Embroidery Collection (page 3)

Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, painted... c1908
Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, painted pompadour, Apsaroke headdress, flannel shirt, beads on chest, studded pipe held in front of right arm, c1908

Wife of Mnainak-Yakima, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Mnainak-Yakima, c1910. Yakima woman, half-length portrait, facing front

Mis Se Pah, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mis Se Pah, c1903. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Mohave woman

Medicine Crow-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Medicine Crow-Apsaroke, c1908. Medicine Crow, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, hawk hide headdress, two earrings in right ear, disc ornaments, shell beads

Wishham young woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham young woman, c1910. Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Head-and-shoulders portrait of young Wishham Indian woman, facing right, wearing braids, shell bead choker

Lucille, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lucille, c1907. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Dakota woman standing in front of tree

Tolowa dancing head-dress, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tolowa dancing head-dress, c1923. Sam Lopez, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing Tolowa costume including a redheaded woodpecker scalp headress and strings of dentalium shell beads

Long Rock (Two Kettle), 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Long Rock (Two Kettle), 1907. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Long Rock, wearing headdress and traditional clothing, facing front

Rosa Lame Dog, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Rosa Lame Dog, c1905. Dakota woman standing at doorway of tipi

Mrs. Jack Red Cloud, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mrs. Jack Red Cloud, 1905. Photograph shows Mrs. Red Cloud, wearing shawl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Mrs. Lame Dog, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mrs. Lame Dog, 1905. Photograph shows bust portrait of Mrs. Lame Dog wearing headdress, facing left

Big Road's daughter, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Big Road's daughter, 1907. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Big Road's daughter, wearing traditional clothing, facing front

Lucille [B], c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lucille [B], c1907. Photograph shows Lucille, a Native woman, half-length portrait, standing next to tree, facing front, wearing a headband and seashell decorated buckskin dress

Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front... c1910
Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with pompadour, fur wrapped braids, bead choker around neck, beaded buckskin shirt, fur sash over left shoulder

Holiday trappings, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Holiday trappings, c1910. Cayuse woman on horseback, wearing beaded buckskin dress; horse has long fringe and beaded trappings, Oregon

Shell ornaments-Quinault, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Shell ornaments-Quinault, c1913. Young Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing shell ornaments

Hard Wood, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hard Wood, 1905. Photograph shows Hard Wood, wearing traditional clothing, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Quinault female head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Quinault female head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, c1913

Lawyer-Nez Percé, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lawyer-Nez Perce, c1905. Head-and-shoulders portrait profile of Nez Perce man

Lean Wolf-Hidatsa, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lean Wolf-Hidatsa, c1908. Lean Wolf, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing horn headdress trimmed in white fur and dark feathers, beaded buckskin shirt

Arikara woman, 1908, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Arikara woman, 1908, c1908. Half-length portrait, facing front

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

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

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

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

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

Nespilim man, c1904. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nespilim man, c1904. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Nespelim man, facing front

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

Young woman, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Unknown
Young woman, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of a firefighting

Kamchadal, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Kamchadal, 1862. Sheet 59 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

Kazan Tatars, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Kazan Tatars, 1862. Sheet 44 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

Obdorsk Ostyaks, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Obdorsk Ostyaks, 1862. Sheet 42 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

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

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

Kachin from Domozhakov, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Kachin from Domozhakov, 1894. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

Woman in Sami costume, 1870-1898.s Creator: Helene Edlund
Woman in Sami costume, 1870-1898. Studio photography, hand-coloured. Inga...ren, Frastviken, Lapland

Woman in full figure dressed in costume from Floda parish, Dalarna, 1890-1920. Creator: Helene Edlund
Woman in full figure dressed in costume from Floda parish, Dalarna, 1890-1920. Hand-coloured photograph

The International Exhibition: embroidered sidesaddle, by A. Davis, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: embroidered sidesaddle, by A. Davis, 1862. Saddle...from a design supplied by Philip H. De la Motte

Tungus Clothing, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
Tungus Clothing, 1856. From Puteshestviye po Vostochnoy Sibiri I. Bulychova. Chast 1-ya. Poyezdka v Kamchatku (A journey across eastern Siberia: Part 1, Trip to Kamchatka)

Rich Yakuts. Rear view of the suits, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov
Rich Yakuts. Rear view of the suits, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at

Three-quarter portrait of man, seated, facing right, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Three-quarter portrait of man, seated, facing right, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Gor-ai-itz Christian mountainier. Written on verso: Match - a wedding match

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"Unraveling the Threads of History: Embroidery as a Timeless Art" Embroidery, a craft that has woven its way through centuries, holds within it stories of valor and culture. Just like King Harold's foot soldiers with their spears and battle axes depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery serves as a visual narrative of our past. From Central America to Panama, Cristobal to Kuna Indian traditional molas, embroidery showcases the rich tapestry of diverse cultures. It transcends borders and continents, connecting us all through intricate stitches and vibrant threads. In Normandy, France, Europe stands The Bayeux Tapestry - an iconic masterpiece that depicts pivotal moments in history. A feast for the eyes captured on fabric; it transports us back to late 11th century battles and reveals unknown creators who left their mark for eternity. Costa Rican art from Central America adds another layer to this artistic journey. Its vibrant colors mirror the lush landscapes while telling tales unique to Costa Rica's heritage. Frans Hals' "The Laughing Cavalier, " created in 1624 but still resonating today (1943), reminds us that embroidery is not confined solely to fabric and can be found even in oil paintings where every brushstroke weaves together a story worth cherishing. As ships were built in preparation for war according to the Bayeux Tapestry's depiction at Bayeux, Normandy, France; we see how embroidery captures not only beauty but also historical events etched into our collective memory. The death of King Harold portrayed with an arrow piercing his eye symbolizes both tragedy and bravery. This scene immortalized by needlework speaks volumes about human resilience amidst conflict. Just as Norman cavalry clashed with Harold's foot soldiers forming shield walls on embroidered cloth; so too do different elements collide harmoniously within this ancient art form – creating something truly remarkable.