Animal Skin Collection

Ankylosaurus dinosaurs defend themselves against a T-Rex
A pair of Ankylosaurus herbivore dinosaurs defending themselves against a deadly carnivorous T.Rex during Earths Cretaceous Era

Llama, Bolivia

Illustration of a herbivorous diplodocus dinosaur feeding on leaves

Map of Indian territories, depicting three villages of Quapaw tribe, painted buffalo skins, 18th Century
Cartography, United States of America, 18th century. Map of Indian territories, depicting three villages of the Quapaw tribe. Painted buffalo skins from mid 18th century. 189.4 x 146.5 cm

Cleopatra, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
CH368166 Cleopatra, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 65.3x56.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Conquest of fire, illustration from L Homme Primitif
CHT248293 Conquest of fire, illustration from L Homme Primitif by Louis Figuier (1819-94) engraved by Henri Theophile Hildibrand (1824-97) published Hachette, 1870 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bayard

Cross section illustration of oval house made from animal skins with fire below ground and smoke rising above, Nabta Playa, Egypt

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5309980 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

Neckinger Mills tannery
5309979 Neckinger Mills tannery; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Neckinger Mills tannery, Bermondsey. Tanning is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather)

English group posing
3561817 English group posing by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: China 1890-1900 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5311846 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

A Forest Demon
5311812 A Forest Demon; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a Forest Demon, supposed to have been captured in Germany in 1531, and reported to exist in the forests around Salzburg and Hamburg)

Statue of a Bacchante in animal skin and garlands. In the Vatican Palace. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo
FLO4997260 Statue of a Bacchante in animal skin and garlands. In the Vatican Palace. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum)

The removal of hair from a goat's skin
5311849 The removal of hair from a goat's skin; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the removal of hair from a goat's skin after it has been soaking in the lime pit for about 5 weeks)

Algerian shepherd, 1896 (print on double-weight paper)
3561776 Algerian shepherd, 1896 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Algeria 1896 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Taos Ceremonial Drum (oil on canvas)
1767647 Taos Ceremonial Drum (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Taos Ceremonial Drum. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving)
864172 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving); (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe, barefoot and dressed in goatskins, pictured on the island where he spent many years after his shipwreck)

St. John the Baptist sits, surrounded by musician angels, and caresses a lamb on its head
3561265 St. John the Baptist sits, surrounded by musician angels, and caresses a lamb on its head. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Altai Man in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, with a..., 1911-1913)
Altai Man in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, with a Stepped Cutout) on a Horse, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai

Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless..., 1911-1913)
Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless Garment: Chegedek; Clothing of a Married Woman) with a Horse, 1911-1913

The Field Marshall Erik Sparre, c1580. Creator: Nicolas de Largilliere
The Field Marshall Erik Sparre, c1580

Venus and Adonis, 1729. Creator: Francois Lemoyne
Venus and Adonis, 1729

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III, Hans Jordaens IV
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

Portrait of Jan Pellicorne, c1626. Creator: Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Portrait of Jan Pellicorne, c1626. This delicate, fanciful portrait and its pair were probably made as mementos of the marriage in 1626 of Jan Pellicorne (1597-after 1653) and Susanna van Collen

Skinning a Tiger, from a sketch by one of our special artists in India, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Skinning a Tiger, from a sketch by one of our special artists in India, 1876. The future King Edward VII goes tiger hunting

Joghi Wallahs at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Joghi Wallahs at Benares, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Indian ascetics:..an exhibition of "joghi wallahs." These are a class of Hindoo religious mendicants

Portrait of a Woman in a Leopard Cloak, c1545. Creator: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen
Portrait of a Woman in a Leopard Cloak, c1545. The luxuriousness of this gentlewoman's stole or mantel of European lynx is set off against a variation of a simple linen beguin headdress

Sheep Butcher. Creator: Unknown
Sheep Butcher, Unknown date. Manner of David Teniers the Younger

Venus and Adonis, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Hugues Taraval
Venus and Adonis, mid-late 18th century

Valkyrie and a Dying Hero, late 19th century. Creator: Hans Makart
Valkyrie and a Dying Hero, late 19th century

