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Primitive Collection (page 16)

Step back in time and explore the captivating world of our primitive ancestors

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Early Recording Machine

Early Recording Machine

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Native African sorcerer rain-maker

Native African sorcerer rain-maker. Date: circa 1860

Background imagePrimitive Collection: INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERS

INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERS
Indian men using a primitive wooden butter churner, the pole is twisted with ropes in a similar manner to a childs spinning top. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrimitive Collection: INDIAN IRONWORKERS

INDIAN IRONWORKERS
Metalworkers in a bazaar in Delhi, India, hammering out fine ironwork, including railings and window grills etc. Date: 1930s

Background imagePrimitive Collection: CORN DEALING IN PARIS

CORN DEALING IN PARIS
Measurers of corn and hay carriers in Paris go about their business. Date: circa 1528

Background imagePrimitive Collection: WITCH DOCTOR 1929

WITCH DOCTOR 1929
Witch doctors of the Usumbura region, East Africa Date: 1929

Background imagePrimitive Collection: IRON MINE

IRON MINE
Mining iron ore Date: circa 1820

Background imagePrimitive Collection: WEAVING LOUISIANA

WEAVING LOUISIANA
Working at a primitive loom in Louisiana, USA Date: 1887

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Battledore

Battledore
Two people playing battledore (an early badminton) using smaller rackets and a Shuttlecock. Date: 15th Century

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Anaesthesis of a patient before a medical operation 1888

Anaesthesis of a patient before a medical operation 1888
Anaesthesising a patient before an operation-note the bare heads and primitive equipment. Date: 1888

Background imagePrimitive Collection: EXTINCT / BEFORE MAN

EXTINCT / BEFORE MAN
Creatures of the primitive world - land, sea and air

Background imagePrimitive Collection: MEDICAL / PRIMITIVE

MEDICAL / PRIMITIVE
An itinerant Chinese doctor at Tien-Sing, impressing the audience by handling snakes Date: circa 1840

Background imagePrimitive Collection: PRIMITIVE BREAD MAKING

PRIMITIVE BREAD MAKING
Primitive bread-making Date: ancient

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Chiefs house, village in Papua New Guinea

Chiefs house, village in Papua New Guinea
A village in Papua New Guinea, with Chiefs House. Date: 1887

Background imagePrimitive Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20114083

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Myanmar, Shan State, A house beside a tributary to Inle Lake, near Indein and Nyaung Ohak villages

Background imagePrimitive Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20114089

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Myanmar, Shan State, Lakeside house built on stilts, Inle Lake

Background imagePrimitive Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20114035

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Myanmar, Farm labourers collecting crops in a field, near Mandalay

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Myanmar, Farmer with an ox making peanut oil, Kyaukpadaung, near Bagan

Background imagePrimitive Collection: ©EyeUbiquitous_20092919

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Farm labourers processing corn cobs on a type of threshing machine to remove leaves, Tamil Nadu, India

Background imagePrimitive Collection: ©EyeUbiquitous_20092914

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Woman planting rice plants in a paddy field, Tamil Nadu, India

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Myanmar, Farmer and oxen ploughing paddy fields, near Mandalay

Background imagePrimitive Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20099857

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Panama, Embera Indian Village, Traditional band of musiciabs with variety of instruments, including a tortoise shell

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Asia, Vietnam, Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Lone man takes simple raft out onto river

Asia, Vietnam, Pu Luong Nature Reserve. Lone man takes simple raft out onto river for sunset cruise

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Downy emerald dragonfly (Cordulia aenea) in flight, Joutsa, Finland, July

Downy emerald dragonfly (Cordulia aenea) in flight, Joutsa, Finland, July

Background imagePrimitive Collection: All over Blooming Flowers Bouquet in Vivid Color Illustration

All over Blooming Flowers Bouquet in Vivid Color Illustration
Digital Graphic Illustration of folk style flowers in tropical colors with blooming flowers, vines, foliage, and twisting lines

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Banks of the Bievre near Bicetre, c. 1908a'09 (oil on canvas)

The Banks of the Bievre near Bicetre, c. 1908a'09 (oil on canvas)
3468961 The Banks of the Biívre near Bictre, c.1908a'09 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 54.6x45.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Young Artist, c. 1838-39 (oil on canvas)

The Young Artist, c. 1838-39 (oil on canvas)
3432796 The Young Artist, c.1838-39 (oil on canvas) by Palmer, Randall (1807-45) (attr. to); 137.2u104.14 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: Attributed to Randall Palmer)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: A Family Group, late 1840s (oil on canvas)

A Family Group, late 1840s (oil on canvas)
3432779 A Family Group, late 1840s (oil on canvas) by American School, (19th century); 123.19x91.92 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Eliza R. Read, 1833 (oil on canvas)

Eliza R. Read, 1833 (oil on canvas)
3428127 Eliza R. Read, 1833 (oil on canvas) by Smith, Royall Brewster (1801-1855); 79.7x64.6 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Vermont Lawyer, 1841 (oil on canvas)

Vermont Lawyer, 1841 (oil on canvas)
3428126 Vermont Lawyer, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Bundy, Horace (1814-83); 111.8x90.3 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Dr. Hezekiah Beardsley, c. 1788-90 (oil on canvas)

