Anthropology Collection

Sensory homunculus
This model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception

Motor homunculus
This model shows what a mans body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement

Hominid crania
L to R: Australopithecus africanus; Homo rudolfensis; H.erectus; H. heildebergensis; H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens

Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1) (Lucy)
A cast of the partial skeleton (nicknamed Lucy) of Australopithecus afarensis found at the Hadar, North East Ethiopia in 1974 by Donald Johanson

Australopithecus afarensis (AL 288-1) (Lucy)
A partial skeleton (nicknamed Lucy) of Australopithecus afarensis found at the Hadar, North East Ethiopia in 1974 by Donald Johanson

Venus of Brassempouy
The Venus of Brassempouy carved out of ivory some 18, 000 years ago and discovered in Brassempouy, France

The Makapansgat Pebble
Three-million-year-old Makapansgat Pebble from South Africa. Perhaps the most ancient art object in the world. It is said to have been carried over a distance of four kilometers by Australopithecus

Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man
Reconstructed: Australopithecus and the Rhodesian Man

Neanderthal spear point
A spear point once belonging to that of Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis). This specimen was discovered in Gorhams Cave, Gibraltar

Paranthropus boisei (Zinjanthropus) cranium (OH5)
Cast of the cranium of a young male of Paranthropus boisei discovered by Mary Leakey in 1959 at Olduvai Gorge

Homo neanderthalensis in action at Swanscombe, UK
An illustration by Angus McBride showing a group of Homo neanderthalensis on the ancient banks of the river Thames in modern day Swanscombe, Kent

Hall of Man sculptures by Malvina Hoffman
Double page spread from The Illustrated London News featuring editorial and photographs relating to the range of sculptures by the American female sculptor, Malvina Hoffman

A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer
A Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Homo habilis in action
An illustration by Angus McBride showing Homo habilis using tools to kill an Antelope. Homo habilis lived in East Africa between 1.6 and 2 million years ago

Cleopatras obelisk or needle and the great sphinx of Giza.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Lyall Watson, South African scientist and author
Lyall Watson (1939-2008), South African botanist, zoologist, biologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and author

Australopithecine or Homo habilis foot (OH8) cast
Cast of a near complete foot (OH 8) from an Australopthecus or Homo habilis discovered at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by Louis Leakey in 1960. It dates back to 1.75 million years ago

Homo erectus, Java Man cranium (Sangiran 17) cast
Lateral view of partially reconstructed cranium of Homo erectus Java Man about 700, 000 years old known as Sangiran 17. Discovered by Towikromo in 1969

Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gori
Gibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla and human. Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature. Illustration published in Mans Place in Nature, Vol. 7 from a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863

Australopithecus afarensis
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of extinct African hominids (Australopithecus afarensis) living 3-4 million years ago. They walked upright, although they retained the ability to climb trees

Homo heidelbergensis in action
A reconstructed scene by Angus McBride showing Homo erectus killing an elephant. Homo heidelbergensis lived for about 1.5 million years and is believed to have used sophisticated tools

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Georgian store, and Circassian and Ingush man.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Southern Africa - San Bushmen rock painting
Bushmen (San) paintings from South Afrca, depicting animals (mostly eland antelope) from Masitisi, Basutoland and a small doll representing a bushman. Date: circa 1910s

Young Australopithecus africanus
Reconstruction drawing of the head of the young Australopithecus africanus, represented by the Taungs skull discovered in Bechuanaland. Date: 1925

Great Pyramid of Cholula dedicated to Quetzalcoatl in Mexico.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Buffalo cart with wheels, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Upper Palaeolithic tools 18 - 30, 000 years old
L-R: a) Bone used to make needle blanks. b) Bone needle. c & d) Harpoon head and Barbed Point carved from antler. e & f) Two heads carved in mammoth ivory

Piltdown man reconstructed
The Piltdown man sketched by A. Forestier after Professor Keiths reconstruction, and an inset showing an alterative reconstruction after Dr. A. Smith Woodward

