depictions of natives in european works

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Paul Gauguin 138 -  The Yorck Project Masterpieces of Painting

Paul Gauguin 138 - The Yorck Project Masterpieces of Painting

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'A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet' (unknown artist, c. 1830)

'A Man of the Sandwich Islands with His Helmet' (unknown artist, c. 18...

A colored portrait based on the Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific by John Webber. The actual spelling is Kanaina, and he was one of the two chiefs along with Palea (Pare... More

1500, Mexican. - 075 - Costumes of All Nations (1882)

1500, Mexican. - 075 - Costumes of All Nations (1882)

1500, Mexican Public domain image of 16th-century costume, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago

'Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha', by Jacques Arago

Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehamehalabel QS:Len,"Full Warrior Costume of the Officers of Kamehameha"

Tupinamba Indians observed by Hans Staden during his voyage to Brazil (1552)

Tupinamba Indians observed by Hans Staden during his voyage to Brazil ...

Tupinamba Indians observed by Hans Staden during his voyage to Brazil (1552). From 'Newe Welt und Americanische Historien' by Johann Ludwig Gottfried, published by Mattaeus Merian, Frankfurt, 1631. Hand colour... More

Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo? 1892, oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm

Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo? 1892, oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm

Paul Gauguin 1848 – 1903 was a French Post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for his paintings from his time in Tahiti, where he lived for several years. He was heavily influenced by the art of Japan and A... More

Detalhe da gravura Cerco a Igarassu, de Theodor de Bry - Olinda (1549)

Detalhe da gravura Cerco a Igarassu, de Theodor de Bry - Olinda (1549)

Português: Pormenor da gravura de Theodore de Bry representando os “cercos de Igarassu” em Pernambuco no ano de 1549: Olinda. Reproduzida da edição original de 1557 em Marburgo, Alemanha, do livro de Hans Stad... More

A lancer of Tigre - A black and white photo of a man with a sword and shield

A lancer of Tigre - A black and white photo of a man with a sword and ...

A lancer of Tigre Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A Native of Otaheite - Public domain portrait engraving

A Native of Otaheite - Public domain portrait engraving

This is an image of a print entitled "A Native of Otaheite, in the Dress of his Country." by Sydney Parkinson.

A nobleman of Tigre - A man with a snake in his hand
A Rhahan or Buddhist Priest

A Rhahan or Buddhist Priest

A Rhahan or Priest.

African mounted soldier, c.1820

African mounted soldier, c.1820

African mounted soldier, c.1820 coloured aquatint Publication/Creation: c.1820 Creators and Contributors: Hutton, W., fl. c.1821 (artist) Clark, I., fl. c.1824 (artist) Description: Physical D... More

An account of an embassy to the kingdom of Ava 00513-s

An account of an embassy to the kingdom of Ava 00513-s

A Man & a Woman of the Tribe of Mountaineers, called Kayn.

Brazil 16thc tupinamba - Public domain portrait drawing

Brazil 16thc tupinamba - Public domain portrait drawing

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Wundauk and wife in ceremonial dress

Wundauk and wife in ceremonial dress

A Wundauk (Woondock) and his Wife, in their dress of ceremony.မြန်မာဘာသာ: သိုရင်းအင်္ကျီဝတ်ကြနေသည့် ဝန်ထောက်နှင့် ဇနီ

A Chinese Mandarin - Public domain scenic painting

A Chinese Mandarin - Public domain scenic painting

r. C. D. Rotch, of Wimbledon, London, was a collector with a particular interest in furniture. Like other furniture collectors of the early 20th century he was influenced by the furniture connoisseur and deale... More

Café maure à Alger

Café maure à Alger

Français : Peinture orientaliste Public domain photograph of 19th-century French painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bell - Our Zoola Guard of Honour (1835)

Bell - Our Zoola Guard of Honour (1835)

Motzetze (given name, Motšetše) Machaka (given name) Amadoda (Matabele warriors of senior status and veterans of society) Afrikaans: Ndebele-, oftewel Matabele-krygers deur die kunstenaar, Charles Bell. Hy het... More

A Hura, or Native Dance, performed in presence of the Governor at Kairua, sketch by William Ellis

A Hura, or Native Dance, performed in presence of the Governor at Kair...

A Hura, or Native Dance, performed in presence of the Governor at Kairua. Engraved by J. McGhay after a sketch by William Ellis. Illustration from Missionary William Ellis' journal, from Ellis' tour through Ha... More

Caricature, Baartman, public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Baartman, public domain cartoon image

Illustration of Saartje Baartman Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles Bell - Zoeloe-aanval op 'n Boerelaer - 1838

Charles Bell - Zoeloe-aanval op 'n Boerelaer - 1838

Afrikaans: Voorstelling van 'n Zoeloe-aanval op 'n Boerelaer in Februarie 1838.English: Depiction of a Zulu attack on a Boer camp in February 1838. The Weenen Massacre was the massacre of Voortrekkers by the ... More

Gauguin - Die Gesandten der Oro
Ghilzai nomad women of Afghanistan in 1839-42

Ghilzai nomad women of Afghanistan in 1839-42

Ghiljie women in the lower orders This lithograph is taken from plate 6 of 'Afghaunistan' by Lieutenant James Rattray. This sketch was made on one of Rattray's journeys from Kabul to Kandahar with an Afghan es... More

Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?) 1892, oil on canvas, 101 x 77 cm

Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo? (When Will You Marry?) 1892, oil on ca...

