Ethnology Collection

Costumes de Différents Pays, Pr. Ministre des Ydoles de Congo, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Pr. Ministre des Ydoles de Congo, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier du Senegal, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier du Senegal, c1797

Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian Aboiginal
Truganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866

Richard Dawkins, British science writer
Richard Dawkins. Caricature of the British ethnologist, evolutionary biologist and controversial author Richard Dawkins (born 1941) holding one of his books

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)

A Zulu warrior, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

A Zulu chief, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

The House of Marcus Tullius Cicero, M. Tullius Cicero or the House of Marcus Tullius Cicero is located
17th-century, antica, attraction, attractions, b.c. before christ, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, central italy, characteristic, cicero, cities, city portrait, city scape

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)

Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania
View of Fern Tree Valley near Hobart, Tasmania, showing a river and waterfall in a tropical landscape. 1870

Frances Densmore, US anthropologist
Frances Densmore (left, 1867-1957), US ethnologist, using a phonograph (left) to record the voice and stories of Mountain Chief, a Native American from the Piegan tribe

Old Denish Types--Beowulf and Methorn (engraving)
655233 Old Denish Types--Beowulf and Methorn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Denish Types--Beowulf and Methorn)

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)

Alfurus, Polinians of Hawaii
6202812 Alfurus, Polinians of Hawaii; (add.info.: "Alfurus, Polinians of Hawaii". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of "race")

Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and Western Asians wear wool fabrics
6202820 Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and Western Asians wear wool fabrics; (add.info.: "Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and West Asians dress in wool fabrics")

A Tartar lady, 1812
3479872 A Tartar lady, 1812; (add.info.: A Tartar lady, 1812. The Tatars are a Turkic people, living in Asia and Europe, who were one of the five major tribal confederations)

Warrior of Ombai with breastplate, bow, arrows and quiver. He wears his hair tied up in a plume
FLO4695465 Warrior of Ombai with breastplate, bow, arrows and quiver. He wears his hair tied up in a plume. Man of Ombai Island (Ombay), Indonesia

Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's
FLO4695308 Head of an Australian aboriginal. Man of New Holland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Southern Malay or Brown Breed Type
6202808 Southern Malay or Brown Breed Type; (add.info.: "Southern Malay or Brown Race type". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of "race")

American race. Pampanese Sciaurri, Araucane
6202805 American race. Pampanese Sciaurri, Araucane; (add.info.: "American race. Pampanese Sciaurri, Araucane". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of)

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest
FLO4695579 Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle

Natives of Java, Javanese, Indonesia, in ordinary dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's
FLO4695538 Natives of Java, Javanese, Indonesia, in ordinary dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695511 Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Girl of the mountains of Luzon, the Phiippines. Brought up by a Spanish family in Manila
FLO4695415 Girl of the mountains of Luzon, the Phiippines. Brought up by a Spanish family in Manila. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Australian aboriginal with a shield used as percussion instrument during a corroboree dance. Musician of New Holland
FLO4695345 Australian aboriginal with a shield used as percussion instrument during a corroboree dance. Musician of New Holland

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)

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)

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695564 House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland

Man of the Chamorro people, Mariana Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World
FLO4695540 Man of the Chamorro people, Mariana Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Woman of Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia (Amboyna) in shirt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695496 Woman of Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia (Amboyna) in shirt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Warrior of Ombai with armour, shield and kris. He wears his hair tied up in a plume
FLO4695470 Warrior of Ombai with armour, shield and kris. He wears his hair tied up in a plume. Man of Ombai Island (Ombay), Indonesia

Australian aboriginal dancing at a corroboree. Body painted with pipe clay and red ochre
FLO4695397 Australian aboriginal dancing at a corroboree. Body painted with pipe clay and red ochre. Native of New South Wales dancing

Australian aboriginal with club. Native of the East Coast of New Holland (Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia)
FLO4695328 Australian aboriginal with club. Native of the East Coast of New Holland (Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a sketch by Jacques Arago from Frederic

Sami people or Lapps. Jannes Holm in fur hat and collar, and his wife in furtrimmed hat, Norway Laplanders
FLO4605406 Sami people or Lapps. Jannes Holm in fur hat and collar, and his wife in furtrimmed hat, Norway Laplanders. Hyperboreans or Finns

Portrait of Te Kewiti, son of Te Kauwain, young chief of the Maori Ngate Watnas, New Zealand
FLO4605300 Portrait of Te Kewiti, son of Te Kauwain, young chief of the Maori Ngate Watnas, New Zealand, and portrait of a tattooed Maori, New Zealander, drawn in London by Agasse

American or Red Race Type
6202807 American or Red Race Type; (add.info.: "American or Red Race type." Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of "race")

Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothes are East Asians, Americans and North Affricans
6202819 Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothes are East Asians, Americans and North Affricans; (add.info.: "Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothed are East Asians)

American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti
6202804 American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti; (add.info.: "American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of)

Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia
6202821 Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia; (add.info.: "Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso)

Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland, New Guinea, South America and Affrica
6202817 Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland, New Guinea, South America and Affrica; (add.info.: "Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland)

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)

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Ethnology: Exploring the Tapestry of Human Diversity Ethnology, a captivating field that delves into the intricate fabric of human cultures and societies, has been shaped by remarkable individuals throughout history. Richard Dawkins, the renowned British science writer, has contributed significantly to our understanding of human evolution and cultural diversity. Truganini, the last surviving female Tasmanian aborigine, stands as a poignant symbol of both resilience and tragedy. Her story reminds us of the importance of preserving indigenous cultures and respecting their rich heritage. In Charles E Gordon Frazer's vivid depiction titled "A Cannibal Feast, " we are confronted with an unsettling aspect - exploring rituals that challenge our notions of morality. It forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about humanity's past. The Winter count on buffalo robe captures Native American history through artistry. This color litho serves as a visual testament to how different societies have recorded their traditions over time – reminding us that culture is not only preserved in words but also in vibrant images. Frances Densmore, an esteemed US anthropologist, dedicated her life to studying Native American music and documenting its significance within various tribes. Her work highlights how music can serve as a powerful tool for understanding cultural expressions across diverse communities. An engraving titled "Old Denish Types - Beowulf and Methorn" takes us back centuries ago when European civilizations were still shaping their identities. Ethnology allows us to trace these historical roots while appreciating how they continue to influence contemporary society. From Africa comes an image capturing a Zulu chief in 1902 – his regal presence representing the richness found within African cultures. Such portraits remind us that ethnological studies extend beyond written records; they encompass visual representations too. Georg August Schweinfurth, a German botanist and explorer who ventured deep into uncharted territories in Africa during colonial times, provides invaluable insights into the continent's biodiversity and indigenous communities.