Stilts Collection (page 3)

Europe, Italy, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara. Fishing huts on stilts in the valleys of Comacchio at sunrise

Playa Blanca, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Sea. Wooden pier with a thatched hut on the water

Hamnoy-Lofoten islands, Norway Coastal rocks and mountains

Landscape view near the village of Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway

Red wooden huts, known as Rorbu, in the village of Reine on the Hamnoy island, Lofoten Islands, Norway. Rorbu is a Norwegian traditional house used by fishermen, today most are used by tourists

A House in New Guinea. Date: circa 1903

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Los Zancos (Stilts) (1791-1792) - original on display at Museo Nacional del Prado. Date: 1792

A postman in Landes, Bordeaux, France delivering letters whilst walking on stilts, 1897 (engraving)
878567 A postman in Landes, Bordeaux, France delivering letters whilst walking on stilts, 1897 (engraving) by English School

Carnival fantasy, plate 14 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82114 Carnival fantasy, plate 14 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.6x35.7 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Indian Charnel House (colour litho)
BAL109959 Indian Charnel House (colour litho) by White, John (fl.1570-93) (after); 29.5x20.4 cm; Private Collection

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Street entertainers on stilts, Havana, Cuba Date: 21/05/2009

Common-Wealth, The Colossus, 1766. 1766. Creator: Anon
Common-Wealth, The Colossus, 1766

Colemans Soul Food, 2622 Welton Street, Denver, CO. Creator: Chris Suspect
Colemans Soul Food, 2622 Welton Street, Denver, CO

Cite lacustre actuelle dans la Nouvelle-Guinee, Village de Tupuselei (engraving)
7179871 Cite lacustre actuelle dans la Nouvelle-Guinee, Village de Tupuselei (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tree-dwellers of the Orinoco (engraving)
7192460 Tree-dwellers of the Orinoco (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tree-dwellers of the Orinoco)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Echasses; Stilts; Stelzen (engraving)
7195793 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Echasses; Stilts; Stelzen (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Echasses; Stilts; Stelzen)

Fishermens houses on built on piles above water, Singapore (b / w photo)
7148792 Fishermens houses on built on piles above water, Singapore (b/w photo) by Galloway, Ewing (fl.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermens houses on built on piles above water)

Autre cite lacustre dans la Nouvelle-Guinee, Village de Sowek (engraving)
7179870 Autre cite lacustre dans la Nouvelle-Guinee, Village de Sowek (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autre cite lacustre dans la Nouvelle-Guinee)

Stilt racing in the Landes, France (litho)
7201154 Stilt racing in the Landes, France (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stilt racing in the Landes, France)

"Les tentations de saint Antoine"L ermite saint Antoine le Grand (251-356)
FIA5393173 " Les tentations de saint Antoine" L ermite saint Antoine le Grand (251-356) (ou Saint Antoine l ermite ou Saint Antoine l abbe) subit les tentations du Diable dans le desert

Foreign Children at Play (Gaikoku kodomo yugi no zu), 1860. Creator: Yoshikazu
Foreign Children at Play (Gaikoku kodomo yugi no zu), 1860

Young Nobleman and His Attendant, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Young Nobleman and His Attendant, 19th century

Fishermens houses on the Bosphorus, 1848 (pen & brown ink
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A Carnival Scene (with Medicine lampooned) in Bogota, Colombia, c. 1822-28 (watercolour)
828299 A Carnival Scene (with Medicine lampooned) in Bogota, Colombia, c.1822-28 (watercolour) by Desire Roulin, Francois (1796-1874); 19.8x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

How the Chinese amuse themselves (litho)
3627022 How the Chinese amuse themselves (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the Chinese amuse themselves)

The Shepherds Dinner-Time (engraving)
6010768 The Shepherds Dinner-Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherds Dinner-Time)

Native Houses, Saigon, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498529 Native Houses, Saigon, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; out of copyright

