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Ethnography Collection

Background imageEthnography Collection: A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer

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)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Cleopatras obelisk or needle and the great sphinx of Giza

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Great Pyramid of Cholula dedicated to Quetzalcoatl in Mexico

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Georgian store, and Circassian and Ingush man

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London

Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London. Opened in 1901, the architect for this interesting building in the Arts and Crafts style was Charles Harrison Townsend

Background imageEthnography Collection: A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Soldiers of Linhares, Brazil, in uniform

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Malay girl with hair tied up carrying baskets from a yoke

Malay girl with hair tied up carrying baskets from a yoke. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Background imageEthnography Collection: Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii, and Naba Leba, Queen of Solor

Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii, and Naba Leba, Queen of Solor
Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (as Tammeamea I, King of the Sandwich Islands), and Naba Leba, Queen of Solor (Indonesia). Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mlle. Marguerite Georges, French actress

Mlle. Marguerite Georges, French actress
Mlle. Marguerite Georges or Marguerite-Josephine Veimer, French actress famous for her affair with Napoleon. After a painting by Francois Gerard

Background imageEthnography Collection: Funerary urn with depiction of the solar god Kinich Ahau

Funerary urn with depiction of the solar god Kinich Ahau and the image of the deceased on the cover. Painted ceramic. Maya culture. Late Classic Period (600-900 AD). Mesoamerica. Maya area

Background imageEthnography Collection: Vase decorated with human head. Ceramics, Zapotec culture

Vase decorated with human head. Ceramics, Zapotec culture (Monte Alban III). Early and Middle Classic Period (100-700 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imageEthnography Collection: Vase with human figure of feline traits. Ceramic

Vase with human figure of feline traits. Ceramic. Zapotec culture (Monte Alban III). Early and Middle Classic Period (100-700 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imageEthnography Collection: Left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure

Left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure
From left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure. Painted ceramics. Nayarit style. Protoclassic Period (100 BC-250 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imageEthnography Collection: Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of status

Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of status
Cloak that the Hawaiian chiefs wore as a symbol of their high social status. Feather and vegetale fibre. Polynesia. Hawaiian Islands, United States. Last third of the 18th century

Background imageEthnography Collection: View of Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

View of Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Patachos man opening a coconut, and hunter

Patachos man opening a coconut, and hunter with bow and arrows.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Carib family of Surinam, 19th century

Carib family of Surinam, 19th century.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Florida women crouch before a rival chief after a battle

Florida women crouch before a rival chief after a battle.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Five Maori Tombs - New Zealand

Five Maori Tombs - New Zealand. Mausoleum of E Tohi, the mother of Rauparaha, on the Island of Mana, in Cook's Straits (top)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Monument to Te Whero Whero's daughter, Raroera Pah

Monument to Te Whero Whero's daughter, Raroera Pah
Monument made of carved wood to Te Whero Whero's favourite daughter at Raroera Pah. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847

Background imageEthnography Collection: Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior, Australia

Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior, Australia
Noru Gal Derri, Aborigine warrior with spear and shield, Australia. From an illustration by Nicolas Martin Petit. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural

Background imageEthnography Collection: Natives of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands)

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mai or Omai, young Ra iatean man

Mai or Omai, young Ra iatean man, Society Islands, in turban and cape. The second Pacific Islander to visit Europe after Ahu-toru

Background imageEthnography Collection: Australian aborigines of the Malay race

Australian aborigines of the Malay race. Mour-Re-Mour-Ga, man in turban, Y-Erran-Gou-La-Ga, man with face painting, and Ou-Re-Kine, woman in bandana (after Nicolas-Martin Petit)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Matses warrior with facial tattoos, shells and feathers

Matses warrior with facial tattoos, shells and feathers
Matses (Maxuruna or Mayoruna) or Matis warrior, Native American of Peru with facial tattoos, labrets, and piercings with feathers and shells

Background imageEthnography Collection: Botocudo natives of the Amazon, with plugs

Botocudo natives of the Amazon, with plugs
Botocudo natives of the Amazon, busts and profiles showing plugs in earlobes and lower lip. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Background imageEthnography Collection: Tayadaneega, Mohawk chief and leader

