Tribespeople Collection

Pawnee Camp; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Pawnee Camp; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Dances of the Malinke Tribe; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Dances of the Malinke Tribe; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Patagonian encampment; Patagonia and the Patagonians, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Patagonian encampment; Patagonia and the Patagonians, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Sioux village near Fort Laramie; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Sioux village near Fort Laramie; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. Creator: A Goering
Embarkation of Guajiros; A Visit to the Guajiro Indians of Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Indians of the River Pachitea; The Navigation of the Upper Amazons, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Indians of the River Pachitea; The Navigation of the Upper Amazons, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A calm on the Ucayali; The Navigation of the Upper Amazons, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A calm on the Ucayali; The Navigation of the Upper Amazons, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Pahouin Warriors; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown
Pahouin Warriors; The Gaboon. 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

First Steamboat on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. Creator: Unknown
First Steamboat on the Orinoco; A Journey up the Orinoco, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Bakalai women and children; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown
Bakalai women and children; The Gaboon. 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

The chief Kringer, and his family; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown
The chief Kringer, and his family; The Gaboon. 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

King Denis of the Gaboon, and his principal wife; The Gaboon. 1875. Creator: Unknown
King Denis of the Gaboon, and his principal wife; The Gaboon. 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Nocturnal "Pilou-Pilou" - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A Nocturnal "Pilou-Pilou" - New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Indians of the Gran Chaco; A visit to Paraguay during the war, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Indians of the Gran Chaco; A visit to Paraguay during the war, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Group of Natives of New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Group of Natives of New Caledonia; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

New Caledonian Fruit-sellers; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
New Caledonian Fruit-sellers; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Group of Kanaks; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Group of Kanaks; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

House of a Native Chief, near Kanala; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
House of a Native Chief, near Kanala; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Fording the Bakhoy; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Fording the Bakhoy; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Types de Souahelis; Afrique Australe, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Types de Souahelis; Afrique Australe, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Indigenes des environs d'Apia (iles Samoa); Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Indigenes des environs d'Apia (iles Samoa); Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Indigenes de la peninsule de la GazelleLes Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Indigenes de la peninsule de la Gazelle Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Her Horse Kills, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Her Horse Kills, 1908. Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of Her Horse Kills, braided hair, wearing traditional clothing, beaded earrings and necklace, seated facing front

Aims Back, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Aims Back, 1910. Photograph shows Aims Back with woman, both in traditional dress, standing outside of tipi

Young Hairy Wolf, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Young Hairy Wolf, 1908. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Young Hairy Wolf, wearing fur headdress, traditional clothing, and shell necklace, seated, facing front

Young Hairy Wolf-Apsaroke, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Young Hairy Wolf-Apsaroke, c1905. Young Hairy Wolf, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Yellow Kidney, Piegan, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yellow Kidney, Piegan, c1910. Yellow Kidney, Piegan man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing a fur headdress

Richard Wallace, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Richard Wallace, 1908. Photograph shows three-quarter length portrait of Richard Wallace, wearing western clothing and "Judge" ribbon, seated facing front

Mike Shortman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mike Shortman, c1910. Piegan man, half-length portrait, facing right

Pretty Paint, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pretty Paint, c1905. Pretty Paint, Crow man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right

John Wallace, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
John Wallace, 1908. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of John Wallace, wearing traditional clothing, seated, facing front

Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front... c1910
Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, with braids, beaded buckskin shirt and leggings, beads with ermine tail trim, c1910

Reuben Black Boy, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Reuben Black Boy, c1910. Reuben Black Boy, half-length portrait, facing front

Day dreams, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day dreams, 1905. Photograph shows Chief Plenty Coups squatting on rock near pond, fingers interlaced, meditating

Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple... c1908
Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple braids, beaded buckskin shirt, shell beads around neck, c1908

The wife of Plenty Coups, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The wife of Plenty Coups, 1908. Photograph shows Plenty Coups's wife, wearing traditonal dress, standing againt rock

Wolf, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wolf, c1908. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man

Crow chief, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Crow chief, 1910. Photograph shows full-length portrait of The Grizzly Bear, with braided hair, wearing traidtional clothing and several necklaces, standing, holding bow, facing front

Victory, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Victory, 1908. Photograph shows several Crow Indians, including Plenty Coups, Wet, Bull Don't Fall Down, and Spotted Jack Rabbit wearing traditional clothing

Overlooking the Little Horn, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Overlooking the Little Horn, 1908. Photograph shows five Crow Indians, Wolf, Fish Shows (wearing headdress), Which Way, Lone Tree, and Two Whistles on horseback carrying staffs

The Crow Likes Water, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Crow Likes Water, 1905. Photograph shows The Crow Likes Water, head-and-shoulders portrait, profile facing left

Plain Owl, 1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Plain Owl, 1908. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Plain Owl, wearing headdress, traditional clothing, and beaded gauntlets, holding staff, seated, facing front

Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tearing Lodge and wife(?), c1910. Piegan man and woman, possibly husband and wife, three-quarter length portrait, facing front

Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather... c1908
Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather, beaded buckskin shirt, holding pipe in left hand, c1908

Apsaroke War Group, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Apsaroke War Group, c1905. Print shows three Crow Indians, Uphaw, Which Way, and Packs The Hat, on horseback

The Outlook, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Outlook, c1905. Packs The Hat and Which Way, two Crow Indians on horseback, Montana

Wild Gun, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wild Gun, c1910. Three-quarter length portrait of Piegan family

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In the vast expanse of Nevada in 1871, a group of Pah-Ute Indians stand united, their rich heritage and traditions etched into their very being. Captured by the talented lens of Tim O'Sullivan, this captivating photograph transports us to a time when tribespeople roamed freely across untouched lands. Centuries earlier, an oil painting tells a somber tale as we witness the death of Cook during his explorations between 1781-83. The canvas captures the collision of cultures as tribespeople encounter European settlers for the first time, forever altering their way of life. Moving eastward to witness another tribe's existence, an engraving unveils the humble hut belonging to a Kalmuc of Eminence. This glimpse into their daily lives reminds us that even amidst simplicity, great wisdom can be found. Traveling further south brings us face-to-face with Korah Hottentots on the move along Cape Town's rugged terrain. As depicted in Volume II Plate 55 from "Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, " these resilient tribespeople navigate through adversity with grace and determination. Continuing our journey along Africa's southeastern coast reveals another vibrant nation - Cafre people - captured beautifully in Plate 64. Their colorful attire and proud stance reflect a culture steeped in history and resilience against colonial forces. Shifting our focus from humans to nature's wonders, we encounter a majestic leopard immortalized in Allen & Ginter Cigarettes' Quadrupeds series from 1890. This stunning representation serves as a reminder that tribespeople coexist harmoniously with wildlife while respecting its power. Venturing across continents takes us to Brazil circa 1650 where Frans Post paints an enchanting landscape teeming with life. Amidst lush greenery and flowing rivers lie hidden tribes whose connection to nature is inseparable from their identity. A village scene unfolds before our eyes as we are transported to New Guinea in the 1930s.