Ethnographic Collection

Kabyle woman with a cigarette. Algeria
19th century vintage photograph - Kabyle woman with a cigarette. The Kabyle people are a Berber ethnic group indigenous to Kabylia in the north of Algeria, spread across the Atlas Mountains

Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram
c. 1890s Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram and horse carriages

Ceylon Sri Lanka - Tamil girl with nose rings
c. 1880s Ceylon Sri Lanka - Tamil girl with nose rings and ornate jewellery

Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with armour and swords, Japan, c.1880 s

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)

Algerian man in fine clothing, Algeria, c. 1890
19th century vintage photograph: Algerian man in fine clothing, Algeria, c.1890

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - girls and women - washing and getting their hair done

Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c. 1890 (gelatin silver print)
622849 Momolu Massaquoi, Nashville, USA, c.1890 (gelatin silver print) by Giers & Koellein (fl.1890); 14.1x9.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Momolu Massaquoi (1872-1938)

c. 1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses
c.1900 New Zealand - Maori women rubbing noses

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Charminar, Hyderabad, India, street scene, c.1890 s

City Gate, Tangier, Morocco, c. 1900
City Gate, Tangier, Morocco, c.1900

c. 1880s India- Lauries hotel Agra
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - Lauries hotel Agra

A Kabyle Woman (b / w photo)
5990428 A Kabyle Woman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kabyle Woman. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

American ethnographic map
Illutration of American ethnographic map

Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London. Opened in 1901, the architect for this interesting building in the Arts and Crafts style was Charles Harrison Townsend

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)

Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Camel train pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Turkey Istanbul - Sultan on his way to Friday prayers
c.1890s Turkey Istanbul Constantinople photochrome - the sultan on his way to Friday prayers

Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe
c.1890 - Holy Land Lebanon - peasant with hookah pipe

Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi-donkey with load & Armenian d
Caucasus Georgia Tiflis Tblisi - a donkey with its load and its Armenian driver. Vintage 19th century photograph

Dahomeyan Amazons (b / w photo)
5990420 Dahomeyan Amazons (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomeyan Amazons. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847

1827 Nukahiva Marquesas tattooed couple
Early Lithographic print by Carl Brodtmann from Dr. Shinz, " Naturgeschichte und Abbilldungen des Menschen der verschiedenen" 1827, with hand colouring

Woman in Traditional Dress enjoying Food and Wine at the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

Vintage 19th century photograph: Nepalese, Nepali, Nepal woman in traditional clothes, image taken in northern India

Hunters with bows and arrows, Philippines, c. 1890

Zulu tribesman knobkerrie club, South Africa, c. 1900
Zulu tribesman with knobkerrie club, South Africa, c.1900

King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: King Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat of Burma, 1880 s

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of a man and two women
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: man with club (and his wives?)

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of young women
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: portrait of young women in a studio setting

Women with pots carrying water, Egypt
Late 19th century vintage photograph: Women with pots carrying water, Egypt

SE Asia, bare-breasted young woman doing her hair
Vintage 19th century photograph: south east Asia, bare-breasted young woman with a mirror, doing her hair

Women and small child, Siam (Thailand) c. 1880
Women and small child, Siam (Thailand) c.1880

Maharaja of Kuch Behar, Cooch Behar, Koch Bihar, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Maharajah of Kuch Behar, Cooch Behar, also known as Koch Bihar, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. Image c. 1890

Young children, Siam (Thailand) or Burma c. 1880
Two young children, Siam (Thailand) or Burma c.1880

Sedan chair palanquin with bearers, China c. 1870 s
Chinese sedan chair or palanquin with bearers, China c.1870 s

Group of hill people, northern india, c. 1870 s
Group of hill people, northern india, c.1870 s

Jhansi Fort and Elephant Battery, c. 1885-1887
Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844-1905)

Degar tribal Central Highlands of Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Degar tribal group, or Montagnard, which is an umbrella term for the various indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Young Arab woman with a face veil, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph - young Arab woman with a face veil, Egypt

Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut, Rama IV
1860s South East Asia - Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut

Jewish women outdoor clothing, Beirut, Lebanon c. 1880 s
Jewish women in outdoor clothing, Beirut, Lebanon c.1880 s

Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand

Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula, now mostly Malaysia. Ethnic types designed to portray racial characteristics rather than act as individual portraits

c. 1880s India - group of hill people
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - hill people

c. 1880s India - woman beggar and children
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children

Bedouin woman breast-feeding baby, Tunisia, c, 1890

Samoan people, western men, Pango Pango, Samoa
19th century vintage photograph: group of Samoan native peoples with western men, Pango Pango, Samoa. Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, comprises a string of coastal villages on Tutuila Island

Egyptian woman breast-feeding a baby
Vintage 19th century photograph - Egyptian woman breast-feeding a baby

Boy, child fakir, India
19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India

