Folk Collection (page 2)

Khoikhoi man and woman, South Africa, 1818. They wear animal skins and woven skirts and stand in front of huts covered in animal hides

Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Rowan or mountain ash tree, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbier des oiseleurs. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham
Robin Hood tricks the Sheriff of Nottingham (and robs him of his gold). circa 1195

The Folk Village, Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland

Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands
Canarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria

Peru - Campa and Amuesha people - Perene District
Two native mountain tribal folk of the Campa del Alto Perene (Parenisati or Asheninca) and Amuesha (Yanesha) from the Perene District of the province Chanchamayo in Peru in full traditional costume

Maypole dancing Blists Hill, Shropshire -2
Children in traditional costumes celebrate May Day as they dance around the Maypole at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Date: 1990

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

RMS Titanic, folk art, trivet decorated with shamrocks
RMS TITANIC: Rare folk art trivet decorated with shamrocks and engraved RMS Titanic 1912. The trivet has been converted to act as a three legged pot with cover. 2ins. Date: 1912

Medaeval Christmas - Illustration of medaeval folk following a young man with a Christmas pudding, and the quote by Thomas Tusser (1524-1580), At Christmas Play and Make Good Cheer

Morris Dancing, English Folk Dancing

Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at Bakhmut
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich reviewing the children of the popular school Venus in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Date: circa 1913

Danish Butter and Cheese folk doll stall.. Date: circa 1960

Bon Odori Of japan
A Japanese watercolour painting which depicts some figures wearing patterned robes, performing a dance known as Bon Odori, a form of Nenbutsu folk entertainment

The Fairy Folk on Freddy Frog's Ferry Date: 1930

Annie Benham, a Romany traveller
A portrait of Annie Benham, a Romany traveller pictured in the Dorset Downs. Date: 1939

Calavera de la Adelita, Mexico -- La Adelita is a famous Mexican folk song of the revolutionary period (1910-1920), about a female soldier and supporter of the revolutionary leader Francisco Madero

Rob Roy's grave, Balquhidder, Stirling, Scotland
Grave of Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero, in the churchyard of the village of Balquhidder, Stirling, Scotland. circa 1910

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). D�de los muertos en M鸩co. El jarabe en ultratumba (Day of the Dead in Mexico). Contemporary Art. Engraving

American Folk Singer Concert Brockwell Park March
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Invasion Bells and the Fifth Column
A suggestion that a Gang of Spies could attempt to disguise themselves as innocent country folk and succeed in stopping the ringing of the church bells used in warning of attempted invasion

Newhaven fishwives
Four fisherwomen dressed in traditional clothing. Date: late 1890s

Pete Seeger, American folk musician and singer-songwriter
Peter "Pete" Seeger (b 1919), American folk musician and singer-songwriter. From the 1960s onwards he has performed protest music in support of international disarmament

Wassail Bowl on New Years Eve
A tradition on New Years Eve where people in the village go door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the bowl full of hot mulled wine, a mix of cider

HAPSBURG VAULT
The funeral vault at Vienna of the Hapsburgs, the Imperial family of the Austrian Empire. The coffins are of a size appropriate to such mighty folk. Date: circa 1840

THE MAGIC CUP
When the Little Folk offer you a MAGIC CUP, beware ! It may contain Love, or Sleep, or Oblivion, or even Death : but it is unlikely to be dietary, and certainly not organic

PROPHECY/SOLOMON
Solomon learns of the coming, and subsequent death of Jesus from the queen of Sheba, a curious item of Masonic folk-lore 10th century BC

Ski outfit, based on a traditional Austrian folk pattern with an embroidered top, designed for Hello Date: 1930s

Young folk of a Polish Village by Zofia Stryjenska
Painting from the series Young folk of a Polish Village by Zofia Stryjenska (1891-1976) Date: circa 1930s

Original Artwork - Design for Christmas card
Original Artwork - Design for a silhouette Christmas card - Greetings from the Nursery Folk - Mother Goose. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1937

The Tarantalla, Italin folk dance, photo-composition
Vintage 19th century photograph: the Tarantalla, Italin folk dance, photo-composite by the Giorgio Sommer studio

Morris dancing, Deal, Kent
Morris dancing on the seafront at Deal in Kent, watched by visitors. Date: circa 1960s

Illustrations of the Tarantelle - Italys National dance as illustrated by Helen Grenelle, 1928 Date: 1928

A portait of the dancer Doris Niles, 1930 appearing with Raquel Meller in Paris - she was renowned for her exotic, Spanish, Hindu and Asian dances Date: 1930

c. 1880s Italy the Tarantella folk dance
c.1880s Italy the Tarantella folk dance

Man and woman of the Land of Fire or Tierra del Fugo, 1818. Yaghan people wearing sea-calf skin cloaks and woven skirts. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical

Man and woman of Vienna, Austria, 1818. She carries a basket of wares to sell. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Otaheiteans or natives of Tahiti, Polynesia, 1818. Tahitian man and woman in cloak and skirt in front of a palm tree. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present

Man and woman of Guianna or Guyana, South America, 1818. They wear striped skirts, carry bow, arrows and basket in front of a cabin or carbet

Man and woman of the Isle of Paques or Easter Island, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, cloaks and skirts, and the man holds a cudgel

Man and woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia
Man and woman of Nuku Hiva (St. Christian), Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, 1818. Chief and woman in elaborate feather headdress, cloak and robes with basket and stick

Carib women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818
Women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818. Carib people in skirts, bandanas. One woman carries a basket on her head

Peruvians or Inca people, 1818
Peruvians or Inca people of Peru, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, cloak and skirt, and the man carries a bow and quiver of arrows

Aztec man and woman of Mexico, 1818
Man and woman of Mexico, 1818. Aztec man, woman and child carrying basket of clothes, bow and stick.Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being

Inhabitants of California, America, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, and the woman wears a grass skirt and carries a basket on a stick

Natives of Virginia, America, 1818. (Virginia was populated by Cherokee, Shawnee, Lenape, Mingo and other tribes.) The man carries a bow and arrow, and both wear feathers in their hair

Peasants of Bohemia drinking in a tavern, 1818
Peasants of Bohemia drinking wine in a tavern, 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World

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