Racial Collection (page 21)

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. 1870
Night 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 instrument
A 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

Geisha winding obi sash, Japan
Geisha winding an obi sash, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Geisha sleeping, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Samurai warrior, Japan
Samurai warrior with sword, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Group of Bheels (Bhels), Sindh, India (now Pakistan)
Group of Bheels (Bhels, Bhils), members of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, India (now Pakistan). They are a Hindu tribal community found mainly in the Tharparkar District. Date: circa 1890s

H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Jamnagar
H.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1870s

Sinhalese man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Nautch women in a cart, India. Date: circa 1890s

Bhutanese people at Sikkim, India. Date: circa 1890s

Men playing backgammon in Turkish cafe. Date: circa 1870

Ouled Nail woman, Algeria, specialising in a particular style of dancing. Date: circa 1870

Egyptian women carrying water. Date: circa 1870

Maori group, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s

Ouled Nail women, Algeria, specialising in a form of dancing. Date: circa 1870

Burmese girl, Burma (Myanmar). Date: circa 1890s

Bhutanese woman, Bhutan, South Asia. Date: circa 1890s

Bohra women, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Two young Bohra women of Bombay (Mumbai), India. They belong to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. Date: circa 1890s

Group of hill people of low caste, India. Date: circa 1890s

Group of Nautch women, India. Date: circa 1890s

A Matabele Warrior
South Africa - A Matabele Warrior, wearing a distinctive (and spectacular) neck decoration with a variety of sharp animal horns forming a fearsome spectacle

Berber woman
North African Berber woman. Date: 1934

Geronimo Hunting Buffalo
GERONIMO, Apache leader who led a sensational campaign against the whites (1885-6). Here holding a rifle, on horseback, during a buffalo hunt. Date: 1829 - 1909

Gipsy Caravan Kids
Two gipsy boys squash their poor little sister as they peep through the back door of a traditional gipsy caravan! Date: 1973

Zulu Warriors
Two Zulu warriors on a beach, play- fighting with swords and shields in their loin cloths. Date: early 1930s

Japan - Japanese woman with sickle and laden basket backpack Date: circa 1910

Japan - Japanese woman with umbrella and basket backpack Date: circa 1910

People from Dobruja, Romania
People from Dobruja (or Dobrudja / Dobrudzha / Dobrogea) - a historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube River and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta

Swedish Grandmother
An old Swedish woman in traditional costume of Sweden, reading a Bible story to her grandchild on the wooden steps of her house. Date: 1930s

Sultan of Kyrgyzstan
The author visits Sultan Souk, a ruthless robber and despot of the Kirghiz people. [possibly in Kazakhstan] Date: 1858

Zara Italian Women
Beauties of Zara, Italy, wearing their elaborate traditional costumes and quaint caps, covered in gold coins. Date: 1930s

Geisha Girl
A lovely Japanese geisha girl poses with her parasol. Date: 1930s

Princess Hoang Thi The
Vietnamese PRINCESS HOANG THI -THE, grand-daughter of the King of Tonkin and also a film star in America. Shown here grieving for President Doumer of France, her mentor. Date: 1932

Hunting McIntyre Tartan
The Hunting McIntyre tartan of the McIntyre clan, Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971

Pearly Kings Carriage
Pearly Kings and Queens riding their horse and carriage past Kings Cross St. Pancras stations, London. Date: 1930s

Faces of racial types, Bengali and Ojibwe
Faces of racial types. At the top is a 20 year old man from Bengal, India. Below is a 10 year old boy, son of an Ojibwe chief, North America. Date: 1849

Afghan man of Damaun, Afghanistan
An Afghaun of Damaun. An armed Afghan resting a firearm on his shoulder. he has a sword hung at his side and a small circular shield slung over his back. 1815

Herero man, German South West Africa
A native Herero man in German South West Africa (now Namibia), either before or during the First World War. A rebellion by the Hereros against the German colonists took place between 1904 and 1907

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Masupha, Basuto chief
Masupha, Basuto chief, who rebelled again British rule in Basutoland in South Africa. Described in the Illustrated London News in 1880 as " an illiterate native heathen, but of great repute

Taujik man in summer costume, Kabul, Afghanistan
A Taujik in the Summer Dress of Caubul. A 19th century Afghan man wearing a long coat with a floral patterned shirt underneath, and a blue turban. 1815

Ancient Irish Costume
A man and woman of ancient Ireland, well wrapped in their cloaks against the cold : he carries a spear against dangerous encounters. Date: early centuries AD

Turkish Women 1940S
Turkish women in traditional costumes and headscarves, some of them carrying goods on their heads. Date: 1940s

Racial / Comanche Warrior
A Comanche warrior Date: circa 1830

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