1855/1869. Be-las-o-qua-na (chief) with Nic-war-ra, Nah-quat-se-o and Hu-tah (warriors)

Background imageLocal Collection: Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs, 1861 / 1869

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs, 1861 / 1869
Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Facsimile of Chief Four Mens Robe - Mandan, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Facsimile of Chief Four Mens Robe - Mandan, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of Chief Four Mens Robe - Mandan, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: The Running Fox on a Fine Horse - Saukie, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

The Running Fox on a Fine Horse - Saukie, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Running Fox on a Fine Horse - Saukie, 1861/1869. Kee-o-kuk

Background imageLocal Collection: A Connibo Indian Family, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Connibo Indian Family, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Connibo Indian Family, 1854/1869. Chief with elongated ears and two wives

Background imageLocal Collection: Two Ojibbeway Warriors and a Woman, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Two Ojibbeway Warriors and a Woman, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Two Ojibbeway Warriors and a Woman, 1861/1869. Ka-bes-kunk and O-ta-wa (warriors in war dess with pipes) and Ju-a-kiss-gaw (wife of Ka-bes-kunk) at the fall of St. Anthony. 1834

Background imageLocal Collection: Ball-Play of the Women - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Ball-Play of the Women - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Ball-Play of the Women - Sioux, 1861/1869. The chiefs, received government annuities, bought gifts, divided the women into two teams and drank whiskey on the Prairie du Chien




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"Embracing Local Traditions: From Welsh Costumes to Kuna Indian Molas" Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry cultures as we journey through various corners of the world. A group of three Welsh women don traditional costumes, their colorful attire reflecting a rich heritage that has been passed down through generations. Venturing further, we find ourselves at Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen, Cornwall, where a miner stands tall amidst the rugged landscape. His perseverance and dedication echo the resilience of those who have toiled underground for centuries. In Central America's Panama, specifically Cristobal, we encounter Kuna Indian traditional molas. These intricately designed textiles tell stories of ancient traditions and serve as windows into a fascinating indigenous culture. Transporting ourselves back in time to around 1905 on the St Ives branch in North America's Mexico, GWR tank number 34 chugs along with four men aboard. This snapshot captures an era when steam locomotives were lifelines connecting communities and fostering growth. The thrill of fox hunting resonates as hunters raise their glasses in toast after a day spent pursuing their passion. The camaraderie shared among locals is palpable as they celebrate cherished traditions that bind them together. Traveling across continents brings us to Teotihuacan in Mexico, where a souvenir blanket adorned with a colorful Aztec calendar design serves as a reminder of ancient civilizations' enduring legacy. Riga Black Balzams takes center stage at a local liquor shop in Latvia's capital city. This renowned herbal liqueur embodies Latvian craftsmanship and offers visitors an authentic taste of Baltic tradition. A touch of humor awaits us with Parish Council Cartoon—a lighthearted depiction showcasing the idiosyncrasies within local governance structures worldwide—reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously. Castle Street beckons us towards Arncroach village nestled within Scotland's picturesque Fife.