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Advert for London Shoe Company 1898A selection of victorian boots, real whale skin for shooting, ladys field boot made from tan or blacking calf, button or lace, smart toe brogues
Advert for International Fur Store silver-fox capes 1937Three models wearing fashionable silver-fox capes. 1937
Advert for Mayflowa crocodile and lizard womens shoes 1923Mayflowa crocodile and lizard shoes. Available from The House of Abbott, in Regent Street, London. 1923
Advert for Jays womens quality furs 1934Jays international fur store. 1934
Three Shilluk Warriors of the Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa - bearing traditional weapons and displaying feather-topped topknots (one bearing the full head of what appears to be a crane) Date: circa 1910s
Two Inuit Girls - Nugsuak, Qsuitsup, GreenlandTwo Eskimo (Inuit) girls at Nugsuak, Qsuitsup, North West Greenland. Date: circa 1910s
Inuit Eskimo WomenCanadian Inuit Women
Uganda - The Royal Family - childrenThe happy Family of the Omukama of Toro, Uganda, wearing beads and leopard/cheetah skins
Canadian Fur Exhibit - London ExhibitionCanadian Fur Exhibit by Holt, Renfrew and Co, Ltd. of Toronto (est. 1837) at the Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908
Eskimo Ladies from AlaskaFour Eskimo Ladies from Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. The woman on the left is wearing (interestingly) a very western pair of lace-up shoes as opposed to her fellows in traditional fur boots!
Helpful suggestions for fashion, January 1913Women models wearing the latest fashionable garments, leopard skin coat with softer fur collar, sapphire blue corded-velvet dress with widely-cut sleeves with ruffles
Vogue for velvet and fur 1913Women models wearing the lastest fashionable garments. 1913
Advert for Goochs toddlers clothing 1915Everything for the little folks. Fashionable clothing for toddler from frocks, pyjamas, tunic suits and winter coats, all available from Gooch s, Departmant in Brompton Road, S.W, London. 1915
Cabin by the Tyin Lake, Jotunheimen National Park, NorwayHunting party sitting outside a ccabin decorated with reindeer antlers - by the Tyin Lake, Jotunheimen national park, Bitihorn, Besseggen, Norway. Date: circa 1920s
Locals - Samarkand, Uzbekistan Date: 1907
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1934Asprey dressing cases Date: 1934
Woman wearing animal clothing and accessoriesYoung woman covered in head to toe in animal clothing and accessories, walking her chimp on a lead. Date: 1927
A wolf hunt - RussiaA wolf hunt in Russia. Mainly hunted for sport, for their skins or to protect livestock Date: 1913
Fairies roasting their dinner on a Christmas cardSome rather savage-looking fairies wearing rodent skins in the snow, roasting a rat over the fire for their dinner on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
ST Simeon the AncientSaint Simeon the Ancient (? - ?390) - Syrian saint who lived in a cave
TANNER 1827" The art of the tanner consists in converting the gelatinous part of the skins of animals into the substance called leather by impregnating it with tannin". Date: 1827
Native American chief, Mah-To-Toh-PaMah-To-Toh-Pa, Chief of the Mandan tribe, wearing a large feathered headdress and carrying a spear. Date: circa 1855
Advert for International Fur Store 1886Victorian women wearing fur coats, full length and well fitted seal jacket. 1886
Advert for International Fur Store 1937Two models wearing three-quarter length furs in mink and cat. Date: 1937
Advert for International Fur Store 1882Victorian women wearing full length fur coat covering her bustle. 1882
Advert for Debenham & Freebody womens furs 1911Fashionable womens long fur coats. 1911
Ceremony at a German tribal meeting Men wearingCeremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal
Natives of Patagonia in a hut made out of branches and animal skins.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Selkup children, North Siberia (Northern minority). Children playing with elk skin, near river Taz, North Tumen region, Russia
Distributing water, Golden Gate, JerusalemDistributing water at the Golden Gate, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s
Interior at Denham Court, Denham, BuckinghamshireAmazing interior of the hall at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire, showing typical late Victorian, early Edwardina oppulance, with patterned wallpaper, statues, a portable organ, statuary
Advert for Mayflowa crocodile, ostrich and lizard shoes 1926Complete range of Mayflowa women reptile shoes. Available from The House of Abbott, in Regents and Oxford Street, London. 1926
Mussocks (animal skins) for river crossing, IndiaPeople carrying mussocks (animal skins) for river crossing, India. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Mayflowa town walking womens shoes 1923Mayflowa shoes. Every ladys wardrobe should contain one or more pairs of the shoes shown in our new brochure. Date: 1923
Eskimo childrenThree happy eskimo children dressed in their fathers catch of seal skins. Date: 1934
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928A seletion of dressing vanity travel cases, made from crushed morocco and pigskins and fittings in silver gilt and enamel. 1928
Advert for Asprey hand bags & clutches 1928A wide variety of hand bags and clutches, available from Asprey of Bond Street. 1928
Advert for Gorringes reptile shoesLizard skin shoes for women, sport shoe with low leather heel and welted sole, and buckle to the side, graceful court style is made in black
Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937Cases for light weight travel complete and compact. Date: 1937
Advert for Mayflowa reptile women shoes 1926Mayflowa reptile shoes. A seletion of mid 1920s lizard, leopard, snake, crocodile skins. 1926
Advert for Lilley & Skinner tennis shoes 1928Seletion of tennis shoes for women. 1928
Bewick - Musk Ox(ovibos muschatus) The North American Musk Bull or Musk Ox provided food and skins to Native Americans. Date: 1790
Djibouti, East Africa - Sellers of Animal HidesDjibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - Sellers of Animal Hides. Date: circa 1910s
Inuit - Family by their Summer Residence Date: circa 1910s
Inuit - Mother and Children on the Polar Ice by their tent, with block ice entrance. Date: circa 1910s
A native of Northern Russia with longbow and arrows wearing decorated skin clothing Date: circa 1901
St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Sealer unloading catchWharf at St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - Sealer unloading catch. Date: 1902
Water Carriers - Constantinople, Turkey Date: circa 1900