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Nomadic Collection

Background imageNomadic Collection: Gypsy Caravans

Gypsy Caravans
A group of travellers and their horse-drawn caravans/wagons. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageNomadic Collection: The Sahara Desert

The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915

Background imageNomadic Collection: West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition

Princess Nirgidma visits Citroen Central Asian Expedition
Princess Palta (Nirgidma), Princess of the Torghuts, a nomadic people in Central Asia visits the Citroen Central Asian Anthropological Expedition (3rd Mission, led by Haardt) at Ouroumtsi

Background imageNomadic Collection: Life on a barge, Henley-on-Thames

Life on a barge, Henley-on-Thames - early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Mongolian Traders in China with camels

Mongolian Traders in China with camels
Mongolian Traders in China with their delightful camels and tent. A stop at the city gates at the end of a long trading journey

Background imageNomadic Collection: Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Background imageNomadic Collection: The desert town of Dhiban, south of Amman, Jordan

The desert town of Dhiban, south of Amman, Jordan
The desert town of Dhiban, Jordan, Known to the Moabites as Dibon, it is located in Madaba Governorate, south of Amman and east of the Dead Sea

Background imageNomadic Collection: Bedouin women and children, Egypt or Holy Land

Bedouin women and children, Egypt or Holy Land
Group of Bedouin women and children, Egypt or Holy Land, c.1880 s

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Tuareg with his camel - French Colonial Exhibition

A Tuareg with his camel - French Colonial Exhibition
A 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

Background imageNomadic Collection: Nomad migration, Early Iron Age, Kazakhstan area

Nomad migration, Early Iron Age, Kazakhstan area
Nomads of the Early Iron Age in the Kazakhstan area, with caravan and camel train. 1200-550 BCE

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey

A Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey
Bedouin shepherd in Syria sitting sideways on donkey to take a rest. He is surrounded by sheep Date: 2005

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, Syria

A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, Syria
A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock of sheep in a long line across the empty wastes of the Syrian desert in Syria Date: 2005

Background imageNomadic Collection: Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah

Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah
Two Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert. Both sit on a carpet. One of them plays a rababah, or rebab, a goat skin string instrument Date: circa 1995

Background imageNomadic Collection: Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Background imageNomadic Collection: Bedouins, Iskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey (Alexandretta)

Bedouins, Iskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey (Alexandretta). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNomadic Collection: West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman with a wicker mat rolled-up under her arm - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spears

Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spears
Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - posing for this photograph with their spears. Two other Tuareg self-designations are Kel Tamasheq meaning " speakers of Tamasheq"

Background imageNomadic Collection: Bedouin Man - Palestine

Bedouin Man - Palestine. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar attacks the Germanic camp

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar attacks the Germanic camp
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar led his troops across the Rhine in 55 BC for a punitive expedition against the Germanic tribes

Background imageNomadic Collection: The Bedouins

The Bedouins
This sketch portrays a Bedouin woman with her child, she is sat with her chin resting on her hand in a tone of boredom, they originate historically from a nomadic Arab tribe. Date: circa 1923

Background imageNomadic Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic - passenger list

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - passenger list
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - First Class passenger list dated 30 May 1914. The list mentions the Nomadic and also carries a full page advertisement for the forthcoming Britannic. Date: 1914

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Chaga Forge of the Maasai

A Chaga Forge of the Maasai
A man of the Maasai Wa-Chaga tribe sits over a forge. The Masai are a semi-nomadic ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania.The Wa-Chaga live at the foot of Mount Kilamanjaro

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Maasai Warrior

A Maasai Warrior with traditional dress and weapons. The Masai are a semi-nomadic ethnic group who inhabit Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Background imageNomadic Collection: Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Later colouration

Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Later colouration
Ancient Age. Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Background imageNomadic Collection: Sword dance by Bedouin Arabs near the valley

Sword dance by Bedouin Arabs near the valley
Sword dance by nomadic Bedouin Arabs near the valley of the kings in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. Two women dance a traditional sword dance to musical accompaniment from a recorder

Background imageNomadic Collection: Algeria - A Nomadic Woman with extensive jewellery

Algeria - A Nomadic Woman with extensive jewellery. Date: circa 1908

Background imageNomadic Collection: Old man from Central Sahara - Africa - Remarkable headdress

Old man from Central Sahara - Africa - Remarkable headdress
Old man from Central Sahara (Mali?) - Africa wearing a remarkable headdress cap adorned with sea shells. Date: circa 1904