Northwest Coast, c.1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Northwest Coast, c.1927. Man standing next to shelter of Northwest Coast Indians. From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis

Costumes de Différents Pays, Ganga Magicien-Medecin de Congo, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Ganga Magicien-Medecin de Congo, c1797

Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Michinoomi no Mikoto following a crow to the enemy's lair, 1880. From Famous Generals of Great Japan

Drying Walrus Hide, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Drying Walrus Hide, 1928

Mon char, mes javelots...(Phèdre), 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Mon char, mes javelots...(Phedre), 1841. My chariot, my javelins...From Physionomies tragico-classiques (Physiognomy of the Characters of Classical Tragedy); Periodical: Le Charivari, 15 November 1841

Boat of Bullock's-hide on Lake Tsana; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Boat of Bullock's-hide on Lake Tsana; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Arabs bringing skins to market; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Arabs bringing skins to market; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Tantric Feast, c1790. Creator: Unknown
Tantric Feast, c1790

Seated boy with hat and sheepskin, 1766-1815. Creator: Jacob van Strij
Seated boy with hat and sheepskin, 1766-1815

Portrait of Menno Baron van Coehoorn (1641-1704). General in the Artillery and Fortifications Engine Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Menno Baron van Coehoorn (1641-1704). General in the Artillery and Fortifications Engineer, 1675-1700. Copy after Caspar Netscher

Ferry Boat, 1666. Creator: Adriaen van de Velde
Ferry Boat, 1666

The Poultry Seller, 1733. Creator: Willem van Mieris
The Poultry Seller, 1733. The shopkeeper points to a dead rabbit as his customer places coins on the windowsill next to a rabbit fur

Osbourn, Lloyd, Mr. portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Osbourn, Lloyd, Mr. portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1918

Keeling, Robert Lee, Mr. portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Keeling, Robert Lee, Mr. portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 4

Gonzalez, Carmen de, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gonzalez, Carmen de, 1913

'Nyasaland and its People -- A Nyasa Arab, 1890. Creator: H.H. Johnson
'Nyasaland and its People -- A Nyasa Arab, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

John Henry Fisher adobe house, 765 West Highland Avenue, Redlands, California, 1917. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
John Henry Fisher adobe house, 765 West Highland Avenue, Redlands, California, 1917. House architecture and landscape: John Henry Fisher, circa 1915

Interior of the stone mountain lodge of Mrs. Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek Can~on...c1903 - 1923
Interior of the stone mountain lodge of Mrs. Paul T. Mayo, Bear Creek Can~on, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, designed by architect Jacques Benois Benedict, showing cathedral ceiling, fireplace

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"Unveiling the Tales of Animal Skin: From Ancient Defenses to Cultural Artifacts" Witness the epic battle as Ankylosaurus dinosaurs utilize their impenetrable animal skin to defend themselves against a fearsome T-Rex. Journey to Bolivia and discover the intricate craftsmanship behind llama's soft and durable skin, cherished by locals for centuries. Explore Nabta Playa in Egypt, where an ingenious oval house made from animal skins stands with fire below ground, its smoke rising above - a testament to early human ingenuity. Immerse yourself in prehistoric times with an illustration showcasing a herbivorous diplodocus dinosaur gracefully feeding on leaves, highlighting the importance for survival. Step into Cleopatra's world through a captivating oil painting from 1887, where her regal attire adorned with luxurious animal skins symbolizes power and opulence. Delve into humanity's conquest of fire through an evocative illustration from L'Homme Primitif, reminding us how animal skins played a crucial role in providing warmth and protection during ancient times. Marvel at an 18th-century map depicting Quapaw tribe villages painted on buffalo skins – a testament to Native American creativity and resourcefulness in utilizing every part of animals they hunted. Uncover the secrets of ancient conical tepee-like shelters constructed using versatile animal hides that provided shelter for various indigenous communities throughout history. Observe Nootka Indian hunters wielding whaler harpoons captured in a black-and-white photograph from c1900 – their clothing crafted from sturdy animal skin enabling them to navigate treacherous waters with skillful precision. Step back in time as you wander through London's Skin Market captured by Thomas Dale in 1825 (1911), offering glimpses into society's reliance on animal skins for trade and commerce during that era.