A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847

Ejecting an intruder
Plate opposite page 297 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874

Soldiers of Linhares, Brazil, in uniform.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Iron workers, Anthropology exhibit, Exposition Universelle
Early iron workers, Anthropology exhibit, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Costumes of Australia, Oceania, 1858. Aborigine men examining flotsam from a European shipwreck on a beach. In loincloths and capes, armed with spear and shield, they hold a top hat and hand mirror

Costumes of Polynesia and Oceania, 1858. Inhabitants of Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands), tattooed chief in feather headdress and cloak, tattooed woman

Costumes of the Sunda Islands, 1858
Costumes of the Sunda Islands, Indonesia, 1858

Costumes of the people of Mexico, 1858

Costumes of North America, 1858

Costumes of Algeria, 1858

Costumes of India, 1858

Costumes of Turkey or Turkiye, 1858

Military costumes of England and Scotland, 1858

Costumes of the Netherlands, 1858. Man of north Holland with tobacco pipe, maid with yoke and baskets, couple from south Holland. Windmills, canals and canal house in the background

Costumes of Norway and Sweden, 1858. Norwegian peasants drinking beer at a tavern meet a Swedish peasant with staff and rucksack. Sami people with a reindeer, and riding a sled on a frozen lake

Costumes of the people of Russia in St. Petersburg, 1858
Costumes of the people of Russia, 1858. Nanny with Cossack boy, milkmaid with milkpail, Finnish peasants, sleigh driver, merchant, boy from Derewna, Belarus, playing a domra lute

Costumes of the people of Greece, 1858. Athenian musician with tzouras lute, girl with water jug, female servant and boy

Costumes of Moldavia, Romania and Circassia, 1858

Costumes of Germany, 1858

Costumes of Switzerland and the Tyrol, 1858

Costumes of the people of Italy, 1858

Spanish people dancing in a square, 1858. A water seller with donkey and amphora, a couple from Valencia watch Romany gitanos dancing flamenco with castanets

French people promenading in a Paris park, 1858

Babylonians emigrating from the Tower of Babel
A crowd of Babylonians emigrating from the unfinished Tower of Babel. They ride horses, camels, elephants and waggons, carry baggage and drive cattle. Three angels watch over them

Man of Aragon, Spain. In conical hat decorated with ribbons, wool tunic over a jerkin, short cape, culottes, gaiters and shoes, holding a cudgel. Homme de l'Aragon

Costume of a king of Congo, Africa
Costume of a king of Congo, In turban, robe with long train, sash belt, scimitar and stick. Perhaps a portrait of King Alfonso I (c. 1456-1543)

Woman of Aragon, Spain. In a gown with laced corset, contrasting amadis sleeves, full skirts, lace ruff collar standing up from the chemise. Femme de l'Aragon

Woman of Salamanca, Kingdom of Leon, Spain. In wide brim hat with ribbons, chaperon or kerchief tied to an embroidered corset, blouse with embroidered sleeves, apron and long skirts

Man of Salamanca, Kingdom of Leon, Spain

Catalan woman, Spain
Catalan woman, Catalonia, Spain. In a long black veil, laced corset, kerchief a la francais over the bust, long skirts, apron, shoes, holding a basket of vegetables and fish. Catalanne

Catalan man, Catalonia, Spain

Evenks or Tungusic woman of Siberia. Hair in pigtails, wearing a long elegant coat, gown, breeches and boots of reindeer skin decorated with beads and fringes. Femme Tounguses

Woman of the Mari people (Cheremisa or Cheremis) of Russia. In bonnet of birch bark covered in cloth with shells, embroidered linen tunic, sash belt, culottes, gaiters and shoes. Femme Tscheremisse

Man of the Mari people (Cheremisa or Cheremis) of Russia. In furred jerkin coat, embroidered linen shirt, sash, culottes, gaiters, shoes, holding a staff and fur cap. Homme Tscheremisse

