Traditional Collection (page 15)

British army officers in India in the 19th century - these appear to be members of the 23th regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers)

India Calcutta, Howrah pontoon bridge over Hooghly River
India Calcutta, Howrah pontoon bridge over the Hooghly River. Vintage 19th century photograph

Japanese peasant man carrying child in a basket. Vintage 19th century photograph

Tourists feeding pigeons in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Tourists feeding pigeons in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy

Well of Magi, Bethlehem, Holy Land, Palestine, Israel
19th century vintage photograph: Well of the Magi near Bethlehem, Holy Land, Palestine, Israel

Tower on Tartar wall, Peking Beijing city walls c. 1900
Tower on Tartar wall, The Peking Beijing city walls

Young woman with a pronounced lip plate - Mozambique
A young Maconde (Makonde) woman with a pronounced lip plate - Portuguese East Africa (modern-day Mozambique) circa 1910s

Khoikhoi man and woman, South Africa, 1818. They wear animal skins and woven skirts and stand in front of huts covered in animal hides

Man and woman of Cochin China (Vietnam) 1818. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Traditional costume - Women of Lake Como region of Lombardy, Italy (from Esino Lario, near Varenna). Date: circa 1909

Rodeo - Carl Olson on Rimrock - Pendleton Round-up
Rodeo Rider - Carl Olson (1914-1982) on Rimrock - Pendleton Round-up - 1948 - Oregon, USA. He was the World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider in 1947 with an astonishing $8

Kyrgyz women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Women of the Mordvin Moksha people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire

Women of the Mordvin Erzya people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Traditional dances of the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, 19th century. Men with tattoos, wearing loincloths, dancing with sticks. Carolians on Guam at top

Scots Guard playing the bagpipes. circa 1908

Coats of Arms for Colleges of Oxford University. Date: circa 1910

Man carrying fruit on a pole, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Four young women of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Four young women of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). They were based around the mountainous region to the north of the island, which was at this time a Japanese province

Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). The tattoos on her face show that she has reached maturity and is a marriageable member of society

Two young women in traditional dress, Republic of Estonia
Two young women in traditional dress, with a great deal of silver jewellery round their necks, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

Royal Corgi Date: 2002

King Sisowath of Cambodia, South East Asia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa early 20th century

Two young women in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Two young women in traditional dress in a Bulgarian street, with long plaited hair and coin decorations. Date: 1922

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Four people of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- a Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban man with necklace of shells and tattoos (top left), an Orang Bukit (Klemantan)

David Frances Barry photo - Sioux Scout
Sioux Scout wearing full traditional native American clothing, including a feather in his hair and a hairpipe buffalo bone breastplate, He is holding a long calumet ( peace pipe )

Diola Man from Guinea-Bissau, West Africa - at a Festival Date: circa 1907

Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset (for a more recent - 1950s! - view, see 10826269). Date: circa 1920s

Japanese people sitting on the floor eating their meal using small bowls and chopsticks. Date: 1864

An old Welsh woman in traditional dress, including the distinctive hat. Date: late 19th century

A young woman in Traditional Japanese costume - Taiwan
A young woman in Japanese costume - Taiwan (Formosa) - Taiwan was under Japanese rule in the period between 1895 and 1945. circa 1920s

Windmills at the Salt Works - Aden, Yemen. circa 1920s

River Nile near Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway
A family of the Sami People (Saami) from Finnmark - a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway Date: circa 1901

Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa
Seven Ethiopian Women - Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Date: circa 1908

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

Sudanese woman showing traditional facial scarification and elegantly braided hair - (see 10284598 and 10587718 (close-up) for the original B/W print versions). Date: circa 1907

Kazakh yurt - exterior, with open door. 20th century

A quite superb photographic postcard of a group of Masai Women from Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Zulu Maid showing traditional beadwork and scarification Date: circa 1920s

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

Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands
Canarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria

Mother and child wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs
Mother and child both wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 2000

Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah
Two Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert. Both sit on a carpet. One of them plays a rababah, or rebab, a goat skin string instrument Date: circa 1995

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Two men talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia
Two men wearing business suits and traditional chechia hats, talk in the street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Date: 1987

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