Native Americans Collection

17th century map of the New World
Western Hemisphere, 17th century Dutch map. This shows the New World that was being discovered by Europeans exploring the Western Hemisphere of the Earth

17th century map of South America
South America, 17th century Dutch map. This shows the new continent that was being discovered by European explorers. The shape is distorted because it had not yet been accurately mapped

An Inca Using A Quipu
Illustration of the Keeper of the Quipu, a device used by the Incas to record mathematical data and possibly non-numerical information as well, 1565

An Eskimo muskrat hunter paddling through the marsh, Kotzebue, Alaska, c. 1929 (b/w photo)
7315335 An Eskimo muskrat hunter paddling through the marsh, Kotzebue, Alaska, c.1929 (b/w photo) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Winter count on buffalo robe (colour litho)
980466 Winter count on buffalo robe (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter count on buffalo robe)

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Hail to the Sunrise statue of Mohawk Indian, on the Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

Tarascos Indians, inhabitants of the state of Michoacan. Mexico, 19th century, Chromolithography
AIS5388724 Tarascos Indians, inhabitants of the state of Michoacan. Mexico, 19th century, Chromolithography

Unidentified Seminole 1831 (Oil on canvas)
8766613 Unidentified Seminole 1831 (Oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 98.4x85.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Timpoochee Barnard (Creek) 1831 (Oil on canvas)
8766612 Timpoochee Barnard (Creek) 1831 (Oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 98.4x85.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)
7295636 Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.3x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

A doll made in Quebec, Canada from a corn husk and leaves. Iroquois culture
7295423 A doll made in Quebec, Canada from a corn husk and leaves. Iroquois culture. 1827 (corn husk, cotton, wool, glass beads, deer skin); 4x27x12 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio
7301606 George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Attacking the Grizzly Bear. Mounted Indians attack a bear with lances and an axe)

Captain Nathaniel Portlock (1747?-1817), c.1788 (oil on canvas)
7338023 Captain Nathaniel Portlock (1747?-1817), c.1788 (oil on canvas) by British School, (18th Century); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Osage tribe members in France. (print)
7419893 Osage tribe members in France. (print); (add.info.: In 1827 six members of the Osage tribe journeyed to France. The three shown in this 1827 print by L)

North America Red skin Indian, 1861 (engraving)
6947879 North America Red skin Indian, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: North America Red skin Indian. Human races)

The Spanish in America burning an Indian village (litho)
PNP344509 The Spanish in America burning an Indian village (litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures

War Shirt, 1830-40 (deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth)
5862026 War Shirt, 1830-40 (deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth) by Native American, (19th century); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Hunter and Indian Guide, 1869 (oil on canvas)
XOS5882164 Hunter and Indian Guide, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Woodhouse, C.L. (19th century); 64.5x78.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by C. L. Woodhouse)

Sioux warriors in flight (engraving)
8631225 Sioux warriors in flight (engraving) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sioux warriors in flight during a Native American uprising)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648516 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Take my bait, O King of Fishes)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648514 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648511 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Westward, westward)

Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho)
8648509 Illustration for Hiawatha by Longfellow (colour litho) by Kirk, Maria Louise (1860-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho)
8663750 Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia (litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold prospectors, New Granada, Colombia)

Coffee, tea and cocoa (engraving)
8663837 Coffee, tea and cocoa (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee, tea and cocoa and their countries of origin)

Initiation Rites of young warriors of the Mandan tribe, 1850
3479503 Initiation Rites of young warriors of the Mandan tribe, 1850; (add.info.: Initiation Rites of young warriors of the Mandan tribe Ohio and Mississippi)

Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's (manuscript)
3521796 Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's (manuscript); (add.info.: Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's)

Two old Paiute Indian women with baskets and woven hats, one identified as Teha 1902 (photo)
682912 Two old Paiute Indian women with baskets and woven hats, one identified as Teha 1902 (photo); (add.info.: Two old Paiute Indian women with baskets and woven hats)

hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo)
682811 hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo); (add.info.: The pattern, a painted board, was designed by the men and represented clan or lineage crests)

Cheyenne's going to their reservation. Plains Indians, North America 1874
529836 Cheyenne's going to their reservation. Plains Indians, North America 1874 ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier, 1812
1577289 Charles denounces British and Indian depredations on the American frontier, 1812; (add.info.: A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the "humane" British)