A Religious Dance, Seville, 1914 (litho)
2799264 A Religious Dance, Seville, 1914 (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Religious Dance, Seville)

The Festival of St Nicholas, Utrecht, 1914 (litho)
2799263 The Festival of St Nicholas, Utrecht, 1914 (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Festival of St Nicholas, Utrecht)

Watercolour illustration of a Samoed. Samoyedic-speaking peoples are those people that speak Samoyedic languages
5305137 Watercolour illustration of a Samoed. Samoyedic-speaking peoples are those people that speak Samoyedic languages, which are part of the Uralic family

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)

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)

East African Tribal (Tibboo) man and woman, 1821 (engraving)
5672145 East African Tribal (Tibboo) man and woman, 1821 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870
2902750 Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870; (add.info.: Ethnographic Map of Asiatic Russia, 1870.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

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)

Ethnographic Map of Mexico, 1885
2902254 Ethnographic Map of Mexico, 1885; (add.info.: Ethnographic Map surrounded by the people in Mexico in their native costumes. Printed in Spanish.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910

Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910

Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Karelian types, 1915. Group portrait of four Karelian men sitting on a cart. In album: Views along the Murmansk Railway, Russian Empire

Bashkir switchman, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir switchman, 1910. A switch operator poses on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, near the town of Ust Katav on the Yuryuzan River

Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910

Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910

Side view of an antique peasant dress [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Side view of an antique peasant dress [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 75

Antique dress of a peasant woman from Olonetskaia Province [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 109

Chinese pleasure boat, China, c. 1890
Chinese pleasure boat, China, c.1890

Men with hookah pipe playing board game, Egypt, c. 1880 s
Men with hookah pipe playing board game, Egypt, c.1880 s

Indian girl with jewellery, nose ring and dagger, India, c. 1880 s
Indian girl with jewellery, nose ring and dagger, India, c.1880 s

Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c. 1870 s
Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c.1870 s

19th century vintage photograph: Bichari, Bishari desert guides - used to guide camel caravans or trains from Korosko to Khartoum

Ainu, Aino woman from the island of Hokkaido, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ainu, Aino woman from the island of Hokkaido, Japan, studio setting

Group of Aboriginal man, NW of Australia
Vintage 19th century photograph: group of Aboriginal man, NW of Australia

Young African woman, South Africa, c. 1900
Young African woman, South Africa, c.1900

Christian mission school Burma, Myanmar
Vintage 19th century photograph: Christian mission school Burma, Myanmar, with a group of girls of the Karen people

Group of prisoners in shackles, irons, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: group of prisoners in shackles, irons, India

Group of Korean men, Korea
Early 20th century photograph: Group of Korean men, Korea

Group of women and children, Korea, c. 1910
Early 20th century photograph: Group of women and children, Korea, c.1910

Aboriginal family group, Queensland Australia
Vintage 19th century photograph: Aboriginal family group, Queensland Australia

Women from Bethlehem in the Holy Land, c. 1890
Women from Bethlehem in the Holy Land, c.1890

Woman of the indigenous Tanala tribe, Madagascar
Vintage 19th century photograph: woman of the indigenous Tanala tribe, Madagascar

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"Exploring Ethnographic Treasures: A Glimpse into Diverse Cultures Around the World" Step back in time to 1880s Australia, where Sydney streets were adorned with steam-powered trams, a testament to the city's progressive spirit. Journey further east to Southeast Asia's Philippines, and witness the vibrant lives of girls and women as they navigate their daily routines amidst bustling communities. In New Zealand's Raroera Pah, encounter a fascinating Tiki, an emblematic figure that holds deep cultural significance for the indigenous Maori people. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary feast as Charles E Gordon Frazer unveils his captivating depiction of a Cannibal Feast - a chilling reminder of ancient rituals practiced in some corners of our world. Marvel at the intricate Winter count on buffalo robe through a mesmerizing color lithograph. This Native American tradition tells stories through symbols etched onto animal hides, preserving history in unique ways. Venture into Lebanon's Holy Land and observe a humble peasant enjoying his hookah pipe - an embodiment of timeless customs passed down through generations. Immerse yourself in the vibrant street scene at Hyderabad's Charminar in India. Witness its lively atmosphere filled with colorful stalls and locals going about their day-to-day activities. Travel to Georgia's Tiflis-Tblisi region and encounter donkeys carrying heavy loads while Armenian culture thrives nearby - showcasing the rich tapestry of this diverse Caucasian landscape. Uncover America's ethnographic map, revealing countless cultures coexisting within its vast borders - highlighting both unity and diversity across this great nation. Visit London’s Horniman Museum at Forest Hill; it houses an impressive collection celebrating global cultures – offering visitors glimpses into far-off lands without leaving British soil Embark on a camel train journey near Egypt’s iconic pyramids at Giza.