This is the King of Ashantee, perched up so comically (colour litho)
979042 This is the King of Ashantee, perched up so comically (colour litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: This is the King of Ashantee, perched up so comically)

A native settlement in Sumatra, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468755 A native settlement in Sumatra, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

Vietnamese Village in the Mountains (chromolitho)
735456 Vietnamese Village in the Mountains (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vietnamese Village in the Mountains)

Berger Landescot (colour litho)
2780256 Berger Landescot (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berger Landescot)

Piasecki Vertol CH-21C 83 17
Bundeswehr Heer (German Army) - Piasecki (Vertol) CH-21C 83 17 (msn WG17), one of 32 built under license by Weser Flugzeugbau for the West German Army, at Niedermendig, circa 1970

Shepherdess of the Landes on stilts guarding her flock (colour photo)
3102722 Shepherdess of the Landes on stilts guarding her flock (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pump of Pont Notre Dame, 1836 (colour litho)
CHT271799 The Pump of Pont Notre Dame, 1836 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Sowek, a Pile village on the North coast of New Guinea, from
BAL126190 Sowek, a Pile village on the North coast of New Guinea, from The History of Mankind, Vol.1, by Prof. Friedrich Ratzel, 1896 (litho) by English School

Occupations of the Agagna people, Mariana Islands, plate 29 from
STC206895 Occupations of the Agagna people, Mariana Islands, plate 29 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Campi

You must learn to suffer for beauty, plate 64 from the series Le Bon Genre
CHT187113 You must learn to suffer for beauty, plate 64 from the series Le Bon Genre (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the Method of Drying Fish at St
NP125998 Balagans or Summer Habitations, with the Method of Drying Fish at St. Peter and Paul, Kamtschatka, from Views in the South Seas, pub

Procession over a Bridge (colour woodblock print)
STC105239 Procession over a Bridge (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Stage Design for Peer Gynt, 1912 (tempera on paper)
BAL244847 Stage Design for Peer Gynt, 1912 (tempera on paper) by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947); 65x86 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906); ); Russian

Medieval trained animals: bear doing a headstand, hare with tabor (top), juggler and tumbling monkey, monkey jockey on a muzzled bear (middle)

Medieval performers
Girl dancing on the shoulders of a bagpiper, and a man playing a pipe with an animal head while dancing on stilts, 13th century

Medieval dancers and performers
Girl dancing on the shoulders of a bagpiper, 13th century, man playing a pipe while dancing on stilts, 13th century (top), tumbler preparing to leap through a hoop held by two others

Dancers on stilts in the Champs Elysees. A family of street entertainers, the country folks of Landes, perform while mother bangs a drum and father directs on horseback

A Dwelling-House over Water, Doreri, Papuan Gulf, from
XIR228542 A Dwelling-House over Water, Doreri, Papuan Gulf, from Voyage autour du Monde sur la Corvette La Coquille (1822-25) by Louis Isidore Duperrey (1786-1865) (colour litho) (see also 10268)

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Hairdresser on stilts pulling a womans hair to the ceiling
One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a womans hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style. The hairstyle a la Chinoise is definitely a major makeover

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Discover the fascinating world across the globe. From the iconic Wellington Inn on stilts (OP05766) to the charming Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines, these elevated structures have captivated cultures for centuries. Take a stroll through history with old stilt buildings along Ketchikan Creek or experience thrilling entertainment at Brighton Pier. Travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan and witness the unique Native School perched on stilts, or immerse yourself in traditional village life in Papua, New Guinea. Explore the enchanting stilt village on Inle Lake in Burma/Myanmar or visit Elevara Mission and L. M. S Mission in Papua New Guinea. For a taste of paradise, bask in the sun at Doctors Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delve into nostalgia with an engraving from 1896 featuring Stilt Houses or admire the restored cannery in Monterey, California. Finally, marvel at Peter & Paul Fortress's grandeur as it stands tall above its surroundings. Whether for practicality or cultural significance, stilts continue to amaze us with their architectural wonders worldwide.