Sasso Collection

View of Namuka island, Fiji. Captain James Cooks men with natives in front of a longhouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, and a Malay girl from Timor. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy

Talleyrand (Sasso)
CHARLES MAURICE, prince TALLEYRAND French statesman

View of Namuka island, Fiji. Captain James Cook's men with natives in front of a longhouse
FLO4624460 View of Namuka island, Fiji. Captain James Cook's men with natives in front of a longhouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrario's

Natives of the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, and of the island of Beautemps-Beaupre, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
FLO4624412 Natives of the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, and of the island of Beautemps-Beaupre, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

Mentawai people of Pagai, with tattoos, canoe and paddle, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia
FLO4624248 Mentawai people of Pagai, with tattoos, canoe and paddle, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Natives of the Admiralty Islands fishing and sailing, Papua New Guinea. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso
FLO4624417 Natives of the Admiralty Islands fishing and sailing, Papua New Guinea. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Endangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus, and extinct Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu
FLO4624305 Endangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus, and extinct Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu, Dromaius baudinianus

Traditional stilt houses in a village in Sumatra, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio
FLO4624233 Traditional stilt houses in a village in Sumatra, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, and a Malay girl from Timor. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio
FLO4624303 Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, and a Malay girl from Timor. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

View of the hill of Padang, West Sumatra, with its Dutch fortress, circa 1800
FLO4624228 View of the hill of Padang, West Sumatra, with its Dutch fortress, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Captain James Cook and natives examining the Moai statues on Easter Island or Rapa Nui
FLO4624562 Captain James Cook and natives examining the Moai statues on Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Natives of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Man and woman in hats with long pierced ear lobes
FLO4624507 Natives of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Man and woman in hats with long pierced ear lobes. Couple rowing an outrigger canoe or vaka

Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2
FLO4624346 Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10,12

Kanak natives of New Caledonia. Man in loincloth with spear and mace, woman in grass skirt, in front of huts
FLO4624402 Kanak natives of New Caledonia. Man in loincloth with spear and mace, woman in grass skirt, in front of huts. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left)
FLO4624353 Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left), half opened (right) and dismantled (centre)

Costumes of the Tagalog women of Manila, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio
FLO4624281 Costumes of the Tagalog women of Manila, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Plants of Sumatra including clove 1, mangosteen 3, rambutan 4 and black pepper 5
FLO4624221 Plants of Sumatra including clove 1, mangosteen 3, rambutan 4 and black pepper 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

View of a longhouse in the bay of Palau island. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's
FLO4624437 View of a longhouse in the bay of Palau island. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso
FLO4624395 Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Tagalog people on a boat in front of Puerto de Cavite, Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines
FLO4624322 Tagalog people on a boat in front of Puerto de Cavite, Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines. Copied from a painting by Duche de Vancy and J.M. Moreau le Jeune in La Perouse

Fictional depiction of Queen Purea (Oberea) offering a plantain leaf in surrender to sailors of the Dolphin, 1767
FLO4624471 Fictional depiction of Queen Purea (Oberea) offering a plantain leaf in surrender to sailors of the Dolphin, 1767

Women dancing the heiva or hula dance to drum and pipe music in a house on Raiatea island
FLO4624566 Women dancing the heiva or hula dance to drum and pipe music in a house on Raiatea island. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Natives in an outrigger canoe blowing on a conch shell in Dory harbour, Papua New Guinea
FLO4624424 Natives in an outrigger canoe blowing on a conch shell in Dory harbour, Papua New Guinea. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Natives of Tahiti on war canoes. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after William Hodges from Giulio
FLO4624489 Natives of Tahiti on war canoes. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

District of Adum in the town of Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti (Ghana), early 19th century. Woman selling goods, weaving fabric on a loom, tending a stall

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Locarno: Madonna del Sasso
Locarno, Italy: Madonna del Sasso - located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture. Column from the Parthenon 1, and the Propylaea 2, 3. Esempi di proporzione dorica

The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece
The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, church on the Aegean island of Patmos, Greece. Interno della chiesa dell Apocalisse nell Isola di Patmos

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Utensils and tools of the Malagasy people of Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Village of the Tswana or Batswana (Bechuana), South Africa. Circular hut, kraal, reed fence and cattle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people of South Africa
Gonaqua, extinct Khoikhoi people, who lived on the south coast between Algoa Bay and Mbhashe River. In fur capes, hats, beaded aprons and necklaces

Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo playing music and dancing
Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing. A gourd-resonated xylophone marimba, a drum ngamba, double bell longa, and two percussion scrapers

Costume of the women of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Costumes of the Mandingo or Mandinka people, west Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor
A Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Natives of the three tribes of Galla, southern Abyssinia - Bertu (Barentu Oromo), Boren (Borana Oromo) and Lobo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Europe, Italy, Liguria. Sasso di Bordighera, a little hamlet in the hills above Bordighera

King Polaho drinking kava in a longhouse, Tonga (Friendly Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after
FLO4624448 King Polaho drinking kava in a longhouse, Tonga (Friendly Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands)
FLO4624614 Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio

Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests
FLO4624563 Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests and a wooden idol in the sacred Orono house

Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife
FLO4624549 Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair

Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth
FLO4624442 Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth, Chief Ataongo Otago of Tongatapu Amsterdam Island with knife

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"Sasso: A Journey through Cultures, Landscapes, and Traditions" Embark on a captivating voyage as we explore the enchanting world of Sasso. From the breathtaking view of Namuka island in Fiji to the regal presence of Naba Leba, Queen of Solor, and a Malay girl from Timor - each moment is filled with cultural richness. Delve into history as we uncover Talleyrand's connection to Sasso and immerse ourselves in the melodies of ancient Hebrew musical instruments. The Madonna del Sasso in Locarno beckons us with its divine beauty while Italy's Liguria region unveils the hidden gem that is Sasso di Bordighera. Step inside an Iranian Zurkhaneh gymnasium where strength meets tradition or marvel at the grandeur of Iran's Ali Qapu Palace. Witness ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices, their reverence echoing through time. Maori tools adorned with intricate carvings tell stories passed down for generations while utensils and tools from Madagascar offer glimpses into Malagasy culture. And let us not forget about Adum district in Kumasi, Kingdom of Ashanti - a place where traditions are cherished and celebrated. Sasso invites you to embrace diversity, discover new horizons, and celebrate our shared humanity. Join us on this extraordinary journey that transcends borders and unites cultures under one universal language – curiosity.