Skin Collection (page 11)

Hunter from Kuznetsk, South Siberia, Russia
A beautiful photograph of a hunter from Kuznetsk, South Siberia, Russia - his dog is a study in itself and as for the bag made out of a white rabbit skin... Date: 1929

Filtering drinking water - Cairo, Egypt. An egyptian man has collected water from the River Nile in his animal skin container and now transfers this water to a large terracotta pot

Throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon
The delightful and oppulent throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon Date: circa 1920s

Inhabitants of Tikopia, south west Pacific
Native inhabitants of the small island of Tikopia, in the south west Pacific Ocean, near the Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands. Date: 19th century

Human Curiosity - Panther Woman
24-year-old French woman - labelled as a Panther Woman due to her mottled skin. This 24 year-old lady is obviously making quite a career through her affliction. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Leichners slim figure bath 1928
Keep slim and fit. Safe, simple and convenient reduction in weight - better health - a clearer skin - all yours bedtime bath a packet of new and wonderful Leichners slim figure bath No.1001

Vietnam - Lang-Son Province Headman
The Governor of the Province of Lang-Son in Northern Vietnam (Tonkin) with his son and servants/attendants behind. circa 1903

Indian man with a Pakhawaj drum
A Pakhawaj drum - essentially a north Indian version of the mridangam drum and is the most common north Indian representative of the class of barrel shaped drums known as mridang. Date: circa 1920s

BANANA MAN
A happy gentleman in a suit peels a banana! Date: 1930s

Large Trout Catch
A record catch. Such large fish (1 ft. 7 inches and 41 pounds in weight) are rare. The normal weight of a grown trout is 1 pound. The big red skin spots are typical. Date: 1930s

Erasmic advertisement
The secret to the pictured twins perfect complexion is Erasmic Peerless Soap. Date: 1929

Fairy flannel is the skin of peaches (Useful Hints). 1922

Bust Supporter
MAKE YOUR HUSBAND PROUD OF YOU - what greater incentive could a lady need to rush out and buy a Joujou to support her bust ? Can be worn next to the skin, whats more. Date: 1920

Stone Age German Men
Two German tribal men wearing rudimentary animal-skin garments, with bare feet but necklaces made from animal teeth Date: 1st century

How the rhino got his skin
Illustration by the author to How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin by Rudyard Kipling in Just So Stories

The Fashioning of a Fad
Humorous sequential illustration by David Ghilchik poking fun at the merry-go-round of fashion. A smart, trend setting society lady is photographed in the latest fashion - leopard skin - at a Riviera

Portrait of Bucksking Bill, American cowboy
Portrait of Buckskin Bill, American cowboy

Allium Cepa (Onion) Ailsa Craig of the Alliaceae family, a giant show vegetable with a mild flavour. Seen here in close-up, with golden, straw-coloured skin

Solanum Tuberosum (Potato) Great Scot, a vegetable of the Solanaceae family. Seen here in close-up with the skin still on, sitting on a bed of green parsley

Woman dressed up for local carnival, South Wales
A woman dressed up with a patterned headscarf and a scarf round her shoulders, for a local carnival in South Wales. Date: early 20th century

British officers and arabs outside a building, Middle East
Four British officers and two Arab men outside a building, somewhere in the Middle East

Stretching Polar Bears Skin - Inuit
Two Inuit man and a young boy stretch a Polar Bear skin on a frame

Hector Powe - advertising card
Advertising card for Hector Powe (of Regent Street, London), featuring a girl standing on a set of steps, wearing a smart pin stripe Chesterfield coat particularly recommended for the full figure

Fur Traders Wife - Southern Russia
A Fur traders wife in fine attire standing alongside the results of her husbands work

Zebra skin
Skin of zebra of modern Naturalists as preserved by Captain Harris, probably William Cornwallis Harris of the East India Company, a keen hunter in Africa

1950s cosmetics
Two women wearing make up recommended for the skin tones. Above is make up devised by Helena Rubinstein for fair skins with all dark colours and black

Ona Indians from Tierra del Fuego
Ona Indians - Indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego, Southern Argentina, wearing Guanaco skin cloaks

Skinning a Rabbit for Dinner
A housewife, determined to take on the domestic duties that their servant currently carries out, gets to grips with skinning a rabbit for dinner

Marie Tempest at Home
The " charming" Miss Marie Tempest at home, playing the piano in fact, while her husband Cosmo Stuart reads with his shiny shoes on a tiger skin rugs

Port Said - Water Carriers
A Water carrier fills up his water skin at a street standpipe in Port Said, Egypt

Delman Crocodile Shoes
Delman shoes made from the finest baby crocodile skins

Egypt - River Nile - Water carriers fill their water skins
Slightly before Mr Evian, Mr Volvic and Mr Malvern took a firm grip on the market, this is how visitors to Egypt were supplied with fresh drinking water

A Montenegrin soldier with a head covering of sheep skin

Scenes from The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 and the equipment used. The sledging parties can be seen at work in the scenes and in the centre

Tiger Skin Rug
The use of tiger skins as rugs is not only comfortable to the feet, but it symbolises man;s superiority to the animal

Footwear fashions, 1925
A colourful illustration of two leather shoe designs. The left shoe was made from blending tan suede with fawn kid and the right was a design of tan kid trimmed with lizard skin

Woman on Rug by Fire
A young woman sits on a leopard skin rug, complete with head, in front of a roaring fire

1950S Costume / Woof
Gleeful blonde model, wearing an orientally inspired ensemble of silver pencil skirt with side splits & green silk blouse with mandarin collar, pours herself a drink

Pin-Up Girl / Xmas Party
Pretty blonde in a top with plunging, crocheted neckline & festive sequin embellishments, sits on a leopard skin rug by the fire awaiting her party guests

Blonde on Leopard Rug
Blonde model, wearing a black & white striped baby doll nightie (or is it a beach robe ?) strikes an alluring pose seated on a leopard skin rug complete with head

Glitzy Dress 1950S
Glitzy blonde bombshell on a leopard skin rug sets the yule logs ablaze in a silver spangly sequined gown, diamante earrings & strappy see-though plastic mules

Pin-Up in Cape 1950S
Pin-up with a beaming smile, poses in a pink lined black cape, black corselette & lace knickers, in a rich interior complete with a leopard skin rug with the head on!

Rabbit Skin Seller 1774
A Parisian seller of rabbit skins

Mother Skinflint / Thrift
MOTHER SKINFLINT, THE THRIFTY HOUSEWIFE You re a genius for saving! Yes, everyone knows. You would skin a flint and starve the crows!

Mosquito Biting a Human
ANOPHELES MACULIPENNIS A female mosquito biting human skin

Creme Anik Make-Up 1928
An elegant young woman using her Creme Anik for whitening the skin

Leadenhall Market 1825
The skin market at Leadenhall, in the parish of St Peter upon Cornhill in the City of London

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

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