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"Exploring Ethnographic Treasures: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures Around the World" Step back in time to 1880s Australia

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram

Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram
c. 1890s Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram and horse carriages

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c. 1880 s

Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c.1880 s

Background imageEthnographic Collection: A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer

A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer
A Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: City Gate, Tangier, Morocco, c. 1900

City Gate, Tangier, Morocco, c. 1900
City Gate, Tangier, Morocco, c.1900

Background imageEthnographic Collection: c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women - washing and getting their hair done

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Samurai with two swords, Japan

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Charminar, Hyderabad, India, street scene

Charminar, Hyderabad, India, street scene, c.1890 s

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Winter count on buffalo robe (colour litho)

Winter count on buffalo robe (colour litho)
980466 Winter count on buffalo robe (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter count on buffalo robe)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe

Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe
c.1890 - Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe

Background imageEthnographic Collection: c. 1880s India- Lauries hotel Agra

c. 1880s India- Lauries hotel Agra
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - Lauries hotel Agra

Background imageEthnographic Collection: A Kabyle Woman (b / w photo)

A Kabyle Woman (b / w photo)
5990428 A Kabyle Woman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kabyle Woman. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)

Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)
622849 Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c.1890 (gelatin silver print) by Giers & Koellein (fl.1890); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Momolu Massaquoi (1872-1938)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand

A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847

Background imageEthnographic Collection: American ethnographic map

American ethnographic map
Illutration of American ethnographic map

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London

Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London. Opened in 1901, the architect for this interesting building in the Arts and Crafts style was Charles Harrison Townsend

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Turkey Istanbul - Sultan on his way to Friday prayers

Turkey Istanbul - Sultan on his way to Friday prayers
c.1890s Turkey Istanbul Constantinople photochrome - the sultan on his way to Friday prayers

Background imageEthnographic Collection: c. 1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses

c. 1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses
c.1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a donkey with its load and its Armenian driver. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Dahomeyan Amazons (b / w photo)

Dahomeyan Amazons (b / w photo)
5990420 Dahomeyan Amazons (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomeyan Amazons. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: 1827 Nukahiva Marquesas tattooed couple

1827 Nukahiva Marquesas tattooed couple
Early Lithographic print by Carl Brodtmann from Dr. Shinz, " Naturgeschichte und Abbilldungen des Menschen der verschiedenen" 1827, with hand colouring

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Woman in Traditional Dress enjoying Food and Wine at

Woman in Traditional Dress enjoying Food and Wine at the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Watercolour illustration of a Samoed. Samoyedic-speaking peoples are those people that speak

Watercolour illustration of a Samoed. Samoyedic-speaking peoples are those people that speak Samoyedic languages
5305137 Watercolour illustration of a Samoed. Samoyedic-speaking peoples are those people that speak Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family

Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin
5305728 Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Anthropological illustration depicting the Mongoloid Race; by F. E. Guerin

Anthropological illustration depicting the Mongoloid Race; by F. E. Guerin
5305725 Anthropological illustration depicting the Mongoloid Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Anthropological illustration depicting the Maori Race; by F. E. Guerin

Anthropological illustration depicting the Maori Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire
5305729 Anthropological illustration depicting the Maori Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: East African Tribal (Tibboo) man and woman, 1821 (engraving)

East African Tribal (Tibboo) man and woman, 1821 (engraving)
5672145 East African Tribal (Tibboo) man and woman, 1821 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870

Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870
2902750 Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870; (add.info.: Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin

Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin
5305720 Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Ethnographic Map of Mexico, 1885

Ethnographic Map of Mexico, 1885
2902254 Ethnographic Map of Mexico, 1885; (add.info.: Ethnographic Map surrounded by the people in Mexico in their native costumes. Printed in Spanish.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Karelian types, 1915. Group portrait of four Karelian men sitting on a cart. In album: Views along the Murmansk Railway, Russian Empire.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Bashkir switchman, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Bashkir switchman, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir switchman, 1910. A switch operator poses on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, near the town of Ust Katav on the Yuryuzan River.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Side view of an antique peasant dress [Russian Empire], 1909

Side view of an antique peasant dress [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Side view of an antique peasant dress [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 75.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Antique dress of a peasant woman from Olonetskaia Province [Russian Empire], 1909

Antique dress of a peasant woman from Olonetskaia Province [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 109.

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Jewish girls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Jewish girls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Jewish girls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. In album: Views in Central Asia, Russian Empire

Background imageEthnographic Collection: In Little Russia [i.e. Ukraine], between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

In Little Russia [i.e. Ukraine], between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
In Little Russia [i.e. Ukraine], between 1905 and 1915. In album: Various views and studies, Russian Empire and Europe

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Italian women, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Italian women, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Italian women, between 1905 and 1915. In album: Various views and studies, Russian Empire and Europe

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Nepalese, Nepali, Nepal woman in traditional clothes

Vintage 19th century photograph: Nepalese, Nepali, Nepal woman in traditional clothes, image taken in northern India

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Hunters with bows and arrows, Philippines, c. 1890

Hunters with bows and arrows, Philippines, c. 1890

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Ceylon Sri Lanka - Tamil girl with nose rings

Ceylon Sri Lanka - Tamil girl with nose rings
c. 1880s Ceylon Sri Lanka - Tamil girl with nose rings and ornate jewellery

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Zulu tribesman knobkerrie club, South Africa, c. 1900

Zulu tribesman knobkerrie club, South Africa, c. 1900
Zulu tribesman with knobkerrie club, South Africa, c.1900

Background imageEthnographic Collection: King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s

King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s

Background imageEthnographic Collection: Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of a man and two women

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of a man and two women
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: man with club (and his wives?)



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"Exploring Ethnographic Treasures: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures Around the World" Step back in time to 1880s Australia, where Sydney streets were adorned with steam-powered trams, a testament to the city's progressive spirit. Journey further east to Southeast Asia's Philippines, and witness the vibrant lives of girls and women as they navigate their daily routines amidst bustling communities. In New Zealand's Raroera Pah, encounter a fascinating Tiki, an emblematic figure that holds deep cultural significance for the indigenous Maori people. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary feast as Charles E Gordon Frazer unveils his captivating depiction of a Cannibal Feast - a chilling reminder of ancient rituals practiced in some corners of our world. Marvel at the intricate Winter count on buffalo robe through a mesmerizing color lithograph. This Native American tradition tells stories through symbols etched onto animal hides, preserving history in unique ways. Venture into Lebanon's Holy Land and observe a humble peasant enjoying his hookah pipe - an embodiment of timeless customs passed down through generations. Immerse yourself in the vibrant street scene at Hyderabad's Charminar in India. Witness its lively atmosphere filled with colorful stalls and locals going about their day-to-day activities. Travel to Georgia's Tiflis-Tblisi region and encounter donkeys carrying heavy loads while Armenian culture thrives nearby - showcasing the rich tapestry of this diverse Caucasian landscape. Uncover America's ethnographic map, revealing countless cultures coexisting within its vast borders - highlighting both unity and diversity across this great nation. Visit London’s Horniman Museum at Forest Hill; it houses an impressive collection celebrating global cultures – offering visitors glimpses into far-off lands without leaving British soil Embark on a camel train journey near Egypt’s iconic pyramids at Giza.