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Aborigines Collection

Background imageAborigines Collection: British Empire world map, 19th century

British Empire world map, 19th century
British Empire world map. This world map shows the 19th-century British Empire (pink) and its indigenous peoples

Background imageAborigines Collection: Dream paintings of the Walpiri Tribe of Aborigines, Australia, Pacific

Dream paintings of the Walpiri Tribe of Aborigines, Australia, Pacific

Background imageAborigines Collection: Antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia with vignettes

Antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia with vignettes

Background imageAborigines Collection: Picture No. 10766707

Picture No. 10766707
Australia - aboriginal rock painting of Kangaroos Date:

Background imageAborigines Collection: Picture No. 10766504

Picture No. 10766504
Primitive Aboriginal Rock Painting about 20 000 years b.p. Date:

Background imageAborigines Collection: A Native Australian with his WOOMERA - throwing stick Date: 1891

A Native Australian with his WOOMERA - throwing stick Date: 1891

Background imageAborigines Collection: Antique map of South Australia with vignettes

Antique map of South Australia with vignettes

Background imageAborigines Collection: Picture No. 10864327

Picture No. 10864327
Australian Aboriginal rock art Date:

Background imageAborigines Collection: Picture No. 10864324

Picture No. 10864324
Aboriginal art Bigge Island. Date:

Background imageAborigines Collection: Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia

Background imageAborigines Collection: Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan)

Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s

Background imageAborigines Collection: Australia, Queensland, Laura. Indigenous dancers performing at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival

Australia, Queensland, Laura. Indigenous dancers performing at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival

Background imageAborigines Collection: Australia - Aboriginal rock painting

Australia - Aboriginal rock painting
JPF-2233 Australia - Aboriginal rock painting, Emu

Background imageAborigines Collection: Fern Tree Valley, near Hobart, Tasmania

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

Background imageAborigines Collection: Australia Batman 1827

Australia Batman 1827
JOHN BATMAN (1800-1827) negotiates with the aborigines of Victoria

Background imageAborigines Collection: 5 vatu coin, 1990, obverse depicting native warrior standing on hill with spear held upright in his right hand

5 vatu coin, 1990, obverse depicting native warrior standing on hill with spear held upright in his right hand
DGA2589499 5 vatu coin, 1990, obverse depicting native warrior standing on hill with spear held upright in his right hand, Vanuatu, 20th century; (add.info.: 5 vatu coin, 1990)

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two natives of New South Wales fight a duel : judging by the submission of one to the other

Two natives of New South Wales fight a duel : judging by the submission of one to the other, this is some kind of ritual affair Date: 1830s

Background imageAborigines Collection: An aboriginal outside the entrance to a cave which is ornamented with religious artworks Date: circa 1860

An aboriginal outside the entrance to a cave which is ornamented with religious artworks Date: circa 1860

Background imageAborigines Collection: An aboriginal of Victoria, hunting a possum which has taken refuge in a tree Date: 1902

An aboriginal of Victoria, hunting a possum which has taken refuge in a tree Date: 1902

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two Australian aborigines

Two Australian aborigines
UIG3522979 Two Australian aborigines; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two Australian aborigines in traditional cloaks. Dated c1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two Australian aborigines

Two Australian aborigines
UIG3522977 Two Australian aborigines; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two Australian aborigines in traditional cloaks. Dated c1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageAborigines Collection: Picture series The earth and its peoples

Picture series The earth and its peoples, Australia, Liebig picture, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, public domain, exact date unknown

Background imageAborigines Collection: Various weapons of the aborigines of Australia

Various weapons of the aborigines of Australia, illustration from 1880, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Background imageAborigines Collection: Fishing of the savages from the Cape of Diemen

Fishing of the savages from the Cape of Diemen, Cape Maria van Diemen is a cape in the Far North District of the Northland region on the North Island of New Zealand, Historic

Background imageAborigines Collection: Natives in Senegal, Africa, historical woodcut

Natives in Senegal, Africa, historical woodcut, circa 1888

Background imageAborigines Collection: Historic photograph, Maori woman, around 1920

Historic photograph, Maori woman, around 1920

Background imageAborigines Collection: Natives of Borneo, historic picture from about 1910

Natives of Borneo, historic picture from about 1910, Indonesia, Asia

Background imageAborigines Collection: Rockhampton, Australia, circa 1980: Portrait of an Aboriginal elder

Rockhampton, Australia, circa 1980: Portrait of an Aboriginal elder, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Background imageAborigines Collection: Historic photograph, Maori, around 1917

Historic photograph, Maori, around 1917

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two women from Samoa, historic picture from about 1910

Two women from Samoa, historic picture from about 1910

Background imageAborigines Collection: African woman with feather plume

African woman with feather plume, historical photo, circa 1920

Background imageAborigines Collection: Inuit driving a snowmobil, Nuiqsut

Inuit driving a snowmobil, Nuiqsut, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in the far north of Alaska

Background imageAborigines Collection: Inuit from Nuiqsut, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in the far north of Alaska

Inuit from Nuiqsut, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in the far north of Alaska

