Squatting Collection

Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq) under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd, showing a group of three men brewing mint tea in a Middle Eastern street scene

Fishermen on Kendwa Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Iban tribeswoman mending bamboo longhouse verandah floor, Lemanak River, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man painting shutters on a house, Chinatown, Singapore, Asia

Yoga Girl Apprentices
A group of Indian girls, yoga apprentices. While squatting in this position, they must control their breathing and concentrate upon a perfect balance of mind and body. Date: 1930s

Women in conical hats at the fish market by the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, south of Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Asia

Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384474 Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable)
FLO4655065 Nursehound shark, Scyliorhinus stellaris (near threatened), tope shark, Galeorhinus galeus (vulnerable), and sweet william shark, Mustelus mustelus (vulnerable)

The Chitor Tower of Victory (b/w photo)
8649195 The Chitor Tower of Victory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chitor Tower of Victory)

An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding
5307949 An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding.; (add.info.: Engraving an elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding in his cellar. Dated 19th century)

Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384473 Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

The start of Sancho for the island of Barataria, detail scene from right down
JEB4881743 The start of Sancho for the island of Barataria, detail scene from right down, the young man in blue squatting near the horse

Terracotta figure of a squatting infant from the Archaic period
3077937 Terracotta figure of a squatting infant from the Archaic period; (add.info.: Terracotta figure of a squatting infant from the Archaic period)

Bull terrier (b/w photo)
8656042 Bull terrier (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bull terrier. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The Goddess Shridevi, 2nd-3rd century. Creator: Unknown
The Goddess Shridevi, 2nd-3rd century

Architectural Support with Squatting Dwarf, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Support with Squatting Dwarf, 11th century

Ainu woman seated in the doorway of a wooden hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman seated in the doorway of a wooden hut, 1908

Ainu woman seated by the door of a wooden hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman seated by the door of a wooden hut, 1908

Ainu woman seated by the door of a wooden hut, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ainu woman seated by the door of a wooden hut, 1908

Day dreams, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day dreams, 1905. Photograph shows Chief Plenty Coups squatting on rock near pond, fingers interlaced, meditating

In the forest-Klamath, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
In the forest-Klamath, c1923. Photograph shows a Klamath man in traditional dress squatting next to an enormous tree in a forest of Ponderosa Pines, probably in the Klamath Basin in Oregon

Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo)
3788810 Barber giving manicure in Pondicherry, early 20th century (photo); (add.info.: Barber giving manicure, in Pondicherry. Photograph from early 20th century)

Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Tea pickers, Peradeniya, Ceylon, 1898. In der Theefelden bei Paradenia. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Indian man sits among his pots and pans, Old Delhi, India
A near naked Indian man sits among his pots and pans on a food stall in Old Delhi, India. He makes and sells samosas. Date: 1990

St Agnes Place, Camberwell, south east London
A terrace of houses in St Agnes Place, Camberwell, south east London, boarded up prior to demolition by Lambeth Council after the eviction of squatters, 19 January 1977

Graffitti on front door, Lambeth, South London
Graffitti on a front door in Lambeth, South London: This house was vandalized by Lambeth Council 4/10/76. Possibly a parting gesture from squatters who had been living there. Date: 1976

Crouching Aphrodite, imperial roman period (marble)
7129814 Crouching Aphrodite, imperial roman period (marble) by Roman, (1st-4th century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Crouching Aphrodite, marble, imperial roman period)

Crouching woman, 1891, (bronze)
7130139 Crouching woman, 1891, (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Crouching woman, 1891, Auguste Rodin, bronze, V&A Museum, London)

Statue of Bes (white marble)
3930114 Statue of Bes (white marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Illustration for Charles Dickens novel The Ghost's bargain, 1910 (engraving)
1000768 Illustration for Charles Dickens novel The Ghost's bargain, 1910 (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I'll Bite, If You Hit Me)

Copy of a Taino indian motif (stone)
KW260477 Copy of a Taino indian motif (stone) by West Indian School; Caguana Ceremonial Park, Puerto Rico

Nomoli figure, southern Sierra Leone (stone)
622689 Nomoli figure, southern Sierra Leone (stone) by Sierra Leonean School; 10.8 cm; Private Collection; © Michael Graham-Stewart

