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"Unveiling the Tapestry of Cultures

Background imageEthnography Collection: Types of Extreme Orient. Engraving 1862

Types of Extreme Orient. Engraving 1862
JAB4120823 Types of Extreme Orient. Engraving 1862; (add.info.: Types of Extreme Orient. Engraving 1862); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Jewish family of TUNIS (Tunisia) Engraving 1865

Jewish family of TUNIS (Tunisia) Engraving 1865
JAB4120552 Jewish family of TUNIS (Tunisia) Engraving 1865; (add.info.: Jewish family of TUNIS (Tunisia) Engraving 1865); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4
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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Native to Papua Island (New Guinee and Indonesia), inhabitants of coastal areas with combs

Native to Papua Island (New Guinee and Indonesia), inhabitants of coastal areas with combs and scarifications
FLO4636143 Native to Papua Island (New Guinee and Indonesia), inhabitants of coastal areas with combs and scarifications and indigenous people of the island off Rawak Waigeo

Background imageEthnography Collection: Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears

Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo
FLO4635749 Four portraits of Indian botocudo (Brazil), with wooden discs with lips and ears and a mummifiee head of a botocudo

Background imageEthnography Collection: Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island

Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left
FLO4636338 Portrait of the chiefs of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai): in the centre, Kiaimoukou, Maui Island, on the left, a tattoo chef from Oahu Island, on the right, an officer from Kiamoukou

Background imageEthnography Collection: Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight

Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord)
FLO4605410 Inuit man of Prince Regent's Bay (inlet in Baffin Bay) and Inuit woman of Jacob's Bight (Uummannaq Fjord). Eskimo people

Background imageEthnography Collection: Portrait of Montezuma II (Moctezumaii, 1466-1520), Aztec Emperor of Mexico

Portrait of Montezuma II (Moctezumaii, 1466-1520), Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette
FLO4605373 Portrait of Montezuma II (Moctezumaii, 1466-1520), Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette, and of David Cusick (c.1780-c.1831), a Tuscarora Baptist preacher and author

Background imageEthnography Collection: Bout Alikhooki, Tierra del Fuego man drawn from life in European clothes at Plymouth

Bout Alikhooki, Tierra del Fuego man drawn from life in European clothes at Plymouth
FLO4605323 Bout Alikhooki, Tierra del Fuego man drawn from life in European clothes at Plymouth, and Patagonian of Cape Gregory in llama fur coat. Natives of South America

Background imageEthnography Collection: Young Nubian woman and Ababde man. Ethiopian mixed-race people

Young Nubian woman and Ababde man. Ethiopian mixed-race people. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an
FLO4605235 Young Nubian woman and Ababde man. Ethiopian mixed-race people. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human

Background imageEthnography Collection: representation of a man of the Isle of Mallicolo, 18th century (engraving)

representation of a man of the Isle of Mallicolo, 18th century (engraving)
1738316 representation of a man of the Isle of Mallicolo, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cook's 3rd Journey in the Pacific 1776-1780: Man of the Isle of Mallicolo).

Background imageEthnography Collection: Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil. Engraving from Ratzel The History of Mankind c1890

Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil. Engraving from Ratzel The History of Mankind c1890
533809 Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil. Engraving from Ratzel The History of Mankind c1890; (add.info.: Vessels of japanned earthenware from Brazil)

Background imageEthnography Collection: 1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull

1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull
533707 1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull: The arching of the forehead considered separately is by no means so stupid as the other parts evidently appear to be

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask, 19th century (wood)

Mask, 19th century (wood)
1068322 Mask, 19th century (wood) by African, (19th century); 47.4663x25.75x13.6525 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Heads of various natives of Egypt, ancient Egyptian 1, copts 2, mamluks 3, and arabs 4

Heads of various natives of Egypt, ancient Egyptian 1, copts 2, mamluks 3, and arabs 4, in turbans and beards
FLO4620824 Heads of various natives of Egypt, ancient Egyptian 1, copts 2, mamluks 3, and arabs 4, in turbans and beards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio

Background imageEthnography Collection: Hidatsa warrior (Moennitarri) and Otoe chief. North American people

Hidatsa warrior (Moennitarri) and Otoe chief. North American people: Moennitarre Indian and Oto Indian
FLO4605334 Hidatsa warrior (Moennitarri) and Otoe chief. North American people: Moennitarre Indian and Oto Indian. After Karl Bodmer's portraits for Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of

Background imageEthnography Collection: Portraits of San (Bushman) woman and man, South Africa. The man was a private soldier in the Cape

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

Background imageEthnography Collection: Sarcee man Massika in feather headdress and face tattoo or scarification

