Race Collection (#9)

Young Malay woman carrying pales of water with a yoke. She is bare-breasted and wears a sarong. Jeune Malaise portant de l'eau. Oceanie

Noble woman of Java, Indonesia. She wears a dodot and sarong (skirt) in batik, sabuk (waistband), kemban (corset), gold necklace and bracelets. Dame Javanaise de la haute classe (Oceanie)

Aborigines man of Jervis Bay and Kangaroo Island, Australia
Aborigine man named Djacamel of Jervis Bay, and aboriginal women of Kangaroo Island, Australia. Naturel du Port Jervis, Femmes de l'Ile des Kanguroos (Oceanie)

Native of Pulau Yos Sudarso, Muli Strait, New Guinea. He wears a necklace, armlet and belt, and holds a spear, bow and arrows. Naturel du Detroit Princesse Marianne

Native of the island of Vatulele, Fiji, Melanesia. He wears a turban and loincloth and carries a bow and arrows. Naturel de l'ile Vatou-Lele (Archipel Viti)

Melanesian man of Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. He wears a bandana, nose piercing, loincloth, necklace, armlets and anklets. He holds a bow and poisoned arrows

Melanesian chief and man of Vanou, Vanikoro, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. The chief wears a bandana, earrings and necklace, the man below with a wooden nose piercing

Papuan man of Dory Harbour, West Papua. He wears face tattoos, an ornamental comb in his hair, necklace, harness, armlets, and yellow breechcloth. Papou de Havre Dorey (Nouvelle Guinee)

Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, Papua New Guinea
Native of the Carteret Bay, Nui Allan, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. He wears face paint, necklace, cape, bracelets and anklets. Naturel du Havre Carteret (Nouvelle Irlande)

A Javan man in war dress, Indonesia
A Javan man in war dress. Man in chelana (pantaloons), sikapan (jacket), kotan and sangsang (vests), ang'ger (belt), pedang (sword) and kris (dagger). Javanais en costume de guerre

Maori chief of Houa-Houa (Uawa), Tolaga Bay, North Island, New Zealand. He wears a cloak, necklace, face tattoos, Te moko, and carries a spear. Chef d'une Tribu de la Nouvelle Zelande (Oceanie)

Busts of Maori men with face tattoos or Ta moko from New Zealand. Man from Tolaga Bay with feather in his hair (top) and man from Cape Terawhiti (below). Types des naturels de la Nouvelle Zelande

Maori warrior of Souraki (Hauraki Gulf), North Island, New Zealand. He has face tattoos or Ta moko, wears a striped cloak and holds a broad-bladed paddle. Guerrier de Souraki ou Chouraki

Warrior of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. His face, torso and arms are part-covered in warpaint, he wears a tooth necklace and carries a large mace. Guerrier de Tonga Tabou

Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, 19th century
Tahitian girl of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean. One of the Tahitiian women brought by the English mutineers of HMS Bounty

Native man of Tikei Island, Tuamotu group, French Polynesia. Wearing a grass skirt, rolled green-leaf ear plugs, necklace, and headdress. His body decorated with geometric tattoos

Tattooed warrior of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands (Nukahiwa). Noukahiwa (Oceanie). Standing portrait of a warrior with his body entirely tattooed

Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. She wears a silk tapih (petticoat), pemakak (corset) and sembong (sash)

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula, Maui, Haw
Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground. Dancing girl of Maui, Hawaii

Warrior of the Hawaiian Islands. He wears a headdress decorated with mushrooms, face tattoos, cape and check shirt (a tattoo in the original). Guerrier des iles Sandwich

Portrait of Queen Kaonoe of Hawaii
Queen Kaonoe or Kaou-Onoe of Hawaii. She is shown barebreasted with a headdress, large necklace and tattoos on her face and body. Reine des iles Sandwich

Toraja man of Tondano, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia. He wears a turban with feather, necklaces, batik loincloth, and anklets. He carries a lance and traditional kanta shield

Chamorro woman of the island of Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Josephe Cortez, daugher of the Alcalde (Mayor) of Umati. She wears a cross, chemise and petticoat, and smokes a cigar

Make-Tetti, Raja of Dao island, Maluku Islands, Indonesia
Make-Tetti, Raja of Dao, Maluku Islands, Indonesia. The king wears a bandana, striped shirt and holds a staff. One of the Lease Islands near Ambon, Haruku, Nusa Laut and Manipa. Rajah de Dao

Native of Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He wears a conical palm-leaf hat, cape and sarong, and holds a two-prong lance. Naturel de l'Ile Rotti or Rottie

