Spear Collection (page 12)

British Bronze age warriors, Aldin
Two British warriors of the Bronze age, one on horseback, the other holding a spear and shield

Double page spread in a diary for 14-19 February
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 14-19 February. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Scene from The White Assegai
A scene from a play by Allan King, produced at the Playhouse, London in 1930, the story of a Native Commissioner in colonial Africa

Man and woman of the Moluccas Islands
A man and woman of the Moluccas (formerly Spice Islands) - a group of islands of eastern Indonesia between Sulawesi and New Guinea. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

A man and Woman of Saudi Arabia. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Equestrian statue and Berlin Cathedral, Germany
An equestrian statue, the rider fighting a lion, near Berlin Cathedral, Germany

Eel spearing on the Broads, 1932
A lady with a rather fierce looking instrument prepares to spear some unsuspecting eels on the Norfolk Broads in 1932

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

Businessman relaxes in his office
A Businessman (possibly a Company Director) sits back in a modern round wicker chair with hands behind his head and wearing a Warriors helmet

Mobilising Bedouin Troops
Bedouin troops mobilised in Iran. Cavalry carry long spears and the flag of the Ottoman Empire flies above the troops

Challemel-Lacour / Demare
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour (1827-1896) French statesman, Republican, unsuccessful French ambassador at Bern and London, minister of foreign affairs in the Jules Ferry cabinet

Racial / Shoshone Couple
A Shoshone (Hashquaht) couple

A Sudanese Musician and a Dervish, Morocco
A Sudanese Musician in full flight and a (possibly a Rifai) Turkish Dervish - both (rather oddly) in Morocco

Zulu man in marital costume, southern Africa

Syrians in Constantinople
A group of Syrians in Constantinople, displaying traditional Syrian dress with sword, rifles, headresses and a carried ewer. Date: 1905

Sudan - Kordofan Arabs
Arab Africa - Sudanese Arabs At Kordofan, Sudan with very deadly-looking spears!

Dyak Warrior with fantastic shield
A Dyak warrior chief from Singapore, bearing a fantastic slender leaf-shaped carved wooden shield and carrying a spear, ready to (seemingly) throw at the photographer!

Bisharin Man holding a spear, whilst riding his camel
Bisharin Man with a spear on the back of his camel. The Bisharin are a Sunni Muslim tribe of the Beja nomadic ethnic group in the eastern part of the Nubian Desert in Sudan

Neilson. Rosalinds / Spear
JULIA NEILSON English actress, wife of Fred Terry in the roll of Rosalind in Shakespeares As You Like It

Costume / Ancient Persia
ANCIENT PERSIA Clothing worn by Ancient Persians

Matabele / Call to Arms
A Matabele call to arms

The Bicycle Tournament at the Myrtle-Street Gymnasium, Liver
Engraving of a Bicycle Tournament, held by the Liverpool Velocipede Club, at the Myrtle-Street Gymnasium, Liverpool, April 1869

Pocahontas / Macdonald
POCAHONTAS alias MATOAKA American Indian princess, daughter of Powhatan, wife of John Rolfe, seen here in native costume

French Palace Guard 17C
One of the French Kings guards that attend in the palace - possibly to Louis XIV

Triton's spear - Crane - Kniphofia
That, reddening on the Triton's spear, foretells the waning of the year. (The flower resembles Kniphofia or Red-hot Poker')

Pict Warrior
A Pict warrior dressed in woad

A Saxon Warrior
A Saxon warrior - typical of those who invaded Britain after the departure of the Romans : armed with spear and sword and protected with a shield

Mameluke Warrior
Mameluke warrior on horseback, preparing to strike with a spear

Racial / Eskimo / Labrador
Eskimo indian native of Labrador with hunting weapons

Racial / Yakutsk Man
Yakutsk man

Troilus & Cressida / 1800
Act I, Scene II Street scene: Cressida watches with Pandarus & Troilus as a procession of soldiers on horseback goes by

French Soldiers 1400
A VOUGIER (armed with a vouge, a kind of spear) and a CRENEQUINIER (armed with a crossbow) of the 100 Years War

Battle of Cunaxa 401 Bc
The defeat of Cyrus the Younger, Persian prince by his brother Artaxerxes at the Battle of Cunaxa. The battle resulted in the retreat, under Xenophon of 10, 000 Greeks

Greek Teacher / Pupil
A pedagogue of ancient Greece with his pupil

Kalmuck Hunter
A Kalmuck equipped for hunting with a long spear, bow and arrows and a sword

Ancient Briton Woman
Heavily painted but lightly dressed in a brief skirt, this barefoot Briton carries a long spear and wears her hair loose to below her waist

German Military 1724-38
GERMAN Soldier, Officer and Drummer of Wurttemberg

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

Laplander in snowy landscape
A Laplander walking through a snowy landscape, probably going out to hunt for food

Dyak couple, Borneo
A Dyak couple, Borneo

Bedouin Arab with horse
A Bedouin Arab with his horse

Abyssinian couple
An Abyssinian couple

Saul Attacks David
Davids harping fails to soothe Saul who, angry and jealous, hurls a spear at him

Coifi Profanes Idols
Coifi, High priest of the old Saxon religion in Northumbria, convinced by Christianity & wondering what his gods have ever done for him profanes the temple idols

Odoacer Attacks Rome
The first Barbarian King of Italy, Odoacer, prepares his army for an attack on Rome

Tartar / Slavonic Warrior
Warrior chief of the Tartars in full armour, carrying a spear and a sword

Niorder & Skadi on their way to Noatun

Spanish Moor Soldier
A Moorish soldier of medieval Spain in white robe and turban, carrying a spear

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