Papoose Collection (#2)

A Piute Indian papoose (colour litho)
3639506 A Piute Indian papoose (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Piute Indian papoose)

Yuma household (colour photo)
3106200 Yuma household (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yuma household)

Encampment of Piekann Indians, pub. 1842 (colour litho)
3105568 Encampment of Piekann Indians, pub. 1842 (colour litho) by Bodmer, Karl (1809-93); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Pawnee Warriors, c. 1832 (colour litho)
PNP246106 Pawnee Warriors, c.1832 (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; (add.info.: now present day Alaska; ); Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Baby Carrier, c. 1840 (mixed media)
PEM216382 Baby Carrier, c.1840 (mixed media) by American School, (19th century); length: 79 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: made from wood, leather)

Navajo weavers, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
BAL145761 Navajo weavers, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Carpenter, William J. (b.1861); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Wedding Ceremony and the Manner of Divorce in Canada
STC100674 The Wedding Ceremony and the Manner of Divorce in Canada, illustration from Religious Ceremonies and Customs, engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) 1723 (engraving) by French School

Iroquois Indians of Canada, 1818
6338267 Iroquois Indians of Canada, 1818 by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Iroquois Indians of Canada, 1818. The man carries a musket, bow and quiver of arrows)

F. 33 Inhabitants of Norton Sound and Their Habitations, c. 1773-84 (w / c)
5671422 F.33 Inhabitants of Norton Sound and Their Habitations, c.1773-84 (w/c) by Webber, John (1750-93); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Vol)

Chippeway squaw and child, 1848 (hand-coloured litho)
NBY331369 Chippeway squaw and child, 1848 (hand-coloured litho) by McKenney, Thomas Loraine (1785-1859) (after); 26x16 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Postcard of a Navajo indian family outside their house or hogan
PNP245956 Postcard of a Navajo indian family outside their house or hogan, 1909 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Chippeway Squaw and Child, pub. by F. O. W. Greenough, 1838 (colour litho)
STC90588 Chippeway Squaw and Child, pub. by F.O.W. Greenough, 1838 (colour litho) by Bowen, John T. (1801-c.1856); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Osage settlement near Missouri River, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC175877 Osage settlement near Missouri River, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume 1 or 2, plate 3, by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Campi

A Native American Camp
3788761 A Native American Camp by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); (add.info.: A Native American Camp. Illustration dating late 19th century. Tepees and tanned hides visible in foreground)

Sioux mother and baby, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)
PNP246135 Sioux mother and baby, c.1830 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Kate McBeth (d. 1915) with the women of the Nez Perce Women
SLS251323 Kate McBeth (d.1915) with the women of the Nez Perce Womens Sewing Society (b/w photo) by Gay, E. Jane (1830-1919); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Sioux mother with baby in a cradleboard (colour litho)
PNP246136 Sioux mother with baby in a cradleboard (colour litho) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Native Americans Plains People moving camp, 1897 (w / c on paper)
PNP274180 Native Americans Plains People moving camp, 1897 (w/c on paper) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gipsies, plate 25 from Volume I of The Manners, Customs
STC88783 Gipsies, plate 25 from Volume I of The Manners, Customs and Amusements of the Russians, etched by the artist, pub

Hiawatha
3788757 Hiawatha by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); (add.info.: Hiawatha, the legendary Iroquois leader. Caption reads: From his forehead fell his tresses, / Smooth and parted like a womans)

Mohave medicine man
3788756 Mohave medicine man by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); (add.info.: Mohave medicine man. The Mohave Americans currently reside on a reservation in Arizona)

Dog Travois / Blackfoot Camp, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Edwin Willard Deming
Dog Travois/Blackfoot Camp, late 19th-early 20th century

Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1899. Creators
Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1899

Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1900. Creators
Ute Chief Severo and Family, c. 1885, published 1900