Herald of Timor, West Timor, Indonesia
Herald of Amarasi, Kupang, Timor, West Timor, Indonesia. He wears a hat with decorative plant fronds and feathers, and a fringed tunic. Herault de Timor

Botocudo men of Brazil with wooden plugs in the lip and ear
Portraits of Botocudo men of Brazil with their distinctive wooden plugs in the lip and ear. Botocudos. Handcoloured woodcut by L

Matses or Matis warrior of Brazil, with facial tattoos, labrets, and piercings with macaw feathers and snail shells. Maxurunas Indian, Brazil. Maxourounas (Bresil)

Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America. She wears a round pleated and embroidered dress, white bodice, and wears her hair in several long braids

Native American woman of Lima, Peru. She wears the manto (cape), saya (dress), embroidered apron, silk stockings and satin shoes. Femme de Lima

Native American gaucho from the region of Buenos-Ayres, Argentina. In sugar-loaf hat, striped poncho, trousers and spurs, holding bolas or boleadoras to hunt on the pampas

Woman of the Pampas lowlands, Argentina. She wears a dress of striped fabrics, necklace and earrings, and carries a feather fan and cord or lasso. Femme Pampas

Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Yukon, Canada
Inuit woman with facial tattoos, Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. She wears a parka or anorak made of seal skin, trousers and boots of animal skin. Femme Esquimaux

Native (Inupiat) man of Sarichef Island, Alaska. He wears a hooded parka or anorak, trousers and boots of animal skin, holding a bow and arrow. His mouth has piercings of walrus-ivory rings

Inuit man of the Mackenzie River, Yukon, Canada. He wears a parka or anorak and trousers made of animal skins, holds a knife and fish. Eskimaux

Crow people at Fort Clarke

Mato-tope or Four Bears, Chief of the Mandan people

Young Mapuche girl of the city of Concepcion, Chile. She wears a check shawl, ornate bodice, pleated petticoats in colourful flannel, and striped stockings. Jeune fille de l'ile de la Conception

Man of the Ohlone or Costanoan people dancing at Mission San Francisco. His body is painted in blue and red, and he wears a gold and blue headdress, cowrie necklace and long feather skirt

Keokuk, Chief of the Sac and Fox (Meskwaki) people and his son. Chief Keokuk or Kee-o-kuk, Watchful Fox or Running Fox, with son, Musewont, Long-Haired Fox. Chef des Renards (Amerique)

Native of the region of Heroica Veracruz, Mexico. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, charro outfit of bolero jacket, chaps, trousers and boots. Habitant des environs de Vera-Cruz, Mexique

Woman of the city of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She wears a check shawl over embroidered skirts. Femme de Jalapa

Mayan woman and man of Guatemala. She wears an embroidered tunic, skirt, necklace and earrings, sandals. The man wears a straw hat, cape and tunic. Femme et homme de Guatemala

Man of Puebla, Mexico. In wide-brimmed hat, long woven poncho, leather chaps and trousers. Homme de Puebla

Woman of the city of Puebla, Mexico. She wears a long shawl, white chemise, long skirt over petticoats. Femme de Puebla

Mapuche man of Chile smoking a cigar. He wears a sugar-loaf hat, traditional striped poncho, jacket, culottes and leather sandals called ojotes. Chilien. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Young woman of Bogota, Colombia. She wears a black fringed saya (dress), fine mantilla shawl, and small black felt hat. Jeune fille de Bogota. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Native American woman and baby of Quito, Ecuador
Native American woman of Quito, Ecuador. She wears a check tunic over a full petticoat and carries a baby in a check bandana. Indienne de Quito

Regular infantryman in the Algerian resistance army of Emir Abdelkader, in the struggle against French colonialism. In fez, jacket with hood, culottes, armed with sword and musket

Moorish merchant with tobacco pipe, Algeria. In turban, hooded burnous, blue jacket with orange sleeves, white culottes. The Moors were descendants of ancient Mauritania and Numidia. Marchand Maure

Moorish man in turban, jacket, culottes, holding a cane, Algiers, Algeria. The Moors were descendants of ancient Mauritania and Numidia. More d'Alger. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Young girl of Sokna, Fezzan, Kingdom of Tripoli (Libya). The women of Sokna wear dresses of striped silk or tulle, silver earrings, bracelets and leg ornaments. Jeune fille Socknanaise

Noble Tuareg warrior of Agadez, Niger, in tagelmust (turban and veil), taktkat (shirt) and akarbey (pants). He carries a spear, tellak (dagger) and takouba (sword). Guerrier de Tuarick

Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings. Khoikhoi woman. Hottentote. Handcoloured woodcut by L

Nomadic Bedouin in hooded robe with musket
Nomadic Bedouin or Bedu man of Kordofan (Sudan) in hooded burnous, carrying a musket and square case. Arabe Bedouin, Afrique

