Beads Collection (page 2)

Illustration of fashionable women's shoes and jewellery. Date: 1954

A canoe-necked knitted top, with a beaded design. Date: 1954

AN IRISH PENITENT A pious Irish pilgrim to Saint Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Dergh (Donegal), tells his beads in one of the seven Saints Beds on the island Date: 1847

Buddhist priest, China, c. 1900
Buddhist priest, China, c.1900

Display of gloves in fashion retailers window, London
Gloves displayed in the window of a London fashion retailer. Date: 1960s

Miss Lily Brayton in Hajj. Lily Brayton (1876-1953) was an English actress and singer. Date: early 20th century

Advert for a gown from Selfridge s, London, 1926
Advert for a beaded and sequined gown in black satin embriodered with crystal beads and silver sequins from Selfridge s, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Village chief or sheikh with beads, Palestine, Israel
Vintage early 20th century photograph - village chief or sheikh with beads

King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th century
King Sandaineh of Saloum, seated on a couch of reeds, Wolof or Jolof Empire, Senegambia, 18th century. In gold crown, cotton tunic, smoking a tobacco pipe. Scimitar and saddle on the walls

A floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal River
Man and donkeys and other porters with sacks on their heads cross a floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal River. View of a a bridge over the Ba-Fing or Black River

Tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Eyup Sultan Mosque
Turbe or tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari in the Eyup Sultan Mosque, Istanbul. The tomb is open day and night and lit with two large torches and a flagpole wrapped in green cloth

Muezzin performing the call to prayer or adhan
Muezzin in turban and robes performing the call to prayer or adhan. Muezzin particolare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Studio portrait of a young woman - January, 1917. Date: 1917

Better Days at the London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925

Head of a San (Housouana) woman of South Africa, with beads in her hair, earrings and necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman in full dress of fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillants Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Sugpiaq man of Kodiak Island, Alaska
Sugpiaq or Alutiiq man of Kodiak Island, Alaska. His earlobes and chin pierced with beads, his face tattooed. From Joseph Billings

Gold muff chains with amethyst beads, enamel bars, etc. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Natives of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands)
Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair

Hawaiian chief and wife, and masked warriors in a canoe
Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair

Costumes of the Aleutian natives of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Costumes of the Aleutian natives of the Nushagak area, Bristol Bay, Alaska. Men and women in sealskin and fur clothes with boxes, mirror, beads. Dried fish on a beam

Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique. They wear reed helmets decorated with beads, cane armour at the neck, wrist and waist, and carry short spears and axes

Old Indian Scout, known as Original Texas
Old Indian Scout, aged 73, known as Original Texas, possibly a Wild West Show performer. Date: circa 1910

Navajo Indian, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Navajo Indian, Tom of Ganado, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was the husband of Elle, the tribes most famous weaver. Date: circa 1920

Lady Amy Agar photographed at the time of her engagement to the Hon. Michael Biddulph, 3rd Baron Biddulph. She was the sixth of seven daughters of the Earl and Countess of Normanton. Date: 1925

Darma and Chaplets
Engraving of Darma, a saint of Japan, accompanied by engravings of chaplets, known as malas in Buddhism, which are said to represent humanitys mortal desires

Shilluk man, South Sudan, East Central Africa
Shilluk man in an elaborate headdress with beads, shells and feathers, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922

Latuka woman, South Sudan, East Central Africa
Latuka woman of the Nile valley, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922

Indigenous musician, Brazil, playing pan pipes and wearing many beads. Date: 1922

Young peasant woman, Carinthia, southern Austria
Young peasant woman in gala dress, Carinthia, southern Austria. 1922

Christian Patriarch of Armenia
Christian Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia. Date: 1922

Woman with built-up hair, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa
Woman with built-up hair using gum and a light framework, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa. Date: 1922

Santa Claus with presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Seated lady holding up a crucifix. early 19th century

Women theatre goer 1905
Woman wearing an attractive dainty theatre bodies of white ninon, threaded with scarves of old rose crepe de chine, sleeves are outlined by a finger-depth of dark fur. 1905

Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Marsinah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Christmas gift from Dickins & Jones catalogue, showing three ladies wearing slim-lined satin evening gowns. Date: 1911

Vampish femme fatale in a sleeveless, decollete gown worn with a shawl, floral corsage, beads & a Merry Widow style hat employs her womanly charms on a victem. Date: 1910

Hippy men with champagne at Woburn Park
Hippy men with a bottle of Moet champagne during the Love-In at Woburn Park, Bedfordshire. Date: August 1967

Kandian woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

HUSBAND / WIFE / BRIGHTON
A husband and wife, photographed in a studio with artificial grass Date: circa 1870

PRAYER WITH ROSARY
A Catholic nun with her rosary which she uses to help her pray - telling her beads, because each bead of the rosary reminds her to say some particular words Date: 1848

NUN AND ROSARY
A Catholic nun with her rosary which she uses to help her pray - telling her beads, because each bead of the rosary reminds her to say some particular words Date: 1848

Edwardian Blushing Bride
A nervous looking Edwardian bride complete with veil and bouquet stands upon a Turkish carpet in order to be photographed, her long train draped over her arm. Date: circa 1905

17th century Rosary Threading
Two men sit at a workbench threading beads onto rosaries to help Catholics say their prayers, Date: 17th century

Mona Maris (1903-1991) - Argentine Actress - in the role of Lucia Morelli in The Little People a 1926 British silent romance film directed by George Pearson

Mrs Caruso, in Flewso the Flier, a pantomime
Mrs Caruso, in Flewso the Flier, the Summerdown revuesical panto, at the Pier Theatre, Eastbourne. 1917

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