Bead Collection (page 5)

Bird Rattle, 1909, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bird Rattle, 1909, c1910. Half-length portrait of Indian man, facing front, wearing beaded buckskin shirt, one feather, and loop necklace

Crow Chief's Daughter, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Crow Chief's Daughter, c1910. Piegan girl standing in doorway of tepee, wearing beaded buckskin dress, Montana

Hupa - jumping dance costume, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hupa - jumping dance costume, c1923. Photograph shows man wearing breastplate of beads and shell

Day dreams-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day dreams-Piegan, c1910. Young Piegan Indian woman, wearing beaded dress, seated on hill

Cheyenne girl, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cheyenne girl, c1905. Cheyenne girl, half-length portrait, facing front

An Apache girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing bead necklace... c1903
An Apache girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing bead necklace, with blanket around her, c1903

Umatilla child, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Umatilla child, c1910. Umatilla girl, full-length portrait, facing front, seated on ground by pine tree, wearing beaded blanket dress, beaded moccasins, holding beaded bag in lap

Umatilla maiden, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Umatilla maiden, c1910. Umatilla woman, half-length portrait, facing front, standing in front of tree, wearing beaded buckskin dress, shell bead necklaces, shell disk earrings, and woven grass hat

The daughter of Bad Horses, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The daughter of Bad Horses, c1905. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Cheyenne girl in feather headdress

Youth in holiday costume-Umatilla, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Youth in holiday costume-Umatilla, c1910. Half-length portrait of Umatilla youth in full feather headdress, beaded buckskin shirt and shell bead necklace

Pomo baskets and magnesite beads, 1924, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pomo baskets and magnesite beads, 1924, c1924. Indian crafts, California

Cheyenne girl, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cheyenne girl, 1910. Photograph shows half-length portrait of Cheyenne girl with braids, wearing cowrie shell dress, seated, facing front

Wishham bride, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham bride, c1910. Tlakluit bride, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing braids, beaded headdress with Chinese coins, dentalium shell earrings, beaded buckskin dress

Nez Percé man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing bead necklace... c1899
Nez Perce man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing bead necklace, with blanket over shoulder, c1899

Wishham child, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham child, c1910. Portrait of a girl, three-quarter length, seated, wearing basket like hat, cotton plaid dress, shell beads decorated with silver dollars

Nez Percé with furcap, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nez Perce with furcap, c1904. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Nez Perce man, facing front

The Cheyenne Belle, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Cheyenne Belle, c1904. Half lenghth portrait of a Cheyenne woman, right profile

The White Singer, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The White Singer, c1906. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man, facing slightly right, wearing headband and silver squash blossom necklace

Bad Horses, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bad Horsess, 1905. Photograph shows head-shoulders portrait of Bad Horsess, wearing feathered headdress with ermine tails and beaded buckskin shirt, seated, facing left

The Daughter of Bad Horse (profile), c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Daughter of Bad Horses (profile), c1905. Cheyenne girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing headdress

Gobuguoy, Walpi girl, half-length portrait, facing front, hair tied in swirls on sides of... c1900
Gobuguoy, Walpi girl, half-length portrait, facing front, hair tied in swirls on sides of head, metal bead and bell choker, printed cotton dress, cotton shawl around shoulders, c1900

Ghost Bear, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, feather... c1908
Ghost Bear, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, feather headdress, beaded buckskin shirt, bead choker with shell concho, large medal on strand of metal beads, c1908

Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, pompadour... c1908
Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, pompadour, temple braids painted white, 2 eagle feathers, disk earring, shell beads with large disk ornaments

Hattie Bear Black, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hattie Bear Black, 1905. Photograph shows half-length portrait of Hattie Bear Black with braids, wearing pearl necklace and traditional dress, seated, facing right

Bull Shoe's children, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Bull Shoe's children, c1910. Two girls, full-length, seated, facing front, with loose hair, one wearing buckskin dress decorated with elks teeth, one wearing beaded cloth dress

Big Mouth Spring, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Big Mouth Spring, c1910. Big Mouth Spring, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, braids, one feather, beaded buckskin shirt, decorated scalp lock on right shoulder

NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE BAMBOO DANCE, NAGALAND, NORTH EAST INDIA
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior tribe performing bamboo dance

BAMBOO POLE CLIMBING, NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE, NAGALAND, NORTH EAST INDIA
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior tribal feat of climbing Bamboo poles

Young girl wearing traditional headdress, Mursi tribe, Mago National Park. Omo Valley, Ethiopia

A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Jeanne de Montagu, wife of Jacques de Bourbon, Baron de Thuri, d. 1420. She wears a bourrelet or beret
FLO4570487 Jeanne de Montagu, wife of Jacques de Bourbon, Baron de Thuri, d. 1420. She wears a bourrelet or beret, an ermine surcot, and skirt decorated with her coat of arms

Young Hippie Woman with Baby Oil Painting
Portrait of a Hippie mother with baby playing with beads. Wearing flower and scarf, and has peroxide hair. Vase of Strelitzia flowers and shag pile carpet

A bead and raised work panel depicting Esther and Ahasuerus
1767197 A bead and raised work panel depicting Esther and Ahasuerus by English School, (17th century); 40x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ensemble, American, ca. 1885. Creator: Mme. Uoll Gross
Ensemble, American, ca. 1885

PORTRAIT OF A TRIBAL WEARING THE TRADITIONAL COSTUME OF A NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE, NAGALAND
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior in traditional costume and head dress

NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE LADY IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME AND JEWELRY, NAGALAND, NORTH EAST INDIA
India, Nagaland, Lady from Naga Warrior tribe, with unique traditional costume and jewelry carrying a basket on her head

PORTRAIT OF A TRIBAL FROM A NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE WEARING TRADITIONAL COSTUME AND JEWELRY
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior tribal in traditional costume and head dress

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

Jewellery from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Sumeria, Ancient Iraq, Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Showing hair ornaments, earrings and necklaces

Queen Charlotte Amalie, 1700-1800. Creator: Unknown
Queen Charlotte Amalie, 1700-1800

Apsaroke mother, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Apsaroke mother, c1908. Arapsoke woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, child secured on her back with blanket

Slow Bull's wife, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Slow Bull's wife, c1907. Slow Bull's wife, half-length portrait, standing, facing front

Two Moons-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Moons-Cheyenne, c1910. Photo shows Two Moons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing several beaded necklaces and a horned headpiece with ermine tail streamers

Daughter of American Horse, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Daughter of American Horse, 1908, c1908. Half-length portrait, facing right

Hidatsa woman, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hidatsa woman, c1908. Hidatsa Indian woman posed, head and shoulders, facing front

Wishham (i.e. Wishram) girl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham (i.e. Wishram) girl, c1910. Tlakluit woman, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing a heavily beaded buckskin dress, several necklaces, beads, shells

Wife of Modoc Henry [A]-Klamath, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Modoc Henry [A]-Klamath, c1923. Klamath woman, bust portrait, facing front

A young Yakima, 1910, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A young Yakima, 1910, c1910. Portrait of a man, bust, facing front, long braided hair, shell disk earrings, shell choker, cloth shirt, beaded vest

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