Africans Collection

LIBYA. TRIPOLI. Leptis Magna. Forum of Septimius Severus. Forum built after the rise to the empire of Lucius Septimius Severus in 193. Sculptural detail with Gorgons head. Roman art. Early Empire

Stela of the royal scribe Ani. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

Tomb of Tutankhamun Egyptian painting
Tomb of Tutankhamun. s.XIV BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhesenpaaten. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting

Statue of Djoser. Egyptian art
Seated statue of King Djoser. 2611 BC. Detail. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. CAIRO. Saqqara

Map of the kingdoms of Granada and Murcia (Granata et Murcia regna) by W. Blaeu. Decorated with the Arms of both States, the figure of a surveyor and a naval combat. Published in Amsterdam, 1635

Tomb of Horemheb. Hathor. Fresco
EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Horemheb. Goddess Hathor. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Fresco

MOROCCO. Rabat. The Gate of Ambassadors leading to the premises of Royal Palace

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. Goma. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Kivu Conflict. Nyiragongo volcano, that erupted the last time on 17th January 2008 destroying the city of Goma

Air Mail to Africa Poster
Poster, Air Mail to Africa, showing two Africans looking up at airliner G-ABPI. 20th century

The Strangers Home, Limehouse, London, 1857
Engraving showing the exterior of the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders in West India Dock Road, Limehouse, 1857

Giza. Great Sphinx and. Great Pyramid of Giza
The Giza Sphinx. 26th-25th c. BC. EGYPT. GIZA. Giza. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture

LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of giraffes (12.000-8000 BC). Neolithic art. Cave

Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Rameses II. Main entrance to the Great Temple. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Architecture

South Africans
(L) Natives of Senegambia : (centre) Zulu in visiting dress, Zulu dancing girl, Zulu warrior in dancing costume : (R) Bechuana woman

Stanleys Canoe Made
Natives of Central Africa make a new canoe for H.M.Stanleys Zaire expedition, carving it out of a tree

Group of indigenous Cabindas and Loangos
History of Africa. 19th century. Group of indigenous Cabindas and Loangos, workers of the French factory of Landana. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Congo. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripods
History of Africa. 19th century. Fishermen Wagenya preparing their wooden tripods across the river rapids at Stanley Falls. Engraving by W. Meyer

Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River
History of Africa. 19th century. Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River. Engraving by Hildibrand. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Lower Congo woman - W. Meyer
History of Africa. 19th century. Lower Congo woman. Engraving by W. Meyer. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

History of Africa. Congo. 19th century. A palaver (speech). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Congo. Ivory porters
History of Africa. 19th century. Ivory porters. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Kenyan Waterbuck
Inhabitants of Nyeri, Kenya, with a slain waterbuck antelope. Date: circa 1932

Senufo mask (Burkina Fasso). It combines features of animals and humans. Senufo masks have the power to help communication between the living and their dead ancestors. African art. Decorative Arts

Okuyi Mask (mask of ancestors). Punu Art (Bapunu) from Gabon. They embody the spirits of the deceased, in the mourning ceremonies

Congo Democratic Republic Of The North Kivu Conflict
congo, democratic, republic, of, the, north, kivu, conflict, refugee, camp, buhimba, people, africa, african, africans, congolean, congoleans, zaire, photography, photographies, photographic, wretch

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. River across a deforested area

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Moroccan soldier od the regulars of the African Army

Scenes of the Eastern Cape (Kaffraria), South Africa, 1820
Nguni or Bantu (Kaffir) warrior hunting antelope with spears 55, forsaking a woman drowning in a river 56, and worshipping an anchor from an East India ship 57

COLONIALISM / DURBAN 1837
Jan Tzatzoe, Andries Stoffles, The Revd Dr Philip and Revds Read (senior and junior) give evidence against DUrban following ill- treatment of Africans Date: 1837

Ebers papyrus. ca. 1500 BC. Ancient Egypt. Amenhotep Is reign. 18th Dynasty. One of the first treatises on medicine written in human history. Hieratic, hieroglyphic writing. GERMANY. SAXONY. Leipzig

Leda and Swan, fragment of sculpture from Anhas, Morocco. 3rd century. Coptic art. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Coptic Museum

LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Depiction of a hunting scene (circa 1500 BC). Neolithic art. Cave

LIBYA. Leptis Magna. Forum of Septimius Severus. Forum built after the rise to the empire of Lucius Septimius Severus in 193. Sculptural detail with Gorgons head. Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Egyptian ship on the Nile. Egyptian art. Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

Tomb of Sennedjem. Mural painting
Tomb of Sennedjem. 1306 -1290 BC. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Artisans. Tomb of Sennedjem. Agricultural scene. Sennedjem plowing the fields with a couple of oxen. Egyptian art. New Kingdom

Tomb of Rekhmire. Mural painting
Tomb of Rekhmire. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Nobles. Tomb of Rekhmire. Making gold and silver vessels. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting

Thebes. Tomb of Thutmose III. Painting
Tomb of Tuthmosis III. EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Tuthmosis III. God Horus presiding a ceremony. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting

Tanzania. Kondoa Irangi. Koro rock paintings
TANZANIA. Kondoa Irangi. Animals grazing. Koro rock paintings. Upper Paleolithic. Cave

Statue of Ka-Aper... Egyptian art
Ka-aper lcalled Sheikh El-Beled. ca. 2465 BC. Work also known as The Headman of the Village, though his real activity was priest assistant. Sycamore wood. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom

Saqqara. Mastaba of Mereruka
Mastaba of Mereruka. ca. 2323 BC. EGYPT. Saqqara. Capture of a hyena. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Relief on rock

Libya. Leptis Magna. Archaeology
LIBYA. TRIPOLI. Leptis Magna. Roman theatre, built in 1 AD. Roman art. Early Empire

Akhenaten and his family... Egyptian art
Akhenaten and his family offering to the sun-god Aten. 1364 - 1347 BC. Detail of the Pharaoh. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Relief on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. MENIA

Listening to a Phonograph, South Africa, c. 1902
Illustration showing two Europeans demonstrating their phonograph (music machine) to a group of suitably impressed native South Africans, c.1902. Date: 29/03/1902

TUNISIA. GABES. Matmata. Berber troglodyte architecture

On the Swoop
On The Swoop! The Imperial German eagle swoops menacingly over natives of the Congo looking to steal their land

Samuel Baker, explorer, and King Rionga
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), British explorer, exchanging blood with Rionga, an African king, as part of a negotiation. Date: 1869

Egyptians surgical instruments made of bronze. Egyptian art. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. History of Medicine Museum

Nespekasuti, Scribe of Karnak. 490 BC. Ethiopian age. Egyptian art. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping