American Indian Collection (page 58)

The Prince of Wales in Native American dress, Canada, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII was invested with the title of Chief Morning Star by the Stony Creek indians

Jacques Cartier takes possession of the Bay of Gaspe, Canada, 1534 (1900). Artist: L Geisleh
Jacques Cartier takes possession of the Bay of Gaspe, Canada, 1534 (1900). Jacques Cartier was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St Lawrence

Beginning of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25 June 1876, (c1900). Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
Beginning of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Montana, USA, 25 June 1876, (c1900). Also known as Custers last stand. The Plains Indians defeated the US 7th Cavalry under General Custer

Natives of Chiloe, Patagonia, using a breast plough, 1839. From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle (Vol I) by Philip Parker King. (London, 1839)

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1833 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

The Fuegian, York Minster, in 1832 (1839). York Minster was adopted by the expedition of the Beagle commanded by Robert Fitzroy and dressed in European clothes

Fuegians going to trade with the Patagonians, 1839. The Fuegians would trade their captives and their own children with the Patagonians for dogs, horses, guanoco meat, and various other commodities

Patagonians in a toldo or skin tent, 1830 (1839). On the right is the tomb of a child who has recently died and facing it are the stuffed skins of two horses which have been sacrificed

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by Fitzroys expedition, in 1834 (1839). During 1833 when Jemmy was living with the expedition, he was dressed in European clothes and his hair was cut short

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the Fitzroy expedition, as he appeared in 1833 (1839). In 1834, after his return to his tribe, all trace of European influence disappeared

A Patagonian, c1831 (1839). From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol.I, by William Parker King (London, 1839)

North American Indian Salish Basket. The Salish peoples are an ethno-linguistic group of the Pacific Northwest

Funeral effigies for Wikaruk ceremony, Diegueno tribe, Southern California. North American Indian. Diegueno, also called San Diegueno

Hunting Magic, Design on pottery vessel, Zuni tribe, Pueblo Indian. Note the line to read the hunters arrow to the buffalos heart. British Museum, London

North American Indian decorated skin, showing a horse and rider, from the Arapaho tribe

Archaic North American Indian spear point from Tennesssee, Hamilton County, USA

Detail of a war shield showing North American Indians in battle
North American Indian artifiact which is a detail of a war shield showing indians in battle. It belongs to the Plains Sioux in Dakota

Depiction of the Grass Dance, drawn by Turning Bear, a Brule Sioux Chief of the Dakota Indians

Blackfoot Native American tepee lining, showing a buffalo hunt

Native American Penobscot cradle-board

Native American male pottery figure, 9th-15th century
Native American male pottery figure from the Spiro Mound, Oklahoma, USA. It is part of the Missisipi Valley Culture, 9th-15th century

Dakota Native American War Shield
Dakota War Shield, showing Native Americans surrounded by US Cavalry

Dakota Native American mans vest, 19th century
Dakota Native American mans vest. The small beads came from Venice, and replaced quills, 19th century

Pueblo pot with a bird design
Zuni tribe Pueblo pot with a bird design

Blackfoot Native American tepee lining showing an attack on a camp

Native American Memomini Dolls, for keeping husband and wife faithfull to one another

South Native American boiled head

Winebago medicine bundles
Winebago Native American medicine bundles that belonged to a medicine man

Native American Deguero funerary effigies (from south California), used as part of the Wikurak ceremony

Native American gold condor from Columbia, pre Columbian period, from the British Museums collection

Haida tribe Native American figure of a medicine man
Haida tribe Native North American wooden figure of a shaman prepared for burial. The inscription says: This man was lost in the woods. He fell and broke both legs and was found as represented here

Native American copper mask representing a killer whale, 19th century
Pacific North-Western Native American mask representing a killer whale, made from scrap copper, from the British Museums collection, 19th century

Sound Native American maternal statuette, from British Columbia, from the British Museums collection

Head of Haida Native American Ancestor-figure, from the pacific north-west coast of America, from the British Museums collection

Mask representing a god, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century
Aztec Turquoise Mosaic Mask.Mask representing a god, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, early 16th century. A turquoise and shell mask usually thought to represent the god Quetzalcoatl

Zuni tribe water vessel in the form of an owl
Zuni Native American tribe water vessel in the form of an owl, a bird prominent in Zuni mythology

Detail of Zuni tribe Native American hunting magic on pottery. Note the line to lead the hunters arrow to the buffalos heart

Kwakiutl tribe Native American grave marker in the shape of a man. From the Horniman Museum

Native American dance apron showing a fantastic totemic beaver-creature, from British Colombia. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Tlingit Native American blanket
A Tlingit tribe Native American blanket belonging to a chief, showing a totemic bear design. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Native American ritual club
A pacific north-west coast Native American ritual club with a bears head, made from elk antler. It was used as a slave killer at potlach festivals. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, 19th century
Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, carved from Argillite, showing the legend of the Fisherman and his Wife. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 19th century

Nootka Tribe Native American whalebone club, carved with an eagles head handle. From the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Detail of Native American totem pole from Bella Bella on the pacific north-west coast, now in the Horniman Museum in London

Native American carved wooden figure, from the Museum of Mankind in London

Native American carved wooden figure of a man, 19th century
Native American carved wooden figure of a man, from the pacific north-west coast of America, from the Museum of Mankind in London, 19th century

Nootka Sound Native American figure of a man wearing a bears skin, symbolising the concept of interchangability of human and bear, in a shamanistic/totemic setting

Native American dance mask, from the pacific north-west coast of America. Now in the Museum of Mankind in London

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