Kabardian woman, one of the 12 Circassian tribes. In veil, bodice, blouse, wide skirts, gaiters and shoes, holding a fish. Kabardinienne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Kabardian man, one of the 12 Circassian tribes. In turban, mustache, domino coat with open sleeves, tunic with belt and scimitars, wide pantalons, and tall boots. Kabardinien

Evenks or Tungusic man of Siberia. Hunter in hat, facial tattoo, coat, breeches and apron of deer skin, decorated with beads and fringes. Armed with spear, bow, quiver and arrows. Homme Tounguses

Samoyedic woman of Siberia: Nenets, Enets, Nganasans or Selkups people

Ostyak woman of Siberia: Khanty or Ket people. In hooded coat of bear or reindeer skin, with beaded necklaces, striped apron, leggings and leather bootlets. Femme Ostyack

Ostyak man of Siberia: Khanty or Ket people. He wears a cloak, trousers and boots of bear or reindeer-skin, walking on carved skis with wooden ski pole. Homme Ostyack

Samoyedic man of Siberia, Nenets, Enets, Nganasans or Selkups people

Costume of a native girl of Tahiti. Her short hair is perfumed with coconut oil and herbs, adorned with flowers. She wears a long tunic over a gown. Fille de Taiti

Khoikhoi woman of South Africa wearing a feather headdress, animal-skin cape, dakka or talisman hanging from a cord, loincloth, holding a staff. Hottentote. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Costume of a native woman of Tahiti. Her short hair is perfumed with coconut oil and herbs. She wears a turban of horsehair, a cape and skirt with belt. Femme de Taiti

Itelmen peasant woman and child of Kamchatka. Woman in reindeer-skin coat and trousers, boots, belt with tassels, boy strapped on her back. Paysanne de Kamtschatka

Polynesian man of Tahiti, Pacific Islands. Wearing a long robe tied at the waist with a belt. Homme de Taiti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Ceremonial costume of a King of Tahiti. Perhaps Otoo, King Pomare I. He wears a tall headdress of feathers, a cloak and tunic, and holds a large carved wooden deity. Roi de Taiti

Woman of Kamchatka, Itelmen, Koryak or Ainu. In kerchief headdress, fur-lined gown over skirts, leather shoes. Femme de Kamtschatka. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Itelmen peasant of Kamchatka in front of summer dwelling
Itelmen peasant of Kamchatka in front of a pehm or summer dwelling. He wears a furred hooded reindeer-skin coat, animal-skin trousers and boots, armed with bow and quiver of arrows

Itelmen or Kamchadal woman. In striped turban, high collar shirt, fur-lined coat, animal-skin gown dressed with fringes, sandals, holding a basket of vegetables

Costume of a man of Kamchatka, Itelmen, Koryak or Ainu. In furred hat and coat, trousers and leggings, leather boots, holding a club. Homme de Kamtschatka. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Woman of the Kalina or Carib people, South America
Woman of the Kalina or Carib people, French Guiana, South America. In apron or coyon decorated with beads, shawl, beaded gaiters, carrying a basket of flowers on her back. Sauvagesse de la Guiane

Itelmen or Kamchadal man. In fur-lined jerkin, skirt, trousers, boots, armed with spear, low and arrow, dagger. Aboriginal people of Kamchatka, decimated by Cossacks and smallpox in the 18th century

Piaye of the Kalina people, French Guiana, South America
Piaye of the Kalina or Carib people, French Guiana, South America. Medicine man or ceremonial person with feather headdress, skirt, and wooden club. Piaye-Medecin de la Guiane

Man of the Kalina or Carib people, South America
Man of the Kalina or Carib people, French Guiana, South America. In loincloth or camiza, armed for hunting or battle with ironwood club or putu, bow and quiver of arrows. Sauvage de la Guiane

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