Rich woman and woman of the people, Cairo, Egypt, 19th century

San warrior from South Africa. He wears an animal skin cape, an ostrich feather in his hair, and carries a shield and three spears or assegai. Guerrier Cafre. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Egyptian cavalry, 19th century
Egyptian cavalry. Three mounted soldiers in different uniforms. One in helmet and cuirass with drawn sword, one in turban with mace, and one in burnous and keffiyeh. Cavaliers Egyptiens

Khoikhoi man in animal skin cape, beaded loincloth, with bow and arrow. Hottentot

Young girl of Timbuktu, Mali. Although Muslim, she can go out without a veil, and wears a tall hat, Moorish costume of shawl, embroidered jacket, chemise and culottes

Young unmarried Hausa woman of Kano, North West Nigeria. Before marriage, young women wear a blue and white striped apron tied with red wool bands. She wears a glass necklace and earrings

King of the Hausa people, Nigeria
King of the Hausa people. Nigeria. He wears a red bonnet and turban, tunic of broad green and red stripes, red pantalons and Arab boots. Roi de Boussa (Haoussa)

Zouave, or Berber Zwawa soldier, of Algeria with musket. The uniform comprised turban, red culottes, leather gaiters, blue jacket and overcoat with hood. Zouave, Algerie. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Young Jewish woman of Algiers, Algeria. Tall turban, blue embroidered woolen dress with short sleeves over a white chemise. Demoiselle Juive d'Alger. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S

Arab of the plains, Algeria
Arab of the plains or Arab Chief of the desert, Algeria. He wears a keffiyeh, short burnous with hood, and holds a blunderbuss. Arabe de la Plaine, Algerie

Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut made of leaves and branches, man lying in hammock, woman roasting meat on a fire. Amazon River, Brazil

Hun soldier and herald. The warrior wears chainmail tunic, fur cape, armed with straight sword and scimitar 9

Marcomanni and Quadi warriors. Marcomanni with checkered tunic and shield, crown worn before battle 5. Quadi in full-body armour, with gauntlets, holding lance and shield, animal skin cloak 6

King David and priests in Anglo Saxon garb

Vandal and Gepide warriors. Vandal in helmet with spikes, cloak (chlamys) and wooden shield 3. Gepide in helmet, breastplate and thigh armour, lance with spiked head and a fearsome curved sword 4

Anglo-Saxon king onn his throne
Anglo saxon king seated on a throne wearing a long blue tunic over a surtout. He wears a crown and holds a long sceptre (a baton with a ball on the end) in his left hand 22

Two English gentlemen on horseback diving into a river. Dick Linger behind them manages to pull up before the fall. Taking a horse to water

Klausenrennen Motor Race 1932 poster for the famous Swiss mountain motor race showing a Bugatti in full flight

A raven tries to wash to be more like the white swans
A raven tries to wash out its black colour to be more like the pure-white swans in a pond. Raven and swans. An illustration of a fable by Greek author Aesop

A tortoise overtakes a sleeping hare in a race. The hare and the tortoise. Illustration of a fable by Greek author Aesop

LOTTERY. Winner of the First Grand National in 1839 from the book Heroes and heroines of the Grand National by Finch Mason

Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1800s. In ceremonial robes with surcoat of crimson velvet, mantle and hood of purple velvet, escutcheon of St George's cross on the cloak

Lord Mayor of London in robes of office, 1800s. WIth black mantle and gold chain. Lord Maire de Londres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B

Shepherd in the Scottish Highlands, 1800s. In tam o'shanter cap, tartan kilt with sporran, check stockings, leather shoes, with sheep dog. Berger des montagnes d'Ecosse

Alderman of London in ceremonial robes, 1800s
Alderman of London in ceremonial robes of scarlet bordered with fur, 1800s. The Lord Mayor is chosen out of 26 aldermen annually

British marketwoman with basket of produce, 1800s. She wears a bonnet, a long cloak, apron, and has a walking stick. A thatched cottage behind her. Peasant going to market, Paysanne allant au marche

Smithfield drover with dog, 1800s
Licensed Smithfield drover with dog, 1800s. He wears a license number on a badge on his sleeve. Drovers brought sheep and cattle from Islington to the market, London. Conducteur de bestiaux

Licensed waterman at a coach stand, London, 1800s
Licensed waterman at a coach stand with buckets of water for horses, London, 1800s. His license badge number is on his apron, and his legs are bound with hay to keep his feet dry

Butcher's boy at a signpost in the road, 1800s. Butchers boys collected orders from the suburbs and delivered meat on a tray on the horse's shoulders. Garcon boucher

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