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Chief Collection (page 11)

Background imageChief Collection: Meeting of the Thing (Icelands Democratic Parliament) in AD1000

Meeting of the Thing (Icelands Democratic Parliament) in AD1000. Woodcarving showing meeting of Vikings at the annual Althing making, decision to embrace Christianity and on right

Background imageChief Collection: Protective Maori amulet, 19th century

Protective Maori amulet, 19th century
A protective jade Tiki pendant, worn as an amulet at the throat of a Maori chief, now at the Horniman Museum in London, 19th century

Background imageChief Collection: Detail of a horseman from the helmet of a Thraco-Getic chief

Detail of a horseman from the helmet of a Thraco-Getic chief in partially gilded silver, from the Agighiol treasure discovered in Romania, part of a ceremonial suit of armour

Background imageChief Collection: Model boat containing a chiefs skull from the Solomon Isles

Model boat containing a chiefs skull from the Solomon Isles
Model boat containing a chiefs skull, found near a cairn in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

Background imageChief Collection: Detail of Trajans column, showing surrender to the Romans, 2nd century

Detail of Trajans column, showing surrender to the Romans, 2nd century
Detail of Trajans (18 September 53- 9 August 117) column, showing Dacian chiefs surrendering to the Romans, 2nd century

Background imageChief Collection: Head of Sekhemka, chief of the scribes of the fields, 25th century BC

Head of Sekhemka, chief of the scribes of the fields, 25th century BC
Head of an Egyptian statuette of Sekhemka, chief of the scribes of the fields, from the Louvres collection, 25th century BC

Background imageChief Collection: Protective Maori Tiki amulet, 19th century

Protective Maori Tiki amulet, 19th century
Protective Tiki amulet of jade, worn at the neck by a Maori chief. Now in the Horniman Museum in London, 19th century

Background imageChief Collection: Tlingit Native American blanket

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

Background imageChief Collection: Celtic chief helps Christian priest to set up a staff, Clonmacnoise, Ireland

Celtic chief helps Christian priest to set up a staff, Clonmacnoise, Ireland

Background imageChief Collection: Two Celtic warrior chiefs, Clonmacnoise, Ireland

Two Celtic warrior chiefs, Clonmacnoise, Ireland

Background imageChief Collection: The dwarf Seneb with his wife and two children, Giza, 5th Dynasty

The dwarf Seneb with his wife and two children, Giza, 5th Dynasty. It is from a tomb in Giza and is now part of the Egyptian Museum collection in Cairo

Background imageChief Collection: Grave of a Zulu chief, 1888

Grave of a Zulu chief, 1888. The body is in a sitting position in a stone-lined underground chamber. From History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel. (Leipzig, 1888)

Background imageChief Collection: Sewessissing, Chief of the Iowa Indians (North American Plains Indians), 1837

Sewessissing, Chief of the Iowa Indians (North American Plains Indians), 1837. From The Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier. (London, 1837)

Background imageChief Collection: Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1520

Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1520. The bodies of Montezuma (1466-1520) and one of his chiefs thrown into a canal after their murder by Spanish conquistadors under Cortes

Background imageChief Collection: Bronze plaque of a warrior chief of the Bini tribe, Benin, Nigeria

Bronze plaque of a warrior chief of the Bini tribe, Benin, Nigeria. From the British Museum

Background imageChief Collection: Battle between Nuno de Guzman and inhabitants of Michuacan, Mexico, 16th century

Battle between Nuno de Guzman and inhabitants of Michuacan, Mexico, 16th century. De Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies attacking Michuacan

Background imageChief Collection: Chief, Hawaii, 19th century. Artist: Ellis

Chief, Hawaii, 19th century. Artist: Ellis
Chief, Hawaii, 19th century

Background imageChief Collection: Tecumseh (c1768-1813), Native American chief of the Shawnees

Tecumseh (c1768-1813), Native American chief of the Shawnees. Tecumseh led an uprising against the whites, which was crushed in 1811

Background imageChief Collection: Chief of the Florida Indians consulting a magician (shaman) before going into battle, c1780

Chief of the Florida Indians consulting a magician (shaman) before going into battle, c1780. From A New and Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels by John Hamilton Moore

Background imageChief Collection: Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tungit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians

Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tungit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians
Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tlingit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians. Totemism is a system of belief in which humans are said to have kinship or a mystical relationship with a

Background imageChief Collection: Cree North American Indian outside tepee, c1885-1890

Cree North American Indian outside tepee, c1885-1890
Cree North American Indian squaw with her papoose on her back, standing outside her tepee with an older child and two dogs, c1885-90

Background imageChief Collection: Black Foot outside his tent, North American Indian, c1885-90

Black Foot outside his tent, North American Indian, c1885-90

Background imageChief Collection: Chief Sitting Bull, American Indian, 19th century

Chief Sitting Bull, American Indian, 19th century
Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotake) 1834-90, American Indian. Chief of the Dakota Sioux. Wood engraving

Background imageChief Collection: Chief Crow Flies High, c1885-90

Chief Crow Flies High, c1885-90. North American Indian chief. Photograph

Background imageChief Collection: Little Head, North American Indian chief, c1885-90

Little Head, North American Indian chief, c1885-90. Photograph

Background imageChief Collection: Yellow Dog, North American Indian, c1885-90

Yellow Dog, North American Indian, c1885-90. Photograph taken c1885-90

Background imageChief Collection: Miguel, Chief of the YUMA Indians, c1885

Miguel, Chief of the YUMA Indians, c1885
Miguel, Chief of the YUMA Indians, 1885. Photograph



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