Primitive Collection (page 8)

A shorthorn cow
DRE72108 A shorthorn cow by English School, (19th century); 50.8x68.5 cm; Private Collection; eDreweatt Neate Fine Art Auctioneers, Newbury, Berks, UK; English, out of copyright

Ox, c. 1850
JDV37128 Ox, c.1850 by Roebuck, Thomas (19th century); Private Collection; eJohn Davies Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

Figurine, Mohenjo-Daro, c. 2400 BC (terracotta)
LRI3432401 Figurine, Mohenjo-Daro, c.2400 BC (terracotta) by Bronze Age (2500-800 BC); National Museum of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; Luisa Ricciarini; out of copyright

Zuni Women weaving blanket (litho)
6011049 Zuni Women weaving blanket (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zuni Women weaving blanket)

Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle (b / w photo)
6005850 Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle (b/w photo) by Piratsky, Karl Karlovich (1813-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle)

Irish Hay Cart with Primitive Solid Wheels (b / w photo)
6005846 Irish Hay Cart with Primitive Solid Wheels (b/w photo) by Piratsky, Karl Karlovich (1813-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish Hay Cart with Primitive Solid Wheels)

Eadweard Muybridge: The Walk (b / w photo)
6015671 Eadweard Muybridge: The Walk (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Walk)

Primitive cannons used at Battle of Crecy, France
Primitive cannons (known as bombards) used by the English army at the Battle of Crecy, France, though bows and arrows were the primary weapon. Date: 1346

Unusual corn bin, Dahomey (now Benin), West Africa
Unusual corn bin, Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin), West Africa. Made of earthenware, it was peculiar to the Konkombwa people of Tschopowa

National Childrens Home, Alresford
A view of the National Childrens Home, formerly known as the Primitive Methodists Childrens Home, at Old Alresford, Hampshire Date: Date unknown

Ancestors of Man, Pithecanthropus Alalus (litho)
5198485 Ancestors of Man, Pithecanthropus Alalus (litho) by Max, Gabriel (1840-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancestors of Man, Pithecanthropus Alalus)

The Tree of Life and the Evolution of Man, 1901 (b / w engraving)
3035956 The Tree of Life and the Evolution of Man, 1901 (b/w engraving) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of the tree of life)

Coconut sculpted into a face, c. 1895
NUL116422 Coconut sculpted into a face, c.1895 by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); diam: 8.5 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Lieutenant Verney Lovett Camerons (1844-94) Reception by Katende
STC232091 Lieutenant Verney Lovett Camerons (1844-94) Reception by Katende, engraved by Horace Harral (engraving) (later colouration) by English School

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-73) and Mr. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904
STC232084 Dr. David Livingstone (1813-73) and Mr. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Receiving Newspapers in Central Africa, engraved by Pearson (engraving) (later colouration) by Zweecker

Priest in ceremonial robes, Isle of Jaina (clay & paint)
XBP231895 Priest in ceremonial robes, Isle of Jaina (clay & paint) by Mayan; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

Seated one legged man, Mochica Culture (earthenware)
XBP231886 Seated one legged man, Mochica Culture (earthenware) by Peruvian School, (3rd century); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

House with inhabitants, Recuay Culture (ceramic)
XBP231864 House with inhabitants, Recuay Culture (ceramic) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Pottery vessel depicting houses nestled into the Andes (earthenware)
XBP231889 Pottery vessel depicting houses nestled into the Andes (earthenware) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

View from la Moinerie, Serk, 1849 (w / c on paper)
FLD138386 View from la Moinerie, Serk, 1849 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); 18.3x22.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tools, weapons and utensils of Puri and Botocudos tribes, Rio Grande region
STC109027 Tools, weapons and utensils of Puri and Botocudos tribes, Rio Grande region, Paraguay and Brazil, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume II, plate 45, by Jules Ferrario

Street Scene (oil on board)
CK125797 Street Scene (oil on board) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Densher Boot and Shoe Maker; ); Photo eCrane Kalman Gallery, London, UK; English

Country House
CK125796 Country House by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eCrane Kalman Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Vase in the form of a kneeling woman, Mochica, 200-800AD, (ceramic)
XIR370222 Vase in the form of a kneeling woman, Mochica, 200-800AD, (ceramic) by Peruvian School; Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; Peruvian, out of copyright

Nebuchadnezzar, 1795 (tempera, pen & ink and w / c on paper)
828832 Nebuchadnezzar, 1795 (tempera, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 43x60.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

One of the Lunigiana stele, found in Bigliolo, c. 3000 BC (stone)
875125 One of the Lunigiana stele, found in Bigliolo, c.3000 BC (stone) by Prehistoric; Museo delle Statue Stele, Pontremoli, Italy; (add.info.: Group C); eGiuliano Valsecchi; out of copyright

