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Natives Collection (page 11)

Background imageNatives Collection: Virginian Shaman

Virginian Shaman
A Virginian shaman

Background imageNatives Collection: Concocting Medicine

Concocting Medicine
A medicine man concocts a pot of medicine in his hunt, using secret rituals

Background imageNatives Collection: Crow Medicine Men

Crow Medicine Men
Two medicine men of the Crow people confer with the Thunder God when he manifests during a storm Date: 1897

Background imageNatives Collection: Secret Society

Secret Society
Newcomers to a secret society of medicine men are shown the magic objects and substances which will be the tools of their trade

Background imageNatives Collection: Spanish Capture Peruvian

Spanish Capture Peruvian
Spanish cruelly compel Peruvian natives to carry their loot

Background imageNatives Collection: Magic / Florida

Magic / Florida
Ceremony observed by a King of Florida before he goes upon an Expedition

Background imageNatives Collection: Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean

Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean
View of Puynipet (Bonibai), in the Caroline Islands, a group of around 500 coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Seen here with surrounding coral reef and natives in boats

Background imageNatives Collection: Medicine Man of the Blackfeet tribe

Medicine Man of the Blackfeet tribe
Medicine Man of the Blackfeet (Blackfoot) tribe of American Natives, in full ceremonial costume

Background imageNatives Collection: King of Florida consulting his Magician before battle

King of Florida consulting his Magician before battle
A King of Florida consulting his Magician before he marches into the field of battle

Background imageNatives Collection: Gambian native chief

Gambian native chief
British administrator interviews a native chief in the Gambia Date: 1889

Background imageNatives Collection: Leopold Ii / Belgium / Moloc

Leopold Ii / Belgium / Moloc
LEOPOLD II Assumed the title of sovereign over the Congo Free State in 1885. Severely criticised for his treatment of Congo natives

Background imageNatives Collection: Quinine in Peru

Quinine in Peru
Peruvian natives explain to Europeans that quinine is what their sick companions need

Background imageNatives Collection: Harvest Dance, Papua

Harvest Dance, Papua
Harvest dance by the natives of Papua New Guinea

Background imageNatives Collection: Welcoming a Missionary

Welcoming a Missionary
A missionary is welcomed by natives

Background imageNatives Collection: Ethiopians / Propaganda

Ethiopians / Propaganda
Natives of Italian-occupied areas watch Italian propaganda films

Background imageNatives Collection: Columbus Lands 1492

Columbus Lands 1492
Columbus and his men wave their swords and flags in the air, watched by the passive natives of Guanahani (Bahamas), also known as Watling Island

Background imageNatives Collection: Aztec Natives

Aztec Natives
Aztec natives as the Spanish Conquistadors found them

Background imageNatives Collection: Marchand / With Natives

Marchand / With Natives
Jean Baptiste Marchand. French explorer who traced the source of the Niger River, explored the Ivory Coast region and caused a Franco- British crisis in Fashoda

Background imageNatives Collection: Columbus / De Brij / Cuba

Columbus / De Brij / Cuba
Columbus ships approach Cuba where the natives are fishing for turtles

Background imageNatives Collection: Dogs Set on Natives

Dogs Set on Natives
During the governorship of Aria Davila, the Spaniards set their dogs on the natives of Panama (or Nicaragua)

Background imageNatives Collection: Fighting in Algeria

Fighting in Algeria
Street fighting in Constantine, the French soldiers fighting their way from house to house while the natives shoot at them from the rooftops

Background imageNatives Collection: English in Transvaal

English in Transvaal
UNE BONNE LECON The English soldier is taught a good lesson by the natives of the Transvaal, when he tries to make off with bags of ill-gotten African gold

Background imageNatives Collection: Lieutenant Dejoux

Lieutenant Dejoux
LEIUTENANT DEJOUX French explorer involved in the geographical survey of Madagascar, where he was slain by the natives