Dr. Hezekiah Beardsley, c. 1788-90 (oil on canvas)
3366977 Dr. Hezekiah Beardsley, c.1788-90 (oil on canvas) by The Beardsley Limner (fl.1785-1805); 115.6x110 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Comfort Starr Mygatt and Lucy Mygatt, 1799 (oil on canvas)

Comfort Starr Mygatt and Lucy Mygatt, 1799 (oil on canvas)
3366970 Comfort Starr Mygatt and Lucy Mygatt, 1799 (oil on canvas) by Brewster, John (1766-1854); 137.16x100.33 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Mrs. Hezekiah Beardsley, c. 1788-90 (oil on canvas)

Mrs. Hezekiah Beardsley, c. 1788-90 (oil on canvas)
3366947 Mrs. Hezekiah Beardsley, c.1788-90 (oil on canvas) by The Beardsley Limner (fl.1785-1805); 115.1x109.7 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Elizabeth Moffatt Sherburne, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)

Elizabeth Moffatt Sherburne, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
3330015 Elizabeth Moffatt Sherburne, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Greenwood, John (1727-92); 91.8x72 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c. 1826-8 (oil on canvas)

The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c. 1826-8 (oil on canvas)
3247969 The Eli Whitney Gun Factory, c.1826-8 (oil on canvas) by Munson, William Giles (1801-78); 61.6x74.9 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: Eli Whitney (December 8)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Peaceable Kingdom and Pennas Treaty, 1845 (oil on canvas)

The Peaceable Kingdom and Pennas Treaty, 1845 (oil on canvas)
3247955 The Peaceable Kingdom and Pennas Treaty, 1845 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, Edward (1780-1849); 61.6x78.7 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch, c. 1825-30 (oil on canvas)

The Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch, c. 1825-30 (oil on canvas)
3247682 The Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch, c.1825-30 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, Edward (1780-1849); 92.1x114 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Grave of William Penn, 1847 (oil on canvas)

The Grave of William Penn, 1847 (oil on canvas)
3247681 The Grave of William Penn, 1847 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, Edward (1780-1849); 66x75.6 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Grace Allison McCurdy and her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace, c

Grace Allison McCurdy and her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace, c
496594 Grace Allison McCurdy and her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace, c.1806 (oil on canvas) by Johnson, Joshua (c.1765-c.1825); 110.8x98.7 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Shirt of interlock wool tapestry, Nazca Culture (textile)

Shirt of interlock wool tapestry, Nazca Culture (textile)
XBP343653 Shirt of interlock wool tapestry, Nazca Culture (textile) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Peruvian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Woollen Mythological figure, Paracas Tribe (textile)

Woollen Mythological figure, Paracas Tribe (textile)
XBP343652 Woollen Mythological figure, Paracas Tribe (textile) by Peruvian School (1st Century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Pottery cocoa picker, Nazca Culture (earthenware)

Pottery cocoa picker, Nazca Culture (earthenware)
XBP343148 Pottery cocoa picker, Nazca Culture (earthenware) by Peruvian School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Wool fragment with god figures, Nazca Culture (textile)

Wool fragment with god figures, Nazca Culture (textile)
XBP232345 Wool fragment with god figures, Nazca Culture (textile) by Nazca Culture; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Sheer cloth with jaguar faces, Paracas tribe (textile)

Sheer cloth with jaguar faces, Paracas tribe (textile)
XBP232344 Sheer cloth with jaguar faces, Paracas tribe (textile) by Pre-Columbian; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; South American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Facsimile of a neolithic wall painting (b / w photo)

Facsimile of a neolithic wall painting (b / w photo)
XIR184049 Facsimile of a neolithic wall painting (b/w photo) by French School; Private Collection; French, out of copyright. possible copyright restrictions apply, consult national copyright laws

Background imagePrimitive Collection: A Stone Age Feast, 1883 (oil on canvas)

A Stone Age Feast, 1883 (oil on canvas)
BAL168240 A Stone Age Feast, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Vasnetsov, Victor Mikhailovich (1848-1926); 56x80 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright



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Step back in time and explore the captivating world of our primitive ancestors. From the HMS Beagle Ship that carried Darwin on his groundbreaking voyage to the humble Cottage of Alfred Wallis in St Ives, Cornwall, these remnants tell tales of a bygone era. Delve into the depths of history as you witness the awe-inspiring Lascaux cave paintings depicting majestic bulls and horses, their copyright protected by aA Collection Ltd. Journey further into ancient times with an intriguing glimpse at Ireland's Cork through a 1633 map, offering insights into forgotten landscapes. Witness primitive men armed with spears hunting down a glyptodon, showcasing their resourcefulness and survival instincts. Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of the Mursi tribe captured in Picture No. 10766504; their traditions echoing those passed down through generations. Marvel at intricate artwork revealing the medulla oblongata within our brains, reminding us of our primal origins. Explore cave art masterpieces like never before – from bison adorning Nave at Lascaux to prehistoric handprints preserved within Pech Merle cave in France. Witness Neanderthal man come to life for the first time through Frantisek Kupka's drawing based on Marcellin Boule's reconstruction from La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton discovered in 1908. Finally, let your imagination run wild as you encounter running deer immortalized on walls within Cave of Lascaux. These glimpses into our primitive past ignite curiosity about where we came from and how far we've come since then. They remind us that even amidst technological advancements and modernity, there is something fascinatingly raw about our roots that continues to captivate us today.