Paul Gauguin 1848 – 1903 was a French Post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for his paintings from his time in Tahiti, where he lived for several years. He was heavily influenced by the art of Japan and A... More

Albert Eckhout painting - Public domain scenic painting

Albert Eckhout painting - Public domain scenic painting

Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cerco a Igarassu, gravura de Theodor de Bry - Staden, Duas Viagens ao Brasil, 1557

Cerco a Igarassu, gravura de Theodor de Bry - Staden, Duas Viagens ao ...

Português: Gravura de Theodore de Bry representando os “cercos de Igarassu” em Pernambuco no ano de 1549. Reproduzida da edição original de 1557 em Marburgo, Alemanha, do livro de Hans Staden, Duas Viagens ao Brasil.

Debret 2 - A painting of a man on a horse holding a spear

Debret 2 - A painting of a man on a horse holding a spear

A native American chief (tribe of Charrúa). Peter Mitchell writes: Living in Uruguay and Brazil's southernmost Rio Grande do Sul, Charrúa acquired horses from the late 1500s.

Augustus Earle - EarleWarSpeech

Augustus Earle - EarleWarSpeech

'War Speech', by Augustus Earle, depicting an event of 1827-1828. A Māori chief standing in a beached canoe, addressing a crowd of warriors, mostly seated, with a few standing. Two other long canoes are on the ... More

Grand Lama (Description de l'Univers, II, pl. 9)
Louis Choris, Habitans des iles Sandwich (c. 1816, published 1822)

Louis Choris, Habitans des iles Sandwich (c. 1816, published 1822)

A depiction of two male inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands (now known as the Hawaiian Islands).

Mulher Africana - A painting of a man holding a basket of fruit

Mulher Africana - A painting of a man holding a basket of fruit

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Central America History, Aztec, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Pre-Columbus America free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific

Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Paci...

"Portrait of Kaneena, a chief of the Sandwich Islands in the North Pacific" by John Webber. The accurate orthography is Kanaʻina. He was one of the two chiefs along with Palea (Pareea) who were the first to gr... More

Samuel Daniell03 - A painting of a village with a thatched roof

Samuel Daniell03 - A painting of a village with a thatched roof

"A Boosh-wannah Hut" = "A Bechuana hut" - Samuel Daniell was appointed artist for a British expedition into the Cape interior in 1801. He sketched animals from life in their natural habitats, and was praise... More

Tatars in XVII - Public domain scenic engraving

Tatars in XVII - Public domain scenic engraving

Tatars of XVII c. Engraving from Jan Struys's book published in Amsterdam, 1681

Theodor de Bry - Canibais - Public domain scan / engraving

Theodor de Bry - Canibais - Public domain scan / engraving

Português: Theodor de Bry: Canibais, século XVI. Public domain photograph of 16th-century engraving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Baines - Matebele warrior in dancing dress

Thomas Baines - Matebele warrior in dancing dress

Public domain image of painting, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Tibboo of Gatrone - A group of men standing next to each other
Tuaricks of Ghraat - A painting of two men in traditional clothing
A Gonoqua Hottentot - Public domain portrait drawing

A Gonoqua Hottentot - Public domain portrait drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions

A Topas or Mardick with his wife

A Topas or Mardick with his wife

Deutsch: Ein Topasse oder Mardick mit seiner Frau, Mitte des 17. Jhr., von den Reisen Johannes Nieuhofs 1653 bis 1670 nach Südostasiens

Gardiner - Dingane se dansmeisies (1836)

Gardiner - Dingane se dansmeisies (1836)

Dingane's dance girls in exotic dress, by Captain Allen Francis Gardiner. The woman on the left is of high standing and she walks in front of the king.

Owen - Zoeloekryger - Drawing. Public domain image.

Owen - Zoeloekryger - Drawing. Public domain image.

One of the first depictions of a Zulu warrior, by Captain Willam Owen, who explored the Eastcoast during Shaka's rule. Afrikaans: Een van die vroegste afbeeldings van 'n Zoeloekryger. Deur Kaptein William Owe... More

Persian with a cane - Egypt

Persian with a cane - Egypt

A lithograph depicting a Persian man Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rytter fra Bagirmi - A drawing of a man on a horse with a spear

Rytter fra Bagirmi - A drawing of a man on a horse with a spear

Rytter fra Bagirmi. From Afrika; dets opdagelse, erobring og kolonisation. Populaert frematillet (published 1901).

Villadi Vadyam 1883 - A group of people sitting on the ground with instruments

Villadi Vadyam 1883 - A group of people sitting on the ground with ins...

Musical bow villadi vadyam, South India Public domain photograph of ethnic groups in India, ethnography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Découverte de la Terre 002 - Public domain map

Découverte de la Terre 002 - Public domain map

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

Découverte de la Terre 028 - Public domain book illustration

Découverte de la Terre 028 - Public domain book illustration

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

Découverte de la Terre 047 - Public domain map

Découverte de la Terre 047 - Public domain map

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

Découverte de la Terre 080 - Public domain map

Découverte de la Terre 080 - Public domain map

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

Découverte de la Terre 096 - Public domain map

Découverte de la Terre 096 - Public domain map

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

Découverte de la Terre 106 - Public domain book illustration

Découverte de la Terre 106 - Public domain book illustration

