mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Scotsman with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card -- First Foot. Date: circa 1890s
Maori woman, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
Tartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar, ChinaTartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar (Xixigar), China, taken from Eberhard Isbrand Ides, a Danish traveller and diplomat who travelled in China in the early 1690s. circa 1760
Native American Comanche on horseback. early 19th century
Shilluk warrior, South SudanA Shilluk (Chollo) warrior in an ornate headdress, near the River Nile, South Sudan. Shilluks are typically tall and slim, and wear a variety of ornaments. Date: 1936
Kayan women with neck and leg rings, BurmaFour Kayan women with brass neck and leg rings, Burma. Date: 1915
Natives in kilts at a ngoma, Mombasa, Kenya, East AfricaNatives in Scottish kilts at a ngoma (traditional music and dance festival) in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1924
Little girl of Kismayo, Somalia, East Africa. 1922
Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE
Native African Matabele chief warrior standing outside a hut. Date: circa 1930
Native African Matabele woman kneeling at the side of a hut. Date: circa 1930
African girl in native dress, wearing metal and bone jewellery, and with her skin heavily oiled. Date: circa 1920
Native Indian family, Guyana, South AmericaNative Indian family, Guyana (then British Guiana), South America. Date: circa 1905
Native Indians, Guatemala, Central AmericaNative Mayan Indians (K iche), in the town of Chichicastenango (also known as Santo Tomas), Guatemala, Central America. Date: circa 1908
East Indian wife of plantation worker, Trinidad, West IndiesEast Indian wife of a sugar plantation worker, Trinidad, West Indies, with nose jewellery. Date: circa 1910s
Gate of the Sun, near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South AmericaGate of the Sun, a megalithic stone arch or gateway constructed by the ancient Tiwanacu culture at Tiahuanaco near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America. Date: circa 1910
Caricature of Cetewayo, Zulu king, at the theatre in LondonCaricature of Cetewayo (Cetshwayo kaMpande, 1826-1884), Zulu king, in the Royal Box at a theatre with Edward, Prince of Wales behind him. 1882
Chinook familyChinook tribe, showing a man and woman carrying their baby on the mothers back, a method of flattening the babies forehead was used
Native American costume, medicine menNative American Indian, three medicine men, two with masks and masquerade dresses, and one man dressed as a bird. When men die
Young man from Dahomey, AfricaYoung man wearing traditional clothing, from Dahomey, Africa. Date: 1887
North American IndianA detailed head to shoulder illustration of a North American Indian warrior, with mohican hairstyle, feathers, face paint, neckless and decorative upper earring
Tyrolean Girl 1930SIn Northern Tyrol (Austria), animals play an important part in the yearly harvest festivals. Here is a peasant girl with her cow, decorated with flowers and a large bell. Date: 1930s
German Peasants C. 1515German peasants of the early 16th century. Date: circa 1515
Racial / Iran / Servants 19CPersian servants etc Date: mid-19th century
Racial / Iroquois 1905Iroquois chief wearing a feathered headdress, to illustrate Longfellows Song of Hiawatha Date: 1905
Cartoon, German women as seen by the French, WW1Cartoon, German intellectual women as seen by the French. Date: 1916
Solomon Islands WomenWomen of Rennell Island, Solomons (Polynesia) tattooed on arms and legs, chest and belly Date: 1908
Bourgeois woman during French RevolutionTypical Bourgeoise during French Revolution. Date: 1794
Blue, Red, Green and Yellow Macbeth TartanThe Macbeth Tartan (Blue, red, green and yellow) Date: circa 1902
Native Indonesian farmer from Java, Indonesia Date: circa 1835
Music cover, How Can They Tell That Oi m Oirish? Written and composed by C W Murphy, sung by Michael Nolan. 1893
Mexican senorita in Villa Acuna, Coahuila, MexicoMexican senorita wearing traditional costume in Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Date: circa 1940
Uighurs dancing, Xinjiang, north west ChinaUighurs performing their national dance, Xinjiang, north west China. Date: 1953
Batak girls of Sumatra, IndonesiaA group of Batak girls of Sumatra, Indonesia. Date: circa 1920s
Group of children on waste ground, Balham, SW LondonA group of children on waste ground in Balham, SW London. The girl standing up seems to be giving a speech or singing a song. Date: circa 1961
Elderly Bedouin woman, Holy Land. Date: 1920s
Black girl with tamed ostrich, Holy Land. Date: 1920s
Group of Bedouins with their tent, Holy LandGroup of Bedouins, including a Sheikh (right), with their tent, Holy Land. Date: 1920s
Jewish man praying, JerusalemA Jewish man holding a book and praying, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USAAmerican boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn weighing in before a fight, New York, USA. They fought each other twice, in 1941 and 1946; Louis won both matches. Date: 1940s
Traditional welcome dance, Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, PacificGirls and women performing a traditional welcome dance, Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977
Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses. They are elevated from the ground by posts, to protect their contents from rats. Top left is an ordinary patuka for holding seeds
New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher
Cree Indian camp, c. 1870Night in Cree Indian country. A bright moon illuminates a native camp, and a solitary man lying on the ground. Date: c. 1870
A Niam-Niam wandering minstrel, 1876. Date: 1876
Regional music: the king, a chinese instrumentA Chinese percussion instrument: the king, a hanging rack of square bells, similar to the Bianqing
Farmer in grass coat, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Miko, Shinto temple maidens, Japan. Date: circa 1890s