Coosa-Tustunnuggee (Creek) 1831 (Oil on canvas)
8766623 Coosa-Tustunnuggee (Creek) 1831 (Oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 98.4x85.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Push-Ma-Ta-Ha (Choctaw) 1831 (Oil on canvas)
8766610 Push-Ma-Ta-Ha (Choctaw) 1831 (Oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 98.4x85.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Yaha Hajo, Mad Wolf (Creek) 1836 (Oil on canvas)
8766605 Yaha Hajo, Mad Wolf (Creek) 1836 (Oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 98.4x85.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Encampment of Native Americans, a family seated near a teepee, 19th century (engraving)
AIS5336606 Encampment of Native Americans, a family seated near a teepee, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: A family settled near a teepee)

Title page with vignette showing Native Americans fishing with bow and arrow, nets and clubs, on the Essequibo river
FLO4649971 Title page with vignette showing Native Americans fishing with bow and arrow, nets and clubs, on the Essequibo river. Steel engraving by W.H

Grey Eagle an Apache chief
5307571 Grey Eagle an Apache chief.; (add.info.: Portrait of Grey Eagle, an Apache chief. The Apache are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the South-western United States)

Cherokkee indian warrior, 1861 (engraving)
6947878 Cherokkee indian warrior, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cherokkee indian warrior. North America.Human races.From the artwork by Chenu " Encyclopedie d Histoire)

Native indian from California, 1861 (engraving)
6947875 Native indian from California, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native indian from California.Human races. Artwork " Encyclopedie d Histoire Naturelle by Chenu)

Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving)
7241695 Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish Dominican and missionary Vincent de Valverde (1498-1541)

Indians astonished by the eclipse of the moon
5308258 Indians astonished by the eclipse of the moon.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Indians astonished by the eclipse of the moon, which was foretold by Christopher Columbus)

Clay balls, c.1910 (print)
7293346 Clay balls, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Indian people of South America (Otomanguean people?) eating cooked clay from the Orinoco river

Indians at Fort Rupert, Vancouver's Island, July 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)
7295633 Indians at Fort Rupert, Vancouver's Island, July 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.6x17.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A view of the Indians of Terra del Fuego in their hut (without title), 1760-69 (engraving & etching)
7295777 A view of the Indians of Terra del Fuego in their hut (without title), 1760-69 (engraving & etching) by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815); 23.6x30.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520, Liebig painting
7277895 Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520, Liebig painting; Private Collection; (add.info.: Image series Conquest of Mexico, The Night of Affliction, 1 July 1520)

Zapotec Indians converting to Christianity, Mexico, 16th century (woodcut)
3521794 Zapotec Indians converting to Christianity, Mexico, 16th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Spanish woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Native american shaman, c.1850 (illustration)
8698416 Native american shaman, c.1850 (illustration) by Eastman, Seth (1808-1875); (add.info.: Paranormal. Native american shaman)

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Native Americans: A Glimpse into their World" Step back in time with a 17th-century map of the New World, where the vast lands were home to diverse indigenous tribes. From coast to coast, these native peoples thrived in harmony with nature and shaped the landscape we know today. In Kotzebue, Alaska, witness an Eskimo muskrat hunter gracefully paddling through marshes in search of sustenance. This snapshot from c. 1929 captures their deep connection to the land and their resourcefulness as skilled hunters. Travel southward on a 17th-century map of South America, discovering ancient civilizations like the Incas who left behind remarkable legacies. Marvel at an Inca using a quipu – a complex system of knotted strings that served as a form of communication and record-keeping. The Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas (1889) showcases Native American warriors' bravery and resilience during times of conflict. Color lithographs bring this historic event to life, reminding us that they fought fiercely for their ancestral lands. Delve into winter counts on buffalo robes; these vibrant pictorial calendars depict significant events within tribal communities throughout generations. Each stroke tells stories passed down orally from one generation to another—a testament to their rich oral traditions. Journey across North America's breathtaking landscapes until you reach British Columbia's Victoria—home to stunning Totem Poles at Butchart Gardens. These towering monuments pay homage to indigenous cultures while preserving their artistry for future generations. Immerse yourself further into history by exploring Waldeck's original artwork depicting Mesoamerica (1831). Box after box reveals intricate details capturing rituals, architecture, and daily life—an invaluable glimpse into ancient civilizations long gone but not forgotten. Finally, gaze upon Black Hawk and Na-Be-Ghi-Zeik—their portraits speak volumes about leadership and resistance against colonization.