Ojibbeway Indians in Paris, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Ojibbeway Indians in Paris, 1861/1869. Maun-gua-daus (chief) with warriors, women and children taken to Paris as representatives from Canada in 1845

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

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)

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

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

Iowa Indians, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Iowa Indians, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1844. Native Americans on display in London:three chiefs, four " braves" or warriors, four squaws, a little boy and girl

Indigenous tribal family of North West Canada. circa 1908

ESKIMO FAMILY IN CAMP
An Eskimo family in their village, showing igloos, papoose, sledge, dogs, and quite a lot of ice Date: circa 1912

Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Creator: Edward Francis Finden
Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Indigenous people round a fire in northern Canada, depicted by a member of John Franklins Coppermine Expedition of 1819-1822

Chapel Beach, 1872. Creator: James H. Richardson
Chapel Beach, 1872. Waterfall and Chapel Rock (known as La Chapelle by early European explorers), Lake Superior, Michigan, USA

A Hakka woman carrying her infant child in a papoose
A Hakka woman carrying her infant child on her back in a papoose-style baby carrier with a strapped head guard. Hong Kong New Territories Date: 1984

Mother and child-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mother and child-Apsaroke, c1908. Portrait of a woman, half-length, seated, facing right, holding baby in beaded cradleboard

Japan - Young Japanese Mother carrying her baby on her back and holding a paper umbrella / parasol. Date: circa 1904

Tattooed Iroquois man, woman and baby in papoose, and chief.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Inside an Aleut wooden winter house on the island of Unalaska.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

COLVILLE WOMAN & CHILD, 1861. A Colville Native American woman holding an infant in a cradleboard, present-day northeast Washington State. Photographed in 1861

Inuit Eskimo Women
Canadian Inuit Women

Pawnee Indians, c19th century. The Pawnee people are a Caddoan-speaking Midwestern Native American tribe

Chippewas, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Chippewas, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway, New York, 1841

A Sioux Cradle and Modes of Carrying Their Children, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
A Sioux Cradle and Modes of Carrying Their Children, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway

Flatheads, Nez Perces and Chinooks, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Flatheads, Nez Perces and Chinooks, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway, New York, 1841

Interior of Cree Indian tent, 1823. Artist: John Franklin
Interior of Cree Indian tent, 1823. Man smoking: Papoose in cradle : Cooking pot suspended over fire. Coloured lithograp from John Franklin Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea

Red Indian Family of North Western Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Native American Sioux, carrying baby with a squaw
Native American Sioux, carrying her baby on her back with a squaw

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"Papoose: A Glimpse into Native American Culture and Motherhood" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where we find ourselves immersed in the lives of Native American Indian women from various tribes. In 1873, a captivating photograph captures Pawnee Tribe women adorned in traditional attire, showcasing their rich heritage. Fast forward to 1891, as we venture into a Sioux encampment near Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. John C. H. Grabill's lens transports us to a tipi camp bustling with Minionjou Sioux Native Americans. Amongst them are mothers cradling their precious papooses - babies swaddled securely against their backs. Our journey takes us across continents to Devon's Hooe estuary along the River Plym, where an Apache babe steals our hearts through a photogravure by John Andrew & Son. The image depicts an intricately tattooed Iroquois man and woman proudly holding their papoose while being led by their chief. The enchanting sight continues as we encounter an Apache girl tenderly embracing her own papoose, radiating love and care for her little one. Meanwhile, Nez Perce Babe captivates us with its photogravure beauty captured by John Andrew & Son—a testament to the diverse cultures that thrived within Native American communities. In 1907, sepia tones bring forth "The Comanche Mother, " immortalizing maternal strength within this tribe's history through a stunning photogravure piece. We then delve into Mexican Indian savages depicted on canvas—powerful artwork showcasing the fusion of cultures during that era. A timeless black-and-white photo from around 1908 introduces us to Apsaroke motherhood—an intimate moment shared between mother and child amidst their vibrant community life.