Nomoli figure, southern Sierra Leone (stone)
622691 Nomoli figure, southern Sierra Leone (stone) by Sierra Leonean School; 10.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: See also image 622689.); © Michael Graham-Stewart

The Wondrous Globe (photogravure)
698686 The Wondrous Globe (photogravure) by Brigman, Anne W. (1869-1950); 12.1x19.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Cutting indigo into cakes, 1877 (albumen silver print)
3617945 Cutting indigo into cakes, 1877 (albumen silver print) by Mallitte, Oscar Jean Baptiste (c.1829-1905); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Spring Evening by the Vicarage Pond, 1909 (oil on canvas)
OVR394366 Spring Evening by the Vicarage Pond, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Astrup, Nikolai (1880-1928); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Scaraboid: Squatting Baboon, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20 (about 1550-1069 BCE)

Squatting (self-portrait), 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper)
988335 Squatting (self-portrait), 1912 (watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 43.8x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia (b / w photo)
5998227 A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia)

The Cat, the Weasel and the Little Rabbit, illustration for Fables
498829 The Cat, the Weasel and the Little Rabbit, illustration for Fables of La Fontaine (1621-95), published by H. Fournier Aine

Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic)
DBP424181 Anthropomorphic effigy vessel, Guanacaste-Nicoya zone, 500-800 (ceramic) by Mesoamerican; height: 25 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; out of copyright

Brahmins: a Scribe and an Interpreter, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478563 Brahmins: a Scribe and an Interpreter, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brahmanes, Ecrivain & Interprte)

Scene on the Branch of the Sacramento in 1597, illustration from California
NBY335554 Scene on the Branch of the Sacramento in 1597, illustration from California, its past history, its present position, its future prospects by G.A

Baboon of the god Thoth (marble)
TFM63439 Baboon of the god Thoth (marble) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); height: 21.5 cm; Freud Museum, London, UK; eFreud Museum, London; Egyptian, out of copyright

Pair of export famille verte candlesticks, Kangxi, 1662-1722 (porcelain)
1194651 Pair of export famille verte candlesticks, Kangxi, 1662-1722 (porcelain) by Chinese School; height: 31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cupid, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966843 Cupid, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Block Statue of Djedbastetiufankh, Late 25th to Early 26th Dynasty, c
490741 Block Statue of Djedbastetiufankh, Late 25th to Early 26th Dynasty, c.664-610 BC (limestone) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); 26.1x14x19.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Seated male (earthenware)
DBP422941 Seated male (earthenware) by Nayarit; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Mexican, out of copyright

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"Squatting: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures and Artistic Expressions" Embark on a captivating journey through time and space with Thomas Cook & Son's mesmerizing tours to Mesopotamia (Iraq). Witness the ancient practice of squatting, as locals engage in daily activities while perched low to the ground, connecting with their roots. On Kendwa Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, fishermen adopt a squatting position as they mend their nets. This humble posture reflects their deep connection to the sea and their reliance on its bountiful resources. Traveling further inland along the Lemanak River, encounter an Iban tribeswoman skillfully mending a bamboo longhouse verandah floor. Squatting gracefully amidst nature's embrace, she showcases her craftsmanship passed down through generations. In bustling cities like London or Lambeth, witness individuals embracing this versatile stance. From a man meticulously painting shutters on a house to Yoga Girl Apprentices perfecting their poses with utmost concentration - squatting becomes an art form that transcends boundaries. Venturing beyond human postures lies historical artwork depicting various forms of squatting. Marvel at ancient sculptures such as Crouching Aphrodite from imperial Roman period or Crouching Woman cast in bronze during 1891; these masterpieces immortalize the beauty and grace found within this seemingly simple pose. Delve deeper into cultural symbolism as you encounter statues like Bes carved from white marble. Revered for his protective qualities in Ancient Egyptian mythology, Bes assumes a crouched position symbolizing vigilance and guardianship over those who seek his shelter. From St Agnes Place in Camberwell to vibrant graffiti-laden front doors in Lambeth - squatters leave imprints of rebellion against societal norms. These unconventional expressions challenge traditional notions of ownership and inspire conversations about urban landscapes' ever-changing dynamics.