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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
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South AfricaGonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces
Portraits of Khoikhoi and Griqua men, South AfricaPortrait 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
Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern IndiaPolygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842
Habr Awal men, Zaila District, Somaliland, East AfricaHabr Awal (Habr Wal) men, Zaila (Zeila) District, Somaliland (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
Woman with decorative scars, Belgian Congo, Central AfricaYuli Ikelemba woman with decorative scars and spear hairpins made of beaten metal, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922
Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890
Ancient Kazakh battle scene, Kazakhstan
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
Masai, Kenya, silhouetteKenya, 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
Elephant Hunting, Upper Nile, Sudan, AfricaLocal Tribesmen Elephant hunting, Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1909
A South African Man with skin pigmentation conditionA South African Man with the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo, creating a remarkable patched appearance, captioned here as Leopard Skin (!). Date: circa 1900
Ancient Greece costume, wearing chiton, warrior with armour and helmet, white peplum tunic and himation robe. Date: circa 500 BC
Jamaican warrior - Victorian period
Aborigine throwing spear with a womerah Australia Victorian period
Cock Tavern, Great Portland Street / Margaret Street cornerThe Cock Tavern - Great Portland Street / Margaret Street corner, London. Publican - Fred Spear. Date: 1910
Mameena at the Globe Theatre, London, with Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton Date: 1914
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
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
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
Colonization, Police Them Endlessly! Repolice ThemAn 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
The Sans-CulotteThis 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
Seal Hunters in Greenland Date: circa 1800
Warriors in a canoe navigating the Aruwimi RiverHistory 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
History of Africa. The Congo. Indigenous armed for warfareHistory of Africa. 19th century. Indigenous armed for warfare. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
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
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
Faun with PanpipesAn 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
Peter Cornelius, Danish opera singer, tenor (and baritone in his earlier career), seen here in a Wagnerian role Date: 1910
Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens, American opera singerMadame Minnie Saltzmann-Stevens, American opera singer, soprano, in the role of Brunnhilde Date: 1910
Conquest of Majorca by king James I of AragonConquest 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
Iberian Peninsula. Castilian soldiersIberian Peninsula. Castilian Soldiers. Medieval period. Engraving after a devotional book of the 14th century. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
Peter II of Aragon (1178-1213). King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019
East Indian Ship, MillishA plate, print engraving of the East Indian ship, Mellish, entering the harbour of Sydney, with spear wielding aboriginals looking on. Date: circa 1925
Hunting the Buffalo, Paris Exhibition of 1889Hunting the Buffalo, Meriden Britannia Company, antique silver item, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Cast list, with dead deer and two spears. Date: 1840
Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexicancalavera, 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
Grave stele of Salmamodes. From Sidon (Lebanon)Grave stele of Salmamodes, macedonian mercenery. 2nd century BC. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Greek steles with traces of polychromy. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Book of the Dead. Fragment. EgyptFragment of a text of the Book of the Dead. Ink on papyrus. Around 1480 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South AmericaIndigenous 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
Senegalese man holding a spear.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, 1794
A woman of Senegal holding a spear.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Sibly's Universal System of Natural History, 1794
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
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
Ruskin Spear, English painter and art teacherRuskin Spear (1911-1990), English painter and art teacher. Date: circa 1960s
Burial of an Old British ChiefThe 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
Siege of Basing House, HampshireThe Siege of Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, during the English Civil War. It was a Parliamentary victory. Date: between 1643 - 1645