Africaine Collection

Turkish bath, 1862 (oil on wood)
LRI4621213 Turkish bath, 1862 (oil on wood) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 110x111 cm; Louvre, Paris

Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984605 Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info)

Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984578 Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

Native of Benguela city in headdress and earrings
FLO4688416 Native of Benguela city in headdress and earrings, and native of Angola. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Young San woman nursing child, South Africa
FLO4722815 Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Batswana man and woman, South Africa
FLO4576622 Batswana man and woman, South Africa, circa 1800 (modern Botswana). The man wears feathers and earrings, an animal skin cape, and carries spears and a basketball

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

Choosing the jockey
FLO4677829 Choosing the jockey: Young woman in form-revealing dress and short martyr hairstyle seated on chaise longue pointing to a young man with a dog

A noble from the kingdom of Juida or Whidah (Benin) and a woman from Congo with her baby
FLO4635251 A noble from the kingdom of Juida or Whidah (Benin) and a woman from Congo with her baby

Costume of the peoples of Senegal
FLO4635215 Costume of the peoples of Senegal

Bedouin arabs of Egypt, 1820s, with basket
FLO4620700 Bedouin arabs of Egypt, 1820s, with basket, stick, and mother carrying a baby on her back

Native clothing of the ancient Egyptians
FLO4620678 Native clothing of the ancient Egyptians, including religious headdresses, hats, jewelry, robes, etc

Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem
FLO4620527 Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians

Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa
FLO4620467 Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa, including a woman with an elephant-head helmet and cornucopia

Nobles of the Nama (Namaqua) people of South Africa
FLO4620254 Nobles of the Nama (Namaqua) people of South Africa, man in fur cape and loincloth, woman in cape and skirt with necklace

Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin)
FLO4620050 Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin)

Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle
FLO4620199 Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle, shields, assagays (spears) and blankets

Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee
FLO4619973 Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Young Nubian woman and Ababde man
FLO4605235 Young Nubian woman and Ababde man. Ethiopian mixed-race people

Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics
FLO4634758 Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree headdress, wearing an embroidered coat and puffy pants

Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar
FLO4620407 Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar

Costumes of the tattooed natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay)
FLO4620233 Costumes of the tattooed natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique, in front of a village of circular huts

Natives of the Island of Cape Verde
FLO4620901 Natives of the Island of Cape Verde, early 19th century

Costumes of the Bijagos women, native to Cazegut in the Bissagos Islands off Guinea Bissau
FLO4619988 Costumes of the Bijagos women, native to Cazegut in the Bissagos Islands off Guinea Bissau. Women with their hair dyed red and dressed with palm oil, and grass skirts

The Abyssinian princess, Ozoro Tishai
FLO4619898 The Abyssinian princess, Ozoro Tishai, with her servants

Sumptuous banquet in Abyssinia
FLO4619839 Sumptuous banquet in Abyssinia. A man seated on a sofa serves his guests with a curved knife, while servants bring bread and drink

Naked Nubian people (Coubli or Barabra) from beyond the Nile falls (Southern Egypt and Sudan)
FLO4620749 Naked Nubian people (Coubli or Barabra) from beyond the Nile falls (Southern Egypt and Sudan)

Portraits of San (Bushman) woman and man
FLO4605355 Portraits of San (Bushman) woman and man, South Africa. The man was a private soldier in the Cape Rifles, drawn by Captain Nelson

Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli
FLO4634929 Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli

Egyptian costumes: Mamluk woman smoking pipe in Cairo
FLO4634748 Egyptian costumes: Mamluk woman smoking pipe in Cairo, a servant brings her drinks

Selika in African costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas
DUV4199296 Selika in African costume. Alphabet (ABC or abecedary) of female names on the theme: feminine costumes and operas. Liebig advertising chromolithography

Common chimpanze, carrying an Angolan woman
FLO4714637 Common chimpanze, carrying an Angolan woman, while a man with a bow and arrows tries to save her - Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, carrying off an Angolan girl

The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field
FLO4727596 The village of Fulier in Senegal with a cereal field and a cattle pen - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Malagasy Madagascar, a warrior and a couple
FLO4635376 Malagasy Madagascar, a warrior and a couple, the man offers a flower to the woman

Moorish lady, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical
FLO4656469 Moorish lady, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London, 1865

Woman of Africa, emblematic costume
FLO4656141 Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets, colorful jacket and skirt, lion head brooch, bow and quiver