Sarcee man Massika in feather headdress and face tattoo or scarification
FLO4605335 Sarcee man Massika in feather headdress and face tattoo or scarification, and Blackfoot chief Mehkskeme-Sukahs with feather headdress, medicine fetish and bearskin cape

Background imageEthnography Collection: King Kringer and his family, Mpongwe people - GABON, 1865 - TOUR DU WORLD travel journal 1865

King Kringer and his family, Mpongwe people - GABON, 1865 - TOUR DU WORLD travel journal 1865
JAB4120260 King Kringer and his family, Mpongwe people - GABON, 1865 - TOUR DU WORLD travel journal 1865; (add.info.: King Kringer and his family, Mpongwe people - GABON)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863

Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863
JAB4120610 Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.; (add.info.: Interior of an Arctic Eskimo hut (Greenland) in 1863.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867

Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867
JAB4120317 Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867; (add.info.: Indigenous Brazil in 1867 - Farm in Brazil 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania)

Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania)
JAB4120810 Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).; (add.info.: Scene of wrestling, TONGA Islands (Oceania).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: France, Exterior view of lapons at the garden of acclimatization (human zoo), 1870

France, Exterior view of lapons at the garden of acclimatization (human zoo), 1870
LUX4732821 France, Exterior view of lapons at the garden of acclimatization (human zoo), 1870; (add.info.: France, Exterior view of lapons at the garden of acclimatization (human zoo)

Background imageEthnography Collection: French explorers visiting a house on chamarro stilts, on the island of Guam (Mariana Islands)

French explorers visiting a house on chamarro stilts, on the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), women cook
FLO4636260 French explorers visiting a house on chamarro stilts, on the island of Guam (Mariana Islands, USA), women cook

Background imageEthnography Collection: Portraits of indigenous Chamorro from Guam, Mariana Islands (USA)

Portraits of indigenous Chamorro from Guam, Mariana Islands (USA). Upstairs, girls from the alcade of Umatac and below
FLO4636229 Portraits of indigenous Chamorro from Guam, Mariana Islands (USA). Upstairs, girls from the alcade of Umatac and below, portraits of Stephan and Claudio Lajo

Background imageEthnography Collection: Aborigines of the Blue Mountains. At the top, portraits of men living on the shores of

Aborigines of the Blue Mountains. At the top, portraits of men living on the shores of the Hawkesbury River
FLO4636188 Aborigines of the Blue Mountains. At the top, portraits of men living on the shores of the Hawkesbury River (Nepean River), in the centre

Background imageEthnography Collection: Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies

Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies
FLO4636103 Palawa Aboriginal couple from Tasmania (Australia), with scarification bodies. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

Background imageEthnography Collection: Three women from Sudan, East Africa

Three women from Sudan, East Africa
5672141 Three women from Sudan, East Africa; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three women from Sudan, East Africa. 1821.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving)

Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving)
6947877 Native from New Zealand, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native from New Zealand. From artwork by Chenu " Encyclopedie d'Histoire Naturelle " 1861)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Cherokkee indian warrior, 1861 (engraving)

Cherokkee indian warrior, 1861 (engraving)
6947878 Cherokkee indian warrior, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cherokkee indian warrior. North America.Human races.From the artwork by Chenu " Encyclopedie d' Histoire)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Auracanian native from Chile, 1861 (engraving)

Auracanian native from Chile, 1861 (engraving)
6947876 Auracanian native from Chile, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Auracanian native from Chile ( South America)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Native indian from California, 1861 (engraving)

Native indian from California, 1861 (engraving)
6947875 Native indian from California, 1861 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native indian from California.Human races. Artwork " Encyclopedie d' Histoire Naturelle by Chenu)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Native peruvian dance ' The chocolate ' Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving)

Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving)
7305358 Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima, PERU, 1843 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native peruvian dance " The chocolate " Lima)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo woman, Indian ethnic group, forests of Brazil

Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo woman, Indian ethnic group, forests of Brazil
JAB5036749 Civilization of American Indians. Botocoudo woman, Indian ethnic group, forests of Brazil. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by Mr

Background imageEthnography Collection: Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia)

Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century
JAB5037181 Anthropology: representation of an old Arunta (Aboriginal of Australia). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Anthropology: representation of a Hindu woman from the Malabar Coast

Anthropology: representation of a Hindu woman from the Malabar Coast. Plate drawn from the end of the 19th century
JAB5037179 Anthropology: representation of a Hindu woman from the Malabar Coast. Plate drawn from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Anthropology: representation of an Algerian girl (Maghreb). Plate taken from the end of the 19th