Tayadaneega, Mohawk chief and leader
Tayadaneega, Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (1743-1807), Mohawk chief and leader. He wears a feather headdress, metal gorget, shirt, and chain earring

Background imageEthnography Collection: Itelmen people of the Kamchatka peninsula

Itelmen people of the Kamchatka peninsula
Itelmen woman in headscarf, and Itelmen man in furlined coat. Native of the Kamchatka peninsula. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Background imageEthnography Collection: Busts of Japanese and Chinese men

Busts of Japanese and Chinese men
Busts of Japanese men with chonmage topknot hairstyle, and Chinese men with beards, one with pigtail. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Feodor Jwanowitsch, Kalmyk painter and engraver

Feodor Jwanowitsch, Kalmyk painter and engraver
Feodor Jwanowitsch, Kalmyk nomad kidnapped by the Russians who later became a painter and copperplate engraver. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural

Background imageEthnography Collection: Plume offerings made at the shrine of Pai yat yamo

Plume offerings made at the shrine of Pai yat yamo, God of Music, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of Ma tke Tsan nakwe, Little Fire Fraternity

Altar of Ma tke Tsan nakwe, Little Fire Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of Pe shatsilo kwe, Cimex Fraternity, Zuni nation

Altar of Pe shatsilo kwe, Cimex Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of Shu maakwe, Zuni nation

Altar of Shu maakwe, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the Shumai koli of the Zenith, Zuni nation

Mask of the Shumai koli of the Zenith, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Sword swallowers of the Ma tke Thlan nakwe

Sword swallowers of the Ma tke Thlan nakwe, Great Fire Fraternity, Zuni nation. Lithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of Ma tke Thlan nakwe, Great Fire Fraternity

Altar of Ma tke Thlan nakwe, Great Fire Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Great God of the Great Fire Fraternity, Zuni Nation

Mask of Great God of the Great Fire Fraternity, Zuni Nation
Mask of Kok ko Thlann a, Great God, of Ma tke Thlan nakwe, Great Fire Fraternity, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American

Background imageEthnography Collection: Boxes of the Thle wekwe, Sword Swallower Fraternity

Boxes of the Thle wekwe, Sword Swallower Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Sword of the Thle wekwe, Sword Swallower Fraternity

Sword of the Thle wekwe, Sword Swallower Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of the Ne wekwe, Galaxy Fraternity, Zuni nation

Altar of the Ne wekwe, Galaxy Fraternity, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Kok ko Thlan na (Great God) of Ne wekwe

Mask of Kok ko Thlan na (Great God) of Ne wekwe and mask of Mi totasha, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Dry painting in front of the Altar of Shi wannakwe

Dry painting in front of the Altar of Shi wannakwe, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mili Insignia of the Order of O naya natkia

Mili Insignia of the Order of O naya natkia
Mili (ear of corn covered with plumes) Insignia of the Order of O naya natkia, Life Givers, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Men and corn maidens performing the Pleasure

Men and corn maidens performing the Pleasure
Men and corn maidens in feather headdress performing the Pleasure Dance, Zuni nation. Lithograph after a painting by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Man performing the Dog Dance, Zuni nation

Man performing the Dog Dance, Zuni nation
Man in feather headdress performing the Dog Dance, Zuni nation. Lithograph after a painting by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Zuni men imitating the Dance of the Ye bi chai

Zuni men imitating the Dance of the Ye bi chai Gods of the Navahos. Lithograph after a painting by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Masks of god and goddesses accompanying He mishikwe

Masks of god and goddesses accompanying He mishikwe
Mask of god accompanying He mishikwe, and masks of goddesses accompanying He mishikwe, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the He mishiikwe with tablet, Zuni Nation

Mask of the He mishiikwe with tablet, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the Muluktatkia, Zuni nation

Mask of the Muluktatkia, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Na tashku and Na wisho, Zuni Nation

Mask of Na tashku and Na wisho, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the U wannami, Rain Makers, Zuni Nation

Mask of the U wannami, Rain Makers, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Ko yemshi Gods in Plaza, Zuni nation

Ko yemshi Gods in Plaza, Zuni nation
Ko yemshi Gods in masks and blankets in the plaza, Zuni nation. Lithograph after a painting by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Altar of Tsaniakiakwe, Hunter Fraternity, Zuni Nation