Background imageNomadic Collection: Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol, Karakasch, Turkestan

Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol, Karakasch, Turkestan
View of the Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol in the Valley of Karakasch, Turkestan, Central Asia, with nomads and camels. Date: circa 1870

Background imageNomadic Collection: Portrait of mature Bedhouin Syrian woman with facial tattoos

Portrait of mature Bedhouin Syrian woman with facial tattoos. She wears a a pointed woollen hat Date: 2005

Background imageNomadic Collection: Father and son in Bedouin tent, Syria

Father and son in Bedouin tent, Syria
A Bedhouin man sits with his young son on a carpet inside their tent. They wear traditional Arab clothes and the man pokes the fire

Background imageNomadic Collection: Colonial Exhibition, Bois de Vincennes - Tuareg Camp

Colonial Exhibition, Bois de Vincennes - Tuareg Camp Date: 1907

Background imageNomadic Collection: Anthropomorphic stone stelae. Yamna Culture. 36th-23rd centu

Anthropomorphic stone stelae. Yamna Culture. 36th-23rd centu
Anthropomorphic stone stelae or statue menhirs, located in Yamna secondary graves. Yamna Culture. Late Copper Age - Early Bronze Age. 36th-23rd centuries BC

Background imageNomadic Collection: West African Tuareg Horse Warriors

West African Tuareg Horse Warriors
West African Tuareg Warriors, in traditional veiled headdresses, all mounted on fine horse and carrying spears and enormous shields

Background imageNomadic Collection: Tuareg Girl from the Hoggar Mountains, Algeria

Tuareg Girl from the Hoggar Mountains, Algeria. Taken during the expedition led by Captain Angus Buchanan to the Sahel region of the Sahara in 1922-23

Background imageNomadic Collection: Sultan of Tuareg Veiled people of Hoggar Mountains, Algeria

Sultan of Tuareg Veiled people of Hoggar Mountains, Algeria
Sultan of the Tuareg Veiled people of the Hoggar Mountains, Algeria. Taken during the expedition led by Captain Angus Buchanan to the Sahel region of the Sahara in 1922-23

Background imageNomadic Collection: A Moorish woman from Senegal

A Moorish woman from Senegal
A young Moorish woman from Senegal Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Algeria - Nomadic Women performing cooking and textile tasks

Algeria - Nomadic Women performing cooking and textile tasks outside their tent. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Souvenir of Egypt Postcard - Bedouin Tent and Camel

Souvenir of Egypt Postcard - Bedouin Tent and Camel Date: circa 1898

Background imageNomadic Collection: Uzbekistan - Nomadic Uzbeks - Tashkent with Yurt and pot

Uzbekistan - Nomadic Uzbeks - Tashkent with Yurt and pot
Uzbekistan - Nomadic Uzbeks - Tashkent with Yurt, drying rack, horses and lare cooking pot. Date: circa 1908

Background imageNomadic Collection: Indigenous Selk nam Indian, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile

Indigenous Selk nam Indian, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile
Indigenous Selk nam Indian of Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena, Chile - toward the southernmost point on the South American mainland

Background imageNomadic Collection: Indigenous Selk nam Indians, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile

Indigenous Selk nam Indians, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile
Indigenous Selk nam Indian Woman of Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena, Chile - toward the southernmost point on the South American mainland, pictured with her laden horse

Background imageNomadic Collection: Hadendoa Man - Standing on one leg

Hadendoa Man - Standing on one leg
Hadendoa Man - Eastern Sudan - Standing on one leg in a characteristic style, akin to the storks of the Upper Nile. Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people

Background imageNomadic Collection: Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan

Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan
A Bisharin Tribesman of Aswan, Egypt with his shield, spear and small Egyptain lyre. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNomadic Collection: Egypt - Bicharin encampment

Egypt - Bicharin encampment. The Bisharin are a Sunni Muslim tribe of the Beja nomadic ethnic group who live in the eastern part of the Nubian Desert in Sudan and southern Egypt. Date: circa 1904

Background imageNomadic Collection: New Forest Gypsy Camp

New Forest Gypsy Camp Date: circa 1906

Background imageNomadic Collection: Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment

Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment. Date: circa 1906

Background imageNomadic Collection: Mali - Tuareg men from Timbucktu

Mali - Tuareg men from Timbucktu
Mali - Two Tuareg men from Timbucktu, holding spears. The Tuareg are a Berber nomadic pastoralist people, known as the People of the Veil



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