Anthropology: representation of an Algerian girl (Maghreb). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century
JAB5037175 Anthropology: representation of an Algerian girl (Maghreb). Plate taken from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology: representation of an Algerian girl (Maghreb)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Anthropology: representation of a female cafre (caffre, kaffer) from South Africa

Anthropology: representation of a female cafre (caffre, kaffer) from South Africa
JAB5037173 Anthropology: representation of a female cafre (caffre, kaffer) from South Africa. Plate drawn from the end of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anthropology)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter. Late 19th century chromolithography

Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter. Late 19th century chromolithography
JAB5037126 Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter. Late 19th century chromolithography.; (add.info.: Primitive dwellings: Australian Aboriginal shelter)

Background imageEthnography Collection: One of the Siamese brothers united by the xiphoid appendix of the sternum, age 25

One of the Siamese brothers united by the xiphoid appendix of the sternum, age 25
JAB5036809 One of the Siamese brothers united by the xiphoid appendix of the sternum, age 25. In "Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Background imageEthnography Collection: Portrait of couple on their wedding day. The woman wearing the traditional costume of Scanno

Portrait of couple on their wedding day. The woman wearing the traditional costume of Scanno
3563555 Portrait of couple on their wedding day. The woman wearing the traditional costume of Scanno, 1910 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Scanno 1910 Photographer)

Background imageEthnography Collection: A native man from the NOOKTA, 1785 (engraving)

A native man from the NOOKTA, 1785 (engraving)
8766925 A native man from the NOOKTA, 1785 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A native man from the NOOKTA entry)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Native woman from Kamtchaka, 1785 (engraving)

Native woman from Kamtchaka, 1785 (engraving)
8766924 Native woman from Kamtchaka, 1785 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native woman from Kamtchaka. ( James Cook, third journey in the Pacific ) 1785); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Benin bronze mask

Benin bronze mask
CH6778 Benin bronze mask by Beninois School; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Mask (mixed media with shells)

Mask (mixed media with shells)
1068382 Mask (mixed media with shells) by Oceanic; 96.5202x28.57x37.78 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Arts of the Pacific Islands); The Roberta Coke Camp Fund.

Background imageEthnography Collection: Standing female figure (rhythm pounder), 19th century (wood, cowrie shells, and red abrus seeds)

Standing female figure (rhythm pounder), 19th century (wood, cowrie shells, and red abrus seeds)
1068320 Standing female figure (rhythm pounder), 19th century (wood, cowrie shells, and red abrus seeds) by African, (19th century); 92.4x20.95x15.25 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Background imageEthnography Collection: Representation symbolique de la terre d'apres les Hindous (engraving)

Representation symbolique de la terre d'apres les Hindous (engraving)
8653362 Representation symbolique de la terre d'apres les Hindous (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEthnography Collection: Boussole marine ou compas de route avec son mode de suspension ordinaire (engraving)

Boussole marine ou compas de route avec son mode de suspension ordinaire (engraving)
8653356 Boussole marine ou compas de route avec son mode de suspension ordinaire (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)



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"Unveiling the Tapestry of Cultures: Ethnography through Time and Space" Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of human history as we delve into the fascinating world of ethnography. From ancient civilizations to remote tribes, this discipline allows us to uncover the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped our world. Imagine standing in awe before Cleopatra's obelisk, towering over ancient Egypt's landscape alongside the enigmatic Great Sphinx of Giza. These monumental structures serve as testaments to a civilization steeped in mystery and grandeur. Traveling further across continents, we find ourselves at Raroera Pah in New Zealand, where a Tiki statue stands proudly amidst lush surroundings. This artifact offers insights into Maori traditions and their connection with nature. Venturing back in time, we encounter South American cannibals from the 16th century depicted in Charles E Gordon Frazer's painting "A Cannibal Feast. " Though unsettling, it provides invaluable glimpses into cultural practices that were once prevalent. The Duk Duk society from Bismarck Archipelago takes us to Papua New Guinea in 1920. Through intricate masks and rituals, this secret society reveals its role within local communities and its significance for social cohesion. Moving closer to home, an intriguing scene unfolds at a Georgian store where Circassian and Ingush men engage in commerce. Here lies evidence of cross-cultural interactions that shape societies beyond national borders. In London's Horniman Museum, artifacts from around the globe converge under one roof. It serves as a testament to humanity's curiosity about other cultures while fostering understanding among diverse communities. Witnessing Zulu chiefs donned in majestic war-dress or Dahomeyan Amazons captured through black-and-white photography transports us deep into African heritage—showcasing bravery and resilience against historical odds.