Background imageNatives Collection: Boer War: interrogation

Boer War: interrogation
British interrogate a Boer farmers wife, held by two natives whose manhandling has caused her blouse to slip

Background imageNatives Collection: Cooking an Old Lady

Cooking an Old Lady
When the natives run short of food, they strangle the oldest and least useful woman of the tribe and smoke her; when shes cooked, they consume her slice by tasty slice

Background imageNatives Collection: JAMAICA / DEMO / 1865

JAMAICA / DEMO / 1865
Demonstration by natives outside the courthouse in Morant Bay

Background imageNatives Collection: Racial / Greenland C1850

Racial / Greenland C1850
Natives of Greenland

Background imageNatives Collection: Racial / Marquesas Natives

Racial / Marquesas Natives
Marquesas Islands: two native men with an idol

Background imageNatives Collection: Danish Invasion 877

Danish Invasion 877
Danish ships sail up the English Channel and approach the British coast, to the consternation of the natives

Background imageNatives Collection: New Hebrides / Espiritu

New Hebrides / Espiritu
New Hebrides: natives and yam shed at Espiritu Santo

Background imageNatives Collection: Dragons in America

Dragons in America
The Spanish conquistadors find dragons in America; the natives catch and cook them

Background imageNatives Collection: Stanley in Danger / Congo

Stanley in Danger / Congo
Travelling in the Congo, Stanley is attacked by natives who threaten him with spears, so of course he shoots them

Background imageNatives Collection: Papua New Guinea 1895

Papua New Guinea 1895
Papua New Guinea: village scene in the north-east of the island

Background imageNatives Collection: Processing Cocoa Beans

Processing Cocoa Beans
Natives of the West Indies (or possibly Brazil) process cocoa beans for making chocolate

Background imageNatives Collection: Dumont Durville at Tonga

Dumont Durville at Tonga
French admiral Dumont d Urville sails to Polynesia in the Astrolabe in search of remains of La Perouse : he visits Tonga and is received by the islands rulers

Background imageNatives Collection: Tahiti Discovered

Tahiti Discovered
Captain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore

Background imageNatives Collection: Steam Cars Madagascar

Steam Cars Madagascar
Steam transport employed by the French occupation force in Madagascar to carry supplies, much to the admiration of the natives

Background imageNatives Collection: Civilising the World

Civilising the World
The colonial powers have a sacred mission : to bring peace and civilisation to the ignorant natives

Background imageNatives Collection: Townhall Sq Cape Town

Townhall Sq Cape Town
Natives and colonials, tradesmen and oxen, in Townhall Square, Cape Town

Background imageNatives Collection: Cinchona in Peru

Cinchona in Peru
European travellers in Peru are taught the medicinal effects of QUININE; French missionaries had learnt this in 1630, but the curative element was not identified

Background imageNatives Collection: Judges Kutchery

Judges Kutchery
JUDGEs KUTCHERY, MEERUT A British magistrate administers justice, British- style, to the natives of Meerut, a city 60 km from Delhi

Background imageNatives Collection: Andaman Islanders &bones

Andaman Islanders &bones
Natives of the Andaman Islands dry the bones of their parents over a fire inside a hut

Background imageNatives Collection: Transvaal Native Village

Transvaal Native Village
Natives of the Transvaal in their village

Background imageNatives Collection: Africans with Pelele

Africans with Pelele
Three Congo natives with lip plates (pelele), listening to a radio broadcast in West Africa

Background imageNatives Collection: African Radio Broadcast

African Radio Broadcast
Congo natives with lip plates (pelele) making a radio broadcast in West Africa

Background imageNatives Collection: Flying in Exotic Places

Flying in Exotic Places
Flying in exotic places such as Polynesia can lead to interesting encounters with the natives, but the aviator cannot be sure of a warm welcome

Background imageNatives Collection: Orang-Utan and Natives

Orang-Utan and Natives
An orang-utan defends itself against two hostile predators



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