Woman and child of the San people (Bushman)
FLO4688382 Woman and child of the San people (Bushman), South Africa, 19th century, in fur cloak and dress, smoking a tobacco pipe. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Portrait of an Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984579 Portrait of an Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of an Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

Costumes of the Wolof people of Senegal
FLO4619981 Costumes of the Wolof people of Senegal

Costume of the noble ladies married to whites or mulattos of Ndor (Saint-Louis)
FLO4619945 Costume of the noble ladies married to whites or mulattos of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal

Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing
FLO4620137 Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing

Costumes of the Berbers in the kingdom of Fez
FLO4620874 Costumes of the Berbers in the kingdom of Fez, North Africa, including men in cloak and turban with chinstrap. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L

Costumes of the Berbers, North Africa
FLO4620858 Costumes of the Berbers, North Africa, early 19th century, including woman in traditional hayek shawl

Rue d'Algiers, Painting by Jean Seignemartin (1848-1875)
YOU4419435 Rue d'Algiers, Painting by Jean Seignemartin (1848-1875)

Sudanese women in striped dress
FLO4635244 Sudanese women in striped dress. Below, demmes of Timbuktu (Mali) and Tibbo women of the Sahara

Shoua women with a baby, a spear and an archer from the Kanem Empire (Chad and Libya)
FLO4635176 Shoua women with a baby, a spear and an archer from the Kanem Empire (Chad and Libya)

African costumes: Griot musician of balafon and tam tam
FLO4635138 African costumes: Griot musician of balafon and tam tam, with a dancer. Below a couple from Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

Man and woman of Morocco, a Moorish merchant
FLO4634985 Man and woman of Morocco, a Moorish merchant, above, and a Couple of Moroccans, a merchant Moorish and below, a Berber man in a coat and a couple of Moorish nomads

Libya costumes: a woman from Tripoli sitting on cushions and a woman veiled in burqa
FLO4634903 Libya costumes: a woman from Tripoli sitting on cushions and a woman veiled in burqa, with a man in turban

Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below
FLO4634766 Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below, Bedouin and Mamluk riders

Egyptian costumes: Coptic couple and portrait of a bearded man in front of the pyramids
FLO4634739 Egyptian costumes: Coptic couple and portrait of a bearded man in front of the pyramids. Below, two wealthy women in conversation

Evening party at Coblenz (between rue Taitbout and rue Neuve-Lepelletier)
FLO4677876 Evening party at Coblenz (between rue Taitbout and rue Neuve-Lepelletier, Paris)

English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg
FLO4662117 English dandies slumming it incognito with Peg, Massa Piebald and a black one-legged fiddler in a beggars bar in St. Giles

Fancy dress costume of a Moor (Muslim) girl
FLO4565166 Fancy dress costume of a Moor (Muslim) girl, in tunic and cap embroidered in gold, pearl necklace, sash belt, silk panties, with her long hair in a pigtail

Mandinka (Mandingo, Mandingo) man and woman of West Africa
FLO4722631 Mandinka (Mandingo, Mandingo) man and woman of West Africa. From Mungo Park (1771 -1806) Travels in the Interior of Africa

Lady of Ibiza. 3rd v. BC. (47 cm)
CUL4867768 Lady of Ibiza. 3rd v. BC. (47 cm. alt.). Lady of Ibiza. Punic art. Sculpture. From: Puid dels Molins necropolis. Carthaginian art. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman in full dress of fur cape
FLO4722733 Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman in full dress of fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Algerian costumes: couple from Algiers and below
FLO4634945 Algerian costumes: couple from Algiers and below, Algeroise in interior dress

Egyptian alma or almeh dancing girls or bell-dancers accompanied by female musicians in veils
FLO4620707 Egyptian alma or almeh dancing girls or bell-dancers accompanied by female musicians in veils

Weapons of the Malagasy people of Madagascar
FLO4620393 Weapons of the Malagasy people of Madagascar, men with bow, arrow, shield, quiver, and axe

Statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis in different forms
FLO4620392 Statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis in different forms, Isis and Horus 2, Isis with a cows head 4

A group of San people (Bushmen) harvesting a swarm of locusts with fire and smoke
FLO4620184 A group of San people (Bushmen) harvesting a swarm of locusts with fire and smoke

Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman of Angola in fur cape and hat with bow
FLO4620176 Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman of Angola in fur cape and hat with bow, necklace, and beaded apron

Costume of the women of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo)
FLO4620117 Costume of the women of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo)