Migration of a Tribe, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations
494378 Migration of a Tribe, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Cormon, Fernand (1854-1924) (after); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Scouts Attacked by a Tiger (Eclaireurs attaques par un tigre) 1904 (oil on canvas)
BRN152414 Scouts Attacked by a Tiger (Eclaireurs attaquA©s par un tigre) 1904 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F

Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving)
MGS149817 Curiosities and Monstrosities of 1822, 1822 (handcoloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); 27.6x38.5 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; English, out of copyright

Sioux warrior armed with sabre attacking a Crow Indian (pigment of canvas)
STC168279 Sioux warrior armed with sabre attacking a Crow Indian (pigment of canvas) by Kills Two (Nupa Kte) (1969-1927); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Boys Breakfast, 1904 (oil on board)
FIN160961 The Boys Breakfast, 1904 (oil on board) by Farny, Henry Francois (1847-1916); 43.3x25.9 cm; Private Collection; David Findlay Jr Fine Art, NYC, USA; American, out of copyright

Madonna and Child (oil on panel)
BRN195816 Madonna and Child (oil on panel) by American School; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; (add.info.: unknown New Mexican Folk artist; ); eBarnes Foundation; American

Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), c. 1850 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195802 Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), c. 1850 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 48.9 x 27.9 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel)
BRN195801 St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel) by American School; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; (add.info)

Holy Child of Atocha, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN196399 Holy Child of Atocha, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 26x20.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wooden mask, from Vietnam (wood)
HSC201117 Wooden mask, from Vietnam (wood) by Vietnamese School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Vietnamese, out of copyright

Offering vessel in the form of a giant toad, Mayan, from Kaminaljuyu
XIR179438 Offering vessel in the form of a giant toad, Mayan, from Kaminaljuyu, 250-600 (volcanic lava) by Pre-Columbian; 52x105 cm; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia

Nkisi Spiritual Figure (wood, clay, textile & feathers) (see also 181653)
HSC181654 Nkisi Spiritual Figure (wood, clay, textile & feathers) (see also 181653) by Congolese; height:38 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; African, out of copyright

Attack by Bears (oil)
BCC8729 Attack by Bears (oil) by Kip, Henry de Valcourt (1830-c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native American Indian shooting bear and saving woman; husband killed by bear; ); American

"To John Rawdon, Earl of Moira, this East View of His Seat of Montalto", c
DRE72973 " To John Rawdon, Earl of Moira, this East View of His Seat of Montalto", c.1800 (pen and w/c) by English School

Exotic landscape
PWI83674 Exotic landscape by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 130x162 cm; Suzuki Collection, Tokyo, Japan; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on canvas)
CK93280 Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 69.8x49.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eCrane Kalman, London; English, out of copyright

Well
Engraving of a primitive well in a flat landscape. Date: 1924

Iroquois Mask (corn husk)
PNP246104 Iroquois Mask (corn husk) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Male head (alabaster)
HSC241444 Male head (alabaster) by Sabaean (950 BC-3rd century AD); height: 23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Sabaean, out of copyright

Steatopygous figure, Tell Halaf, 6th-5th Millennium BC (terracotta)
HSC257625 Steatopygous figure, Tell Halaf, 6th-5th Millennium BC (terracotta) by Neolithic; height: 5.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; out of copyright

Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone)
CZA228769 Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone) by Egyptian School; 26x34 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Egyptian, out of copyright

Female figure, early 2nd millennium BC (bronze)
HSC257644 Female figure, early 2nd millennium BC (bronze) by Syrian; height: 12 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Syrian, out of copyright

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Step back in time and explore the captivating world of our primitive ancestors. From the HMS Beagle Ship that carried Darwin on his groundbreaking voyage to the humble Cottage of Alfred Wallis in St Ives, Cornwall, these remnants tell tales of a bygone era. Delve into the depths of history as you witness the awe-inspiring Lascaux cave paintings depicting majestic bulls and horses, their copyright protected by aA Collection Ltd. Journey further into ancient times with an intriguing glimpse at Ireland's Cork through a 1633 map, offering insights into forgotten landscapes. Witness primitive men armed with spears hunting down a glyptodon, showcasing their resourcefulness and survival instincts. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of the Mursi tribe captured in Picture No. 10766504; their traditions echoing those passed down through generations. Marvel at intricate artwork revealing the medulla oblongata within our brains, reminding us of our primal origins. Explore cave art masterpieces like never before – from bison adorning Nave at Lascaux to prehistoric handprints preserved within Pech Merle cave in France. Witness Neanderthal man come to life for the first time through Frantisek Kupka's drawing based on Marcellin Boule's reconstruction from La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton discovered in 1908. Finally, let your imagination run wild as you encounter running deer immortalized on walls within Cave of Lascaux. These glimpses into our primitive past ignite curiosity about where we came from and how far we've come since then. They remind us that even amidst technological advancements and modernity, there is something fascinatingly raw about our roots that continues to captivate us today.