Plaits Collection (page 2)

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Note boy smoking cigar

Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. London stage production

Doll, 1935/1942. Creator: Esther Peck
Doll, 1935/1942

Art class in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910. [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799. Students using tilting drawing boards

Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Genevieve Clark, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Genevieve Clark - married James Thomson, 1915, 1912. [American suffragist and campaigner. Daughter of Speaker of the House Champ Clark. Married newspaper publisher James McIlhany Thomson in 1915]

Shaker Chair Braids, 1935/1942. Creator: Edward D. Williams
Shaker Chair Braids, 1935/1942

Shaker Wool Braids, c. 1941. Creator: Edward D. Williams
Shaker Wool Braids, c. 1941

Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Creator: Unknown
Le Bal (The Costume Ball) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1827/40. Designed by George Zipelius after Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier. Detail from a larger artwork

Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation

Her Horse Kills, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Her Horse Kills, 1908. Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of Her Horse Kills, braided hair, wearing traditional clothing, beaded earrings and necklace, seated facing front

Girl and bear cub, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Girl and bear cub, between c1900 and 1916

Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long... c1908
Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long braids, two eagle feathers in hair, wrapped in buffalo skin, c1908

Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910
Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, with braids, beaded buckskin shirt and leggings, beads with ermine tail trim, c1910

Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908
Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple braids, beaded buckskin shirt, shell beads around neck, c1908

Wolf, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wolf, c1908. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man

Crow chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Crow chief, 1910. Photograph shows full-length portrait of The Grizzly Bear, with braided hair, wearing traidtional clothing and several necklaces, standing, holding bow, facing front

Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Piegan man and woman, possibly husband and wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front

Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, c1910. Cayuse woman, head-and-shoulderws portrait, facing front

Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, loose forelock, braids, beaded buckskin shirt, beads and two large shell disks around neck, c1908

Runs Between, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Runs Between, 1908. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Runs Between, wearing headdress, traditional clothing, beaded gauntlets and braids, seated, facing right

Two Charger Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Charger Woman, c1907. Full-length portrait of Brule Woman

Running Owl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Running Owl, c1910. Running Owl, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front

Tull Chee Hah, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tull Chee Hah, c1905. Half-length portrait of man facing front

Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace")-Sarsi, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace")-Sarsi, c1927. Tsaassi-Mis-salla ("Crow with Necklace"), Sarsi man, bust portrait, facing front

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

Kutenai female type, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kutenai female type, c1910. Kootenai woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Lotsubelo-Quilcene, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lotsubelo-Quilcene, c1913. Quilcene woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Lies Sideway, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lies Sideway, c1908. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man

Long Time Dog, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Long Time Dog, c1908. Long Time Dog, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

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

Nez Percé matron, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nez Perce matron, c1910

Cayuse woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, braids, shell disk earrings... c1910
Cayuse woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, braids, shell disk earrings, shell bead choker and shell beads around neck, beaded buckskin dress with beaded belt, c1910

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

The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front, c1910

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

Out of the forests depths stepped an Indian maiden, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Out of the forests depths stepped an Indian maiden, c1905. Nespelim woman standing at water's edge

A typical Nez Percé, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A typical Nez Perce, c1910. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Nez Perce man in full feather headdress, braided hair, and necklaces

Touch her dress-Kalispel, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Touch her dress-Kalispel, c1910. Kalispel girl sitting on her knees, hands folded in lap

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

Wife of Weasel Head-Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Weasel Head-Piegan, c1910. Piegan woman, half-length portrait, facing right

Esipermi-Comanche, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Esipermi-Comanche, c1927. American Indian man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right

Two Whistles [A]-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Two Whistles [A]-Apsaroke, c1908. Photograph shows Two Whistles, an Apsaroke man, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, face painted, wearing medicine hawk headdress, buckskin shirt

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"Plaits: A Timeless Symbol of Beauty and Tradition" Gypsy Splendour - Laura Knight's mesmerizing artwork captures the allure of plaits, showcasing their intricate beauty. St Matilda / Butler Lives - Even historical figures like St. Matilda and Butler Lives embraced the elegance of plaits, adorning their hair with grace. Putting on Ice Skates - they can versatile; they can be styled for any occasion, whether it's a casual day out or an adventurous ice-skating session. Advertisement for Shalimar complexion shampoo by Dubarry, 1930 - The timeless appeal is evident in this vintage advertisement, where they enhance the charm of women using Shalimar shampoo. Gipsy girl plaiting horse's tail at an encampment in Surrey - Plaits transcend cultures and have been cherished by gypsy girls who skillfully braid horses' tails in picturesque settings like Surrey. Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell - Even Chief Joseph recognized the significance as he proudly wore them as a symbol of his heritage and identity. A labour of love - Crafting intricate plaits requires patience and dedication; each strand woven together represents a laborious yet rewarding process. Floella Benjamin started a national fashion craze with her plaits – Floella Benjamin ignited a nationwide trend with her iconic braids, inspiring countless individuals to embrace this fashionable hairstyle choice. Justice Personified – Just like Lady Justice herself, whose hair is often depicted in elegant braids symbolizing fairness and impartiality, plaits exude an air of justice personified through their neatness and precision. Hiawatha / Portrait – In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "The Song Of Hiawatha, " Hiawatha himself wears long braided locks that embody strength and wisdom passed down through generations.