Ethnography Collection (page 38)

Samoiede, 1848. An inhabitant of northern Siberia. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Kamtschadale, 1848. A native of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition)

Feodor Ivanovitsch - A Kalmuk, 1848. Kalmyks (also spelled Kalmucks, Kalmuks, or Kalmyki) are a West Mongolian people. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard

Modern Ottoman, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Native of the Papua Islands, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Head of a Woman of the Cafusos, 1848. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
Head of a Woman of the Cafusos, 1848. Cafuso is a derogatory term which meant the offspring of an African and an Indian, or a very dark-skinned, nearly black mulatto, (person of mixed race)

A Woman of the Tuda Race, 1848. A woman from Nilgiri, southern India. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)

Young Hova women, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this

Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec / Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century
Detail of a turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, Aztec/Mixtec, Mexico, 15th-16th century. It is carved in wood and covered with turquoise mosaic

Aztec Turquoise and Lignite mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, 15th - 16th century
Aztec mask believed to represent Tezcatlipoca, modelled on a skull with the back cut away and lined with leather, 15th to 16th century. The jaw is hinged. From the British Museum

Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century
Brass plaque depicting the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century. Benin society was highly structured with a King (Oba)

Comparison of Germanic and African skulls, early 19th century. 1: Germanic skull with all the marks of a European head. 2: African skull

Five types of the human race, late 19th century. Based on his analysis of human skulls, German physiologist and anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840)

Sacrifice d un Agneau noir, le jour de la grande Fete du Soleil, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
Sacrifice d un Agneau noir, le jour de la grande Fete du Soleil, 1723. Sacrifice of a black sheep, on the day of the great Festival of the Sun

On Coupe les Cheveux, et on donne un Nom aux Fils de L Yncas, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
On Coupe les Cheveux, et on donne un Nom aux Fils de L Yncas, 1723. The hair is cut and a name is given to the son of the Incas. Naming ritual in Peru

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