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Local Collection (#97)

"Embracing Local Traditions

Background imageLocal Collection: Assinneboine Chief before and after Civilization, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Assinneboine Chief before and after Civilization, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Assinneboine Chief before and after Civilization, 1861/1869. Wi-jun-jon (chief) on his way to Washington, invited by President Jackson, in 1832 and on his return in 1833

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

Members of the Payaguas Tribe, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Members of the Payaguas Tribe, 1854/1869. Chief with elongated ears and wives with lip plates in Chacos, Paraguay

Background imageLocal Collection: After the Buffalo Chase - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

After the Buffalo Chase - Sioux, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
After the Buffalo Chase - Sioux, 1861/1869. upper Missouri

Background imageLocal Collection: Yntah Medicine Man, a Warrior, and a Woman, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Yntah Medicine Man, a Warrior, and a Woman, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Yntah Medicine Man, a Warrior, and a Woman, 1855/1869. Yes-to-ma (in war dress) on the Great Salt Lake. 1855

Background imageLocal Collection: The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854/1869. Three women covered in clay dance without moving their feet. Venezuela

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

Marahua Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Marahua Indians, 1854/1869. north bank of the Amazon, above Tabatinga

Background imageLocal Collection: Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Halseys Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861/1869

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

Riccarree Chief and His Wife, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Riccarree Chief and His Wife, 1861/1869. Stan-au-pat (chief) with Ka-beck-a (his wife) on the west bank of the Missour 1832

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

Four Kiowa Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Four Kiowa Indians, 1861/1869. Teh-toot-sa (chief) with Bon-son-je (warrior) on the Red River, Western Texas. 1836

Background imageLocal Collection: Catlin and Indian Attacking Buffalo, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Catlin and Indian Attacking Buffalo, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Catlin and Indian Attacking Buffalo, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Five Caribbe Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Five Caribbe Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Five Caribbe Indians, 1854/1869. Dighst-o-ho (chief) with warriors Wahpt (The Great Runner) and H kee-ne (The Little Eater) on the coast of Venezuela and British Guiana. 1852

Background imageLocal Collection: Four Flathead Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Four Flathead Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Four Flathead Indians, 1855/1869. Ya-tax-ta-coo (warrior) with Yun-ne-yun-ne (boy with harpoon) and Las-tee (woman flattening infants head) in 1855

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

Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1855/1869. Wuhxt (chief) on Queen Charlottes Island

Background imageLocal Collection: A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains, 1855/1869. west of the Rocky Mountains. 1855

Background imageLocal Collection: Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior, 1861/1869. Wee-tar-ra-sha-ro (head chief) with Sky-se-ro-ka (a warrior) and daughters Shee-de-a (Wild Sage) and Kah-keet-se (The Thighs)

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

Two Ottoe Chiefs and a Woman, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Two Ottoe Chiefs and a Woman, 1861/1869. Raw-no-way-wash-kra (second chief) with Wa-ro-nee-saw (head chief in bearskin tunic) and Run-ne (wife) on western shores of the Missouri. 1833

Background imageLocal Collection: A Little Sioux Village, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Little Sioux Village, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Little Sioux Village, 1861/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: Sham Fight of the Camanchees, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Sham Fight of the Camanchees, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Sham Fight of the Camanchees, 1861/1869. Ordered by the chief to demonstrate the mode of combat by his warriors

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

Ottowa Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Ottowa Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1861/1869. Waps-e-pee-dic (chief in blanket) with his wife Hoo-la and On-ka-hu-ga (a warrior) in Upper Canada. 1831

Background imageLocal Collection: Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854/1869. Medicine manw ith lip late on the banks of the Uruguay

Background imageLocal Collection: A Pawnee Warrior Sacrificing His Favorite Horse, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Pawnee Warrior Sacrificing His Favorite Horse, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Pawnee Warrior Sacrificing His Favorite Horse, 1861/1869. This man sacrificed seventeen horses, for offense to the Great Spirit, of which only he and the Great Spirit were aware of

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

Three Potowotomie Indians, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Potowotomie Indians, 1861/1869. On-saw-kie (young man praying), Na-pow-sa (a chief) and Kee-se (woman also praying) in Illinois. 1831

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Esquimaux, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Esquimaux, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Esquimaux, 1855/1869. Mole-hule-be-au-be (hunter) with Pet-ti-au-be (hunter) and woman with child on the coast of Labrador. 1855

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

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctors Robe, 1861/1869. Medicine man on his favorite horse, with a procession of other doctors

Background imageLocal Collection: A Puelchee Chief and Two Young Warriors, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Puelchee Chief and Two Young Warriors, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Puelchee Chief and Two Young Warriors, 1854/1869. The Puelche were indigenous peoples living east of the Andes Mountains in Chile and Southwest Argentina in the 18th century

Background imageLocal Collection: Facsimile of an Omaha Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Facsimile of an Omaha Robe, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Facsimile of an Omaha Robe, 1861/1869

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

A Chetibo Family, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Chetibo Family, 1854/1869. Cla-hu-ma (secondary chief with elongated ears) with Vin-vin-ne (his wife) and their son. Canoe Indians on the east bank of the Yucayali. 1853

Background imageLocal Collection: Three Yumaya Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Three Yumaya Indians, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Yumaya Indians, 1855/1869. Two warriors and a medicine man in Mexico, north and south of the Rio Ghila

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

Three Taruma Indians, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Three Taruma Indians, 1854/1869. Tunxt-o-me (secondary chief) with Min-nee (wife) and O-to-no-tom-m (warrior) on the upper Essequibo, British Guiana. 1852

Background imageLocal Collection: Nayas Village at Night, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Nayas Village at Night, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Nayas Village at Night, 1855/1869

Background imageLocal Collection: A Yuma Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

A Yuma Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
A Yuma Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior, 1855/1869. Secorndary chief with is daughter and Jeems-fer-re

Background imageLocal Collection: Entrance to a Lagoon, Shore of the Amazon, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Entrance to a Lagoon, Shore of the Amazon, 1854 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Entrance to a Lagoon, Shore of the Amazon, 1854/1869

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)




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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.