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

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), c. 1850 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), c. 1850 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195802 Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), c. 1850 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 48.9 x 27.9 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imagePrimitive Collection: St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel)

St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel)
BRN195801 St. Jerome and a Lion (oil on panel) by American School; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; (add.info)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Holy Child of Atocha, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Holy Child of Atocha, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN196399 Holy Child of Atocha, c. 1840 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 26x20.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Wooden mask, from Vietnam (wood)

Wooden mask, from Vietnam (wood)
HSC201117 Wooden mask, from Vietnam (wood) by Vietnamese School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Vietnamese, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Offering vessel in the form of a giant toad, Mayan, from Kaminaljuyu

Offering vessel in the form of a giant toad, Mayan, from Kaminaljuyu
XIR179438 Offering vessel in the form of a giant toad, Mayan, from Kaminaljuyu, 250-600 (volcanic lava) by Pre-Columbian; 52x105 cm; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Nkisi Spiritual Figure (wood, clay, textile & feathers) (see also 181653)

Nkisi Spiritual Figure (wood, clay, textile & feathers) (see also 181653)
HSC181654 Nkisi Spiritual Figure (wood, clay, textile & feathers) (see also 181653) by Congolese; height:38 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; African, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Attack by Bears (oil)

Attack by Bears (oil)
BCC8729 Attack by Bears (oil) by Kip, Henry de Valcourt (1830-c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native American Indian shooting bear and saving woman; husband killed by bear; ); American

Background imagePrimitive Collection: 'To John Rawdon, Earl of Moira, this East View of His Seat of Montalto', c

"To John Rawdon, Earl of Moira, this East View of His Seat of Montalto", c
DRE72973 " To John Rawdon, Earl of Moira, this East View of His Seat of Montalto", c.1800 (pen and w/c) by English School

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Exotic landscape

Exotic landscape
PWI83674 Exotic landscape by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 130x162 cm; Suzuki Collection, Tokyo, Japan; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on canvas)
CK93280 Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 69.8x49.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eCrane Kalman, London; English, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Well

Well
Engraving of a primitive well in a flat landscape. Date: 1924

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Iroquois Mask (corn husk)

Iroquois Mask (corn husk)
PNP246104 Iroquois Mask (corn husk) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Male head (alabaster)

Male head (alabaster)
HSC241444 Male head (alabaster) by Sabaean (950 BC-3rd century AD); height: 23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Sabaean, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Steatopygous figure, Tell Halaf, 6th-5th Millennium BC (terracotta)

Steatopygous figure, Tell Halaf, 6th-5th Millennium BC (terracotta)
HSC257625 Steatopygous figure, Tell Halaf, 6th-5th Millennium BC (terracotta) by Neolithic; height: 5.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone)

Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone)
CZA228769 Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone) by Egyptian School; 26x34 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Female figure, early 2nd millennium BC (bronze)

Female figure, early 2nd millennium BC (bronze)
HSC257644 Female figure, early 2nd millennium BC (bronze) by Syrian; height: 12 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Syrian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Doll from Chancay, Peru, 1000-1400 (textile)

Doll from Chancay, Peru, 1000-1400 (textile)
BIR189857 Doll from Chancay, Peru, 1000-1400 (textile) by Pre-Columbian; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: centre of Cuismancu Empire)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Woollen fabric (textile)

Woollen fabric (textile)
XIR173123 Woollen fabric (textile) by Paracas Culture; Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; South American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Stag (bronze)

Stag (bronze)
XIR161777 Stag (bronze) by Gallo-Roman, (1st century BC); Musee Historique et Archeologique, Orleans, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Pioneer family with their sodhouse, Nebraska, 1889 (b / w photo)

Pioneer family with their sodhouse, Nebraska, 1889 (b / w photo)
PNP246230 Pioneer family with their sodhouse, Nebraska, 1889 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Detail of Burial cloth, Paracas Tribe (textile)

Detail of Burial cloth, Paracas Tribe (textile)
XBP343649 Detail of Burial cloth, Paracas Tribe (textile) by Peruvian School (1st Century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Peruvian, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Venice at the end of the 7th century

Venice at the end of the 7th century
LLM456890 Venice at the end of the 7th century by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venice at the end of the 7th century)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Landscapes of the primitive world (engraving)

Landscapes of the primitive world (engraving)
729376 Landscapes of the primitive world (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landscapes of the primitive world - Types of Lepidodendron)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Broadside on the withdrawal of the wild men of the woods from a world that has changed for the worse

Broadside on the withdrawal of the wild men of the woods from a world that has changed for the worse
472229 Broadside on the withdrawal of the wild men of the woods from a world that has changed for the worse, woodcut made by Hans Guldenmundt, 1545 (woodcut) by Schaufelein

