Traditional Costume Collection

Maori girls rubbing noses, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Kakkyo (Chinese: Guo Ju), from the series "Fashionable Japanese Versions of
Kakkyo (Chinese: Guo Ju), from the series " Fashionable Japanese Versions of the Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Furyu Yamato nijushiko)", c. 1770/72

Circle Dance, 1910. Creator: Stuck, Franz, Ritter von (1863-1928)
Circle Dance, 1910. Found in the Collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

The Kitchen-God, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Kitchen-God, 1922. The Kitchen God is the most important of Chinese domestic gods who protect the hearth and family, recognised in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Taoism

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Door-God - Military, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Door-God - Military, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies

Two Hindu Women in Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop with Palm Trees, 1860s-70s

Zulu warriors, Southern Africa, c1875. Group portrait of Zulu warriors outside a thatched hut

The Cock of the North: George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, c1812. Artist: George Sanders
The Cock of the North: George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, c1812. From The Connoisseur Volume 103. [Otto Limited, London, 1939]

Neeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Artist: Nico Jungmann
Neeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 59 (London, 15th February 1898)

May, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg
May, 1412-1416. Lords and ladies, mounted, progressing along a road by woods, preceded by trumpeters. They are taking part in a procession to celebrate the joli mois de mai

The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies at thresholds

Fortune-telling, 1884. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)
Fortune-telling, 1884. Found in the collection of the Russian Cultural Foundation

Prince and Princess Ito of Japan and their family, 1909. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Prince and Princess Ito of Japan and their family, 1909. Ito Hirobumi (1841-1909) was educated in Japan and Britain. He served as prime minister four times between 1885 and 1901

Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]), c. 1766 / 67
Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]), c. 1766/67

To Strange Music Glittering Little Figures Like These Dance in Temples and Palaces in Siam, c1930s. From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa

Petrushka, 1882. Found in the collection of State A. Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov

Advertisement for tourism at Chambery, France, c1920s

At the Festival, 1911. Artist: Joza Uprka
At the Festival, 1911. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

Eve-of-the-Wedding Party, 1889. Artist: Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin
Eve-of-the-Wedding Party, 1889. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

The Japanese Garden, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
The Japanese Garden, c1900-1944. Max Jacob, French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Born in Quimper, Brittany, France

The dancer. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Tsianina, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone (1882-1985), a singer and performer of Creek and Cherokee ancestry.

Rolling Stone, Tomb of Kings, Jerusalem, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Rolling Stone, Tomb of Kings, Jerusalem, between c1915 and c1920.

''The Offering'', by F. Wyburd, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
''The Offering'', by F. Wyburd, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Mrs. Ratan Lata, standing, c1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Ratan Lata, standing, c1910.

Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mildred Tillotson, 1916. Shows Mildred Tillotson holding a doll at a Russian Bazaar held at the 71st Regiment Armory, New York City on Dec. 7-9, 1916.

An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Creator: Unknown
An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant Edward C. Hall

"Miguel el Musrab, Sheikh of the Anazeh Tribe", by Carl Haag…, Water-colour Society, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Miguel el Musrab, Sheikh of the Anazeh Tribe", by Carl Haag, in the Winter Exhibition of the Water-colour Society, 1862

Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Indians of Peru and Bolivia, South America, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. C. L. Rowsell of Valparaiso, of indigenous people belonging to '...the half-civilised part of the native South

Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. H.A.C. Van Der Flier, Apr 1918. Mrs. Hendrika A. C. Van Der Flier of Holland, participating in a bazaar to raise funds for Belgian orphans during World War I, at the Waldorf Astoria

Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Hendrika Van Der Flier [in Dutch costume], between 1915 and 1918. Hendrika Van Der Flier of Holland, wearing a Dutch costume

The hairdresser and the shoe repairer in Vienna. (Vienna scenes and popular pastimes), 1804-1812. Private Collection

The woodcutter, the wood merchant and the merchant's daughter in Vienna. (Vienna..., 1804-1812)
The woodcutter, the wood merchant and the merchant's daughter in Vienna. (Vienna scenes and popular pastimes), 1804-1812. Private Collection

The end of the year, from the episode "The Farmer's Festival or The Twelve Months", 1546-1547. Private Collection

The farmers behind the hedge, from the episode "The Farmers' Festival or The Twelve..., 1546-1547
The farmers behind the hedge, from the episode "The Farmers' Festival or The Twelve Months", 1546-1547. Private Collection

Lezginka dance near Tbilisi, 1861. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
Lezginka dance near Tbilisi, 1861. Private Collection

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

Gingerbread merchant. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Ink Dealer. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Creator: Vernet, Carle (1758-1836)
Ink Dealer. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Umbrella seller. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Potato seller. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Basket seller. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Dog groomer. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Creator: Vernet, Carle (1758-1836)
Dog groomer. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Kernels seller. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Herbal tea seller. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Flower girl. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Creator: Vernet, Carle (1758-1836)
Flower girl. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

Barometer dealer. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

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