African and Asian vultures: Nubian vulture (vulture oricou)
FLO4575827 African and Asian vultures: Nubian vulture (vulture oricou), Torgos tracheliotos (vulnerable) 1, Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), Gyps coprotheres, vulnerable 2

Two prisoners Galla (African population) before King Tafari Makonnen
VEN5032759 Two prisoners Galla (African population) before King Tafari Makonnen, future King of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I (1892-1975). Painting by Augusto Valli (1867-1945)

Woman and child of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen)
FLO4722798 Woman and child of the San people (Housouana or Bushmen). From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Narina, a young Gonaqua woman in the Kok's Kraal area of the Eastern Cape
FLO4722710 Narina, a young Gonaqua woman in the Kok's Kraal area of the Eastern Cape

Portraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses
FLO4620435 Portraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses, fur capes and earrings

Natives of the Island of Cape Verde
FLO4620857 Natives of the Island of Cape Verde, early 19th century

Egyptian woman in veil with bare breasts washing clothes in a river while a shepherd watches
FLO4620740 Egyptian woman in veil with bare breasts washing clothes in a river while a shepherd watches, early 19th century

Costumes of the natives of Egypt
FLO4620715 Costumes of the natives of Egypt, early 19th century

Allegorical representation of Africa
FLO4620511 Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat, with hieroglyph-covered buildings and columns in the background

Khoikhoi people and San people of Angola
FLO4620163 Khoikhoi people and San people of Angola

Natives of the Ivory Coast, Africa
FLO4620051 Natives of the Ivory Coast, Africa. Men in loinclothes with hair dyed red and dressed with palm oil, and a noble in cloak

Sudanese costumes: wife of Shendi
FLO4635136 Sudanese costumes: wife of Shendi, with her veil, wife Funje of Sennar and a warrior Sheygya

Egyptian costumes: two women veiled
FLO4634893 Egyptian costumes: two women veiled, one praying on a carpet, the other watering plants from the tomb in a Turkish Egyptian cemetery

Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna)
FLO4635467 Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna), Comoros archipelago

Rosa costume in arcadia (region of Greece)
DUV4199302 Rosa costume in arcadia (region of Greece, in the Peloponnese) around 1700 and Selika in African costume

Woman of the San people (Bushman)
FLO4688376 Woman of the San people (Bushman), South Africa, 19th century, in hat, fur cloak and robe. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Woman of Cairo, Egypt, holding a parrot
FLO4686572 Woman of Cairo, Egypt, holding a parrot, after a painting by a Copt, 18th century

Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa)
FLO4635307 Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa), musicians in fur cloaks, a hunter in leaf loaf and a woman giving the breast to her baby

Queen Dido of Carthage's banquet for the poet Aeneas
FLO4620767 Queen Dido of Carthage's banquet for the poet Aeneas

Head of a San (Housouana) woman of South Africa
FLO4722788 Head of a San (Housouana) woman of South Africa, with beads in her hair, earrings and necklaces

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Africaine: A Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the vibrant tapestry of Africaine, where history and culture intertwine to create a captivating narrative. From the cutting out of the Corvette La Chevrette to the slave march in Zanzibar, each hint offers a glimpse into Africa's rich past. Rudolph Ernst's oil painting on wood transports us to a Moroccan scene, capturing daily life around a fountain. The hustle and bustle of this lively setting come alive through his brushstrokes. In stark contrast, an engraving after Daniel Vierge's drawing reveals a dark chapter in African history. A slave trader mercilessly kills weakened slaves who slowed down their convoy through the forest. This haunting image serves as a reminder of the atrocities endured by countless individuals. Angelino Trojelli's musical alphabet brings forth Les sept valeurs de notes, showcasing Africa's diverse artistic expressions beyond visual art forms. Music becomes another thread woven into Africaine's intricate fabric. Pranishnikoff's engravings take us further across Africa - indigenous women near Pretoria exude strength and resilience while people from Botswana don traditional attire that bridges old and modern times. Le Lullunge feast in Senegambie immerses us in cultural celebrations, while Cazegut women showcase their unique fashion sense. Appiani's Allegory of Africa encapsulates both beauty and mystery within its strokes - an homage to the continent itself. Meanwhile, Kattea women flee from photographers' lenses, reminding us that even amidst progress, some traditions may be lost or altered forever. Lastly, Ferrario takes us back to Saint Louis of Senegal for a joyous wedding celebration - love knows no boundaries here; it unites families under one shared heritage.