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Shield, found in the ruins of Qalai Mugh (Castle of the Zoroastrians)

Shield, found in the ruins of Qalai Mugh (Castle of the Zoroastrians)
BAL165744 Shield, found in the ruins of Qalai Mugh (Castle of the Zoroastrians), late 17th-early 18th century (wood, leather and paint) by Sogdian; 23x61 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c. 2010 B. C

Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c. 2010 B. C
3051683 Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c.2010 B.C. - 1950 B.C. (painted wood and linen) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c. 2010 B. C

Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c. 2010 B. C
3051676 Model sailing boat from the Tomb of Khety (Beni Hasan) Middle Kingdom, c.2010 B.C. - 1950 B.C. (painted wood and linen) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Lobster Fishermen, 1940-41 (oil on hardboard)

Lobster Fishermen, 1940-41 (oil on hardboard)
3472185 Lobster Fishermen, 1940-41 (oil on hardboard) by Hartley, Marsden (1877-1943); 75.6x103.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: God of Thieves (engraving)

God of Thieves (engraving)
3654683 God of Thieves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: God of Thieves. Illustration for Primitive Religions by G T Battany (Ward Lock)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Ma-Chu, Goddess of Sailors, and Her Two Assistants (engraving)

Ma-Chu, Goddess of Sailors, and Her Two Assistants (engraving)
3654657 Ma-Chu, Goddess of Sailors, and Her Two Assistants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ma-Chu, Goddess of Sailors, and Her Two Assistants)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Traditional Likeness of Mencius (engraving)

Traditional Likeness of Mencius (engraving)
3654651 Traditional Likeness of Mencius (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traditional Likeness of Mencius)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Chinese Bride and Bridegroom worshipping Tablets of Deceased Ancestors (engraving)

Chinese Bride and Bridegroom worshipping Tablets of Deceased Ancestors (engraving)
3654650 Chinese Bride and Bridegroom worshipping Tablets of Deceased Ancestors (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Asiatic Wild Ass (colour litho)

Asiatic Wild Ass (colour litho)
2817915 Asiatic Wild Ass (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asiatic Wild Ass)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Statue or Idol at Copan, Honduras (engraving)

Statue or Idol at Copan, Honduras (engraving)
3655951 Statue or Idol at Copan, Honduras (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue or Idol at Copan, Honduras)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Temple of Heaven, Peking (engraving)

The Temple of Heaven, Peking (engraving)
3655934 The Temple of Heaven, Peking (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temple of Heaven, Peking, destroyed by fire, 18-19 September 1889)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Chinese Agricultural Ceremony (engraving)

Chinese Agricultural Ceremony (engraving)
3655933 Chinese Agricultural Ceremony (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Agricultural Ceremony)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Cabinet laboratoire pour le fixage (engraving)

Cabinet laboratoire pour le fixage (engraving)
3645237 Cabinet laboratoire pour le fixage (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabinet laboratoire pour le fixage)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: L homme a l epoque de la pierre polie (engraving)

L homme a l epoque de la pierre polie (engraving)
957781 L homme a l epoque de la pierre polie (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L homme a l epoque de la pierre polie)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: La chasse a l epoque du renne (engraving)

La chasse a l epoque du renne (engraving)
957779 La chasse a l epoque du renne (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse a l epoque du renne)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: La chasse a l epoque du fer (engraving)

La chasse a l epoque du fer (engraving)
957774 La chasse a l epoque du fer (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La chasse a l epoque du fer)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving)

L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving)
957756 L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L homme a l epoque du grand ours et du mammouth)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Le Laos Et Les Laotiens (engraving)

Le Laos Et Les Laotiens (engraving)
2783136 Le Laos Et Les Laotiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Laos Et Les Laotiens)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas)

The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
1766004 The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by Zeliff, Amizi Emmons (1831-fl.1931); 60.9x82 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt)

Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt)
1218756 Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt) by Syrian; 69x37x23 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info)

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Pewsey, Wiltshire - High Street with Waylens Grocery (left)

Pewsey, Wiltshire - High Street with Waylens Grocery (left). It seems hghly likely the flags across the street are celebrating the coronation of King George V in 1911. Date: 1911

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Crofters home, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Crofters home, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Crofters home built of stone with a thatched roof on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, March 1940. 1940

Background imagePrimitive Collection: Mow Cop Castle, Cheshire

Mow Cop Castle, Cheshire, became a National Trust property in 1937. It was thought to be the birthplace of Primitive Methodism as a venue for open-air meetings. circa 1930s

Background imagePrimitive Collection: A Hut in the Forest, Cape Horn, Southern Chile

A Hut in the Forest, Cape Horn, Southern Chile. 1887



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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.