Background imageAborigines Collection: 5 Uro-women and a toddler, boat

5 Uro-women and a toddler, boat, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America, Latin America, South America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aboriginal Australian dancer, Sydney

Aboriginal Australian dancer, Sydney, Australia, Oceania

Background imageAborigines Collection: Mapuche woman, shaman, Bio-Bio region

Mapuche woman, shaman, Bio-Bio region, Chile, South America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Native american in Albuquerque

Native american in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, North America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Mother with child in a sling, tall grass

Mother with child in a sling, tall grass, woman in traditional dress of the Aymara Indians, Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony

Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony, Xcaret, Yucatan, Mexico, North America, Central America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony

Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony, Xcaret, Yucatan, Mexico, North America, Central America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony

Mayan shaman, ritual, ceremony, Xcaret, Yucatan, Mexico, North America, Central America

Background imageAborigines Collection: Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show

Performers preparing for a Sing-sing at Paiya Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Background imageAborigines Collection: View of the town of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1808

View of the town of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1808. With 250 houses, observatory tower, windmills, vice-governor William Paterson's botanical garden, and ships in the harbour

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aboriginal school Northern Territory Australia

Aboriginal school Northern Territory Australia Teacher with a mixed class of “cattle station” owners children and aborigines from nearby Rittarangu Community, Urapunga, , Roper River

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two of the Natives of New Holland Advancing to Combat

Two of the Natives of New Holland Advancing to Combat
BL3714960 Two of the Natives of New Holland Advancing to Combat, from Parkinson, A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, 1773 (engraving) by Parkinson, Sydney (c.1745-71) (after); British Library

Background imageAborigines Collection: Two aboriginal men, named Garicha and Boyguda, of Cape York, Australia

Two aboriginal men, named Garicha and Boyguda, of Cape York, Australia, who were brought to Britain in 1853 after accidentally remaining on board Captain Stricklands ship

Background imageAborigines Collection: Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria

Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageAborigines Collection: Old Australian and his 'Gin

Old Australian and his "Gin."; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageAborigines Collection: Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857

Background imageAborigines Collection: Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857

Background imageAborigines Collection: Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Melbourne, the Capital of Port Phillip, 1850

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aboriginal Australians - old and young man

Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. It appears that Mr

Background imageAborigines Collection: Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Portrait of...a young woman, with her hunting spear

Background imageAborigines Collection: Adelaide, South Australia - from Hindley-Street, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Adelaide, South Australia - from Hindley-Street, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Adelaide, South Australia - from Hindley-Street, 1850

Background imageAborigines Collection: Western Australia - Aborigines

Western Australia - Aborigines

Background imageAborigines Collection: Western Australia - Aborigines In Western Australia

Western Australia - Aborigines In Western Australia

Background imageAborigines Collection: Sri Lanka Veddahs aborigines

Sri Lanka Veddahs aborigines

Background imageAborigines Collection: Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka

Veddahs, forest dwelling aborigines of Sri Lanka, Victorian period

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines, Victoria, Australia

Aborigines, Victoria, Australia

Background imageAborigines Collection: Australian aborigines

Australian aborigines

Background imageAborigines Collection: Studio portrait of Australian aborigines - Victorian period

Studio portrait of Australian aborigines - Victorian period

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines with throwing sticks Queensland Australia

Aborigines with throwing sticks Queensland Australia

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines Queensland Australia Victorian period

Aborigines Queensland Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines Murray River Australia Victorian period

Aborigines Murray River Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines Victoria Australia Victorian period

Aborigines Victoria Australia Victorian period

Background imageAborigines Collection: Aborigines studio portrait Australia Victorian period

Aborigines studio portrait Australia Victorian period



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EDITORS COMMENTS

In the 19th century, the British Empire spanned across the world, and within its vast territories were diverse indigenous communities. One such group was the Walpiri Tribe from Australia's Pacific region. Their rich cultural heritage is beautifully depicted in dream paintings that have captivated art enthusiasts for generations. As we explore this era through antique maps, we come across a map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia adorned with vignettes showcasing scenes from daily life. Similarly, another map showcases South Australia with intricate vignettes that provide glimpses into the lives of its inhabitants. Moving further eastward, we encounter an image capturing natives from Taiwan's island of Formosa (now known as Taiwan). These individuals represent yet another facet of indigenous cultures thriving under colonial rule during this time period. Returning to Australia, a striking photograph captures a Native Australian holding his WOOMERA - a traditional throwing stick used for hunting and warfare. This image serves as a powerful reminder of their resilience and connection to their ancestral lands despite external influences. The rock painting titled "Emeu" takes us deep into Aboriginal culture found in Christmas caves within Northern Territory's Alligator River Region. It stands as an enduring testament to their spiritual connection with nature and their ability to preserve ancient traditions even amidst rapid societal changes. However, not all interactions between different Aboriginal tribes were peaceful. An affray between rival tribes three miles away from Brisbane in New South Wales reminds us that conflicts also existed within these communities themselves – complexities often overlooked when discussing colonization narratives. These hints collectively shed light on the multifaceted history and diversity encompassed by the term "aborigines. " They remind us that behind every picture lies stories untold; stories filled with struggles against oppression but also resilience and cultural pride passed down through generations.

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