Altar of Tsaniakiakwe, Hunter Fraternity, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Salimobiya, Warrior of the Nadir, Zuni Nation

Mask of Salimobiya, Warrior of the Nadir, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Salimobiya, Warrior of the Zenith, Zuni Nation

Mask of Salimobiya, Warrior of the Zenith, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Masks of Ya mukakto (a) and Hu tutu (b, c), Zuni Nation

Masks of Ya mukakto (a) and Hu tutu (b, c), Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the Sayatasha, Rain Priest of the North, Zuni Nation

Mask of the Sayatasha, Rain Priest of the North, Zuni Nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of the Hehea (Blunderer) of the Nadir, Zuni nation

Mask of the Hehea (Blunderer) of the Nadir, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Masks of the Hehea (Blunderer) of the South, Zuni nation

Masks of the Hehea (Blunderer) of the South, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Shu laawi si, Deputy to the Sun Father, Zuni nation

Mask of Shu laawi si, Deputy to the Sun Father, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Masks of Api lashiwanni Warriors of the Zenith

Masks of Api lashiwanni Warriors of the Zenith, Nadir and of the Mosona of the Kia nakwe. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American

Background imageEthnography Collection: Masks of Api lashiwanni Warriors of the North

Masks of Api lashiwanni Warriors of the North, West and South, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Ko thlama, and rear view of the head

Mask of Ko thlama, and rear view of the head of a Ko thlama personator, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of a Shi wanni Rain Priest of the Kia nakwe

Mask of a Shi wanni Rain Priest of the Kia nakwe, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Hla hewe personators of the Corn Maidens dancing

Hla hewe personators of the Corn Maidens dancing in Plaza, Zuni nation. Lithograph after Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington

Background imageEthnography Collection: Hlelhponne headdress of a Zuni corn maiden

Hlelhponne headdress of a Zuni corn maiden
Hlelhponne headdress of a corn maiden with tablet ornamented with cloud, crescent, sun and star symbols, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Pau tiwa, Zuni sun god

Mask of Pau tiwa, Zuni sun god. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Kwe lele, Fire Maker to Shit su kiai, Zuni nation

Mask of Kwe lele, Fire Maker to Shit su kiai, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Shit sukia, Game Eater, god of the Zuni

Mask of Shit sukia, Game Eater, god of the Zuni (front, side and rear views). Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: Group of Ne wekwe, Galaxy fraternity, He iwa

Group of Ne wekwe, Galaxy fraternity, He iwa (north) Ki wi sine, chamber dedicated to anthropic worship, Zuni nation. Lithograph after an illustration by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Ko yemshi a, and mask of Ko mokat si

Mask of Ko yemshi a, and mask of Ko mokat si
Mask of Ko yemshi, old dance man a, and mask of Ko mokat si, old dance woman b, c, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask of Tkia nilona, Owner of Springs

Mask of Tkia nilona, Owner of Springs, greatest of the Zuni ancestral gods. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Background imageEthnography Collection: BARTH / AFRICA / LAKE CHAD

BARTH / AFRICA / LAKE CHAD
Herd of elephants, Lake Chad: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography. Date: September 1851

Background imageEthnography Collection: Hungarian pottery

Hungarian pottery made by itinerant artisans. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageEthnography Collection: Costumes of the Tarascan people of Michoacan, Mexico

Costumes of the Tarascan people of Michoacan, Mexico, . Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Tongatabu (Tongatapu) island in the kingdom of Tonga

Tongatabu (Tongatapu) island in the kingdom of Tonga.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Naked Chamorro men and women fishing in the Mariana islands

Naked Chamorro men and women fishing in the Mariana islands.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Chamorro people of the island of Guam

Chamorro people of the island of Guam.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Naked natives on a dual-hull boat of New Caledonia

Naked natives on a dual-hull boat of New Caledonia.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Tools and accessories of the natives of Brazil

Tools and accessories of the natives of Brazil.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Costumes of Virginia: a warrior and Powhatan

Costumes of Virginia: a warrior and Powhatan priest of Secota.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageEthnography Collection: Tattooed Acadian man, and male and female natives of Canada

Tattooed Acadian man, and male and female natives of Canada.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840



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