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The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry. The Duk Duk is a secret society of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New
Fortune telling with wreaths on Trinity Day in Ukraine, 1860. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)Fortune telling with wreaths on Trinity Day in Ukraine, 1860. Private Collection
Procession at the Feast of Corpus Christi in Rome, 1847. Creator: Egron Sellif LundgrenProcession at the Feast of Corpus Christi in Rome, 1847
Commemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875. Creator: AnonCommemoration Thangka for Bhimaratha Rite, between c1850 and c1875
Australian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. Creator: Philip A. EagleAustralian corobboree at Coollaminga; A ride across the frontier of Victoria, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]
The Atonement (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August MalmströmThe Atonement (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s
St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: UnknownSt. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899
Unveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort... c1907. Creator: UnknownUnveiling tablet commemorating first settelment [sic] of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Mass. c1907. Tablet Rock
Glee club singing in the stadium, Harvard University class day exercises, c1906. Creator: UnknownGlee club singing in the stadium, Harvard University class day exercises, c1906
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheTravel views of Japan and Korea, 1908
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheTravel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Note: Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, World Heritage Site
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheTravel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Possibly Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Crane dance of the Ainu women, 1908. Creator: Arnold GentheCrane dance of the Ainu women, 1908
Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercédant près de Jésus pour les... c.1869-1871Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Gervais : La Vierge intercedant pres de Jesus pour les pecheurs. Le Jugement dernier et Jesus intercedant. La bonne mort
Radogost the God, 1913. Creator: Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927)Radogost the God, 1913. Private Collection
Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisWater rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, c1927. Three Cheyenne dancers in ceremonial dress, bend towards water
Flute ceremony at Tureva Spring, Middle Mesa, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisFlute ceremony at Tureva Spring, Middle Mesa, c1905. Hopi Indians gathered at oasis, some seated at water, others standing in background
For strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisFor strength and visions-Apsaroke, c1908. Photograph shows an Apsaroke man, leaning back slightly, with strips of leather attached to his chest and tethered to a pole secured by rocks
Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisMask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus
Lodge of the Horn Society [B]-Blood, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisLodge of the Horn Society [B]-Blood, c1927. Tepee, Alberta, Canada
Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisDancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon
Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisHamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front
The drying mummy, 1910, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe drying mummy, 1910, c1910. Kwakiutl man inside board structure, curing mummy over smoke and coals of fire
Oraibi snake dance, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisOraibi snake dance, 1904, c1905. Hopi Indians, Arizona, in snake ceremony, with pueblo and onlookers in background
Arrival of a Minister of War in Aleksandrovsk Post in 1903, 1903. Creator: Ivan Nikolaevich KrasnovArrival of a Minister of War in Aleksandrovsk Post in 1903, 1903. Sakhalin Island was used by imperial Russia as a penal colony and place of exile for criminals and political prisoners
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796. Creator: Henry FuseliThe Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches, 1796
Semik (the seventh Thursday after Easter) in Ukraine, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the Collection of Museum of History and Art, Yegoryevsk
Atsina crazy dance-[A dancer kisses the grandfather], c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisAtsina crazy dance-[A dancer kisses the grandfather], c1908
Yeibichai initiation outdoors, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisYeibichai initiation outdoors, 1904, c1905. Group of Indians, most on horseback, watching initiation of young Indian man
An incident of the Winter Dance-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisAn incident of the Winter Dance-Nakoaktok, c1914. Kwakiutl people, some bowing before totem poles in background, others seated facing front as part of the nunhlim ceremony
Masked dancer-Cowichan, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisMasked dancer-Cowichan, c1913. Dancer wearing oversize mask, three rings of feathers in front of clothing, holding a rattle
The Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisThe Oath-Apsaroke, c1908. Three Apsaroke men gazing skyward, two holding rifles, one with object skewered on arrow pointed skyward, bison skull at their feet
Feast march ceremony, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisFeast march ceremony, c1905. Several shirtless Apache men, standing with back to camera, wearing feathered headbands, and with body paintings
Incense-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisIncense-Atsina, c1908. Four Atsina men, each wrapped in a blanket, seated on ground, one with arm and fist raised skyward, one holding a wing
Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisNuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools
Snake dancers entering the plaza, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff CurtisSnake dancers entering the plaza, c1905. Spectators gathered on hillside and rooftop, snake dancers below
