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Background imageSpear Collection: Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar

Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageSpear Collection: Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South Africa

Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South Africa
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces

Background imageSpear Collection: Portraits of Khoikhoi and Griqua men, South Africa

Portraits of Khoikhoi and Griqua men, South Africa
Portrait of Stoffel Speelman, a Khoikhoi of Hottentot man 1, and a chief of the Griqua or Kora people with hassagai (spear) and kirri (club) 2

Background imageSpear Collection: Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India

Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India
Polygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842

Background imageSpear Collection: Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa

Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East Africa
Habr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageSpear Collection: Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central Africa

Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Yuli Ikelemba woman with decorative scars and spear hairpins made of beaten metal, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Background imageSpear Collection: Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship

Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890

Background imageSpear Collection: Ancient Kazakh battle scene, Kazakhstan

Ancient Kazakh battle scene, Kazakhstan

Background imageSpear Collection: Three Shilluk Warriors of the Upper Nile, Sudan

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

Background imageSpear Collection: Masai, Kenya, silhouette

Masai, Kenya, silhouette
Kenya, Masai warriors in genuine traditional clothes. One carries a spear with the tip protected by a feathered su-su. The other carries a rifle. Silhouette

Background imageSpear Collection: Elephant Hunting, Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa

Elephant Hunting, Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa
Local Tribesmen Elephant hunting, Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1909

Background imageSpear Collection: A South African Man with skin pigmentation condition

A South African Man with skin pigmentation condition
A South African Man with the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo, creating a remarkable patched appearance, captioned here as Leopard Skin (!). Date: circa 1900

Background imageSpear Collection: Ancient Greece costume

Ancient Greece costume, wearing chiton, warrior with armour and helmet, white peplum tunic and himation robe. Date: circa 500 BC

Background imageSpear Collection: Jamaican warrior - Victorian period

Jamaican warrior - Victorian period

Background imageSpear Collection: Aborigine throwing spear with a womerah Australia

Aborigine throwing spear with a womerah Australia Victorian period

Background imageSpear Collection: Cock Tavern, Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner

Cock Tavern, Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner
The Cock Tavern - Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner, London. Publican - Fred Spear. Date: 1910

Background imageSpear Collection: Mameena at the Globe Theatre, London

Mameena at the Globe Theatre, London, with Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton Date: 1914

Background imageSpear Collection: Death of the Aragonese knight Pedro Ahones (?-1226)

Death of the Aragonese knight Pedro Ahones (?-1226)
Pedro de Ahones (? -1226). Aragonese knight of the Ahonese lineage. Servant of King Peter III of Aragon. He participated in the nobiliary revolts against James I of Aragon

Background imageSpear Collection: The Calvary. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)

The Calvary. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). German painter. The Calvary, first half of the 16th century. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSpear Collection: Saint Michael the Archangel with Two Donors

Saint Michael the Archangel with Two Donors. Circle of Juan Rius (documented between 1457-1482) and Domingo Ram (documented between 1462-1496). circa 1465-1480. Aragonese School

Background imageSpear Collection: Colonization, Police Them Endlessly! Repolice Them

Colonization, Police Them Endlessly! Repolice Them
An illustration of a female warrior figure holding a spear, wearing a helmet with a front facing cannon on top, she is carrying a writing deks under one arm. Date: circa 1901

Background imageSpear Collection: The Sans-Culotte

The Sans-Culotte
This illustration shows a finely dressed lady with a fan, standing unaffected by the sight of a charging man armed with a spear, who is deemed a sans-culotte

Background imageSpear Collection: Seal Hunters in Greenland

Seal Hunters in Greenland Date: circa 1800

Background imageSpear Collection: Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River

Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River
History of Africa. 19th century. Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi River. Engraving by Hildibrand. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageSpear Collection: History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfare

History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfare
History of Africa. 19th century. Indigenous armed for warfare. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageSpear Collection: Africa. Congo. Man of the Bateke tribe (High Alima)

Africa. Congo. Man of the Bateke tribe (High Alima)
History of Africa. 19th century. Man from the Bateke tribe (upper course of the Alima River). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Background imageSpear Collection: Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageSpear Collection: Faun with Panpipes

Faun with Panpipes
An illustration with elements of symmetry. Characters included in this image are a faun, seated left, playing some panpipes, inspired by the Greek god, Pan, and a warrior woman, seated right

Background imageSpear Collection: Peter Cornelius, Danish opera singer

Peter Cornelius, Danish opera singer, tenor (and baritone in his earlier career), seen here in a Wagnerian role Date: 1910

Background imageSpear Collection: Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens, American opera singer

Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens, American opera singer
Madame Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens, American opera singer, soprano, in the role of Brunnhilde Date: 1910

Background imageSpear Collection: Conquest of Majorca by king James I of Aragon

Conquest of Majorca by king James I of Aragon
Conquest of the island of Majorca by Christian king James I of Aragon. He landed on the beach of Santa Ponsa at midnight on September 10, 1229. Troops reaching the coast. Lithography

Background imageSpear Collection: Iberian Peninsula. Castilian soldiers

Iberian Peninsula. Castilian soldiers
Iberian Peninsula. Castilian Soldiers. Medieval period. Engraving after a devotional book of the 14th century. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageSpear Collection: Peter II of Aragon (1178-1213). King of Aragon

Peter II of Aragon (1178-1213). King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageSpear Collection: East Indian Ship, Millish

East Indian Ship, Millish
A plate, print engraving of the East Indian ship, Mellish, entering the harbour of Sydney, with spear wielding aboriginals looking on. Date: circa 1925

Background imageSpear Collection: Hunting the Buffalo, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Hunting the Buffalo, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Hunting the Buffalo, Meriden Britannia Company, antique silver item, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageSpear Collection: Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare

Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Cast list, with dead deer and two spears. Date: 1840

Background imageSpear Collection: Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexican

Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexican
calavera, mexico, 1900s, death, skull, bones, mexican, face, skulls, teeth, morbid, macabre, head, dead, hat, dark, humour, spear, armour, don, horse, horses, horseback, flying, skeleton, skeletons

Background imageSpear Collection: Grave stele of Salmamodes. From Sidon (Lebanon)

Grave stele of Salmamodes. From Sidon (Lebanon)
Grave stele of Salmamodes, macedonian mercenery. 2nd century BC. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageSpear Collection: Greek steles with traces of polychromy. From Sidon (Lebanon)

Greek steles with traces of polychromy. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageSpear Collection: Book of the Dead. Fragment. Egypt

Book of the Dead. Fragment. Egypt
Fragment of a text of the Book of the Dead. Ink on papyrus. Around 1480 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSpear Collection: Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South America

Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South America
Indigenous men and women of Brazil and Paraguay, South America, wearing lip and ear plugs (pelele). This is done when the child is young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose

Background imageSpear Collection: Senegalese man holding a spear

Senegalese man holding a spear.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageSpear Collection: A woman of Senegal holding a spear

A woman of Senegal holding a spear.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageSpear Collection: Native of South Africa holding three spears

Native of South Africa holding three spears, wearing a necklace of bones and a red belt.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageSpear Collection: View of Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

View of Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageSpear Collection: Ruskin Spear, English painter and art teacher

Ruskin Spear, English painter and art teacher
Ruskin Spear (1911-1990), English painter and art teacher. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSpear Collection: Burial of an Old British Chief

Burial of an Old British Chief
The ceremonial burial of the chief of a British tribe, his body carried on a bier, accompanied by Warriors and Druids. Date: circa 4th century AD

Background imageSpear Collection: Siege of Basing House, Hampshire

Siege of Basing House, Hampshire
The Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War. It was a Parliamentary victory. Date: between 1643 - 1645



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