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View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 sVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. View of Tokyo
Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailandc.1860s South East Asia - wives of King Mongkut - Chao Chom Manda Beng and Chao Chom Manda Huang, Siam Thailand
The Hairy Family of Burma - hypertrichosis lanuginosac. 1860s India - the hairy family of Burma - congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa - they became famous as a show attraction and freak show act
c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggarc. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man
Portrait of a young woman, north Africa, c. 1890Portrait of a young woman, north Africa, c.1890
Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c. 1880 sJapanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c.1880 s
Group of Burmese women, Taungoo, Burma, Myanmar, c.1890
Pasees, low caste Hindoos, Oude. Pasi, IndiaThe People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan - published in the 1860s under order of the Viceroy
The Peruvian dancer Helba Huara, on tour with A Night in Spain, 1928 - she had a unique style using ethnic dances (Peruvian and Spanish) and was exotic looking wearingnumerous original costumes Date
c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family groupc.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family group
Native Americans Indians, Osage and Iroquois ChiefsNative American Indians, Osage and Iroquois Chiefs. 1876
Inuit or Eskimo bride on her wedding day. 1908
Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern IndiaPolygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842
Four young women of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)Four young women of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). They were based around the mountainous region to the north of the island, which was at this time a Japanese province
Maori greeting - rubbing noses Maori greeting - Te Hongi - rubbing nosesMaori greeting - rubbing noses
Malaysia - Semang peopleThe Semang are a Negrito ethnic group of the Malay Peninsula. Lowland Semang tribes are also known as Sakai (see card caption), although this term is considered to be derogatory by the Semang people
Chief of the Shilluk Tribe - Southern Sudancirca 1910s
A Tuareg with his camel - French Colonial ExhibitionA Tuareg with his camel at The Colonial Exhibition at the Garden of Tropical Agriculture at Nogent-sur-Marne, just outside Paris, France. The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic confederation
Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of GazellesMen of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal (" Sea of Gazelles" ) region of South Sudan, Africa
Indigenous Tribe from the Colombian Pacific Coast regionPhotograph of Villagers from an indigenous Tribe (Buscaja Indians) from the Colombian Pacific Coast region - Buenaventura, Colombia. Date: 1932
Three Shilluk Warriors of the Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa - bearing traditional weapons and displaying feather-topped topknots (one bearing the full head of what appears to be a crane) Date: circa 1910s
Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils
Tanzania - Three Nyamwezi Men - a Bantu tribal group - the 2nd largest in Tanzania. Date: circa 1909
Member of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East AfricaMemeber of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa. Both men and women of this region stretch their ears, although today more women than men follow the practice
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi PeopleWest Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman with a wicker mat rolled-up under her arm - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Husking of Rice pestle & mortarSierra Leone, West Africa - The husking of rice using a pestle and mortar - common traditional domestic scene of food preparation. Date: circa 1910s
Jurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal, SudanJurs Granary - Bahr El-Ghazal (Sea of Gazelles), South Sudan. The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal takes its name from the Bahr El Ghazal River, the main western tributary of the Nile
Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spearsTuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - posing for this photograph with their spears. Two other Tuareg self-designations are Kel Tamasheq meaning " speakers of Tamasheq"
A girl of the Dusan People, Sabah State, North BorneoA girl of the Dusan tribe (or ethnic and linguistic group) from the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. Date: circa 1950s
A Basotho woman making mats - South Africa. Date: circa 1930s
A South African Man with skin pigmentation conditionA South African Man with the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo, creating a remarkable patched appearance, captioned here as Leopard Skin (!). Date: circa 1900
Guinea, Africa - A Susu GirlA girl of the Susu tribe (Soussou) in Guinea, West Africa. The Susu are a major Mande ethnic group and are descendants of the thirteenth century Mali Empire. Date: 1910
Girls in traditional costume, Greenland, Victorian period
Inuit girl on whaling boat, Greenland, Victorian period
Ethnic tribesman, Pago Pago, American Samoa
Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka, Victorian period
A Bianzi tribesman, Africa, Victorian period
An Ashanti Chief - Victorian period
Fiji Islander - Victorian period
Jamaican warrior - Victorian period
Australian aborigines with boomerangs, Victorian period
African girl, Victorian period
Ethnic woman, South Africa, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
Ethnic women, South Africa, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century
Bedouin Man - Palestine. Date: circa 1920s
Group photo, Native Americans Indians in Canada Date: 1936
Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, British-born conservationistArchibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888-1938), British-born conservationist, fur trapper and writer, disguised as Native American Grey Owl Date: circa 1930s
Map of Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand, with a scene depicting Captain Cook and natives (Cook landed in New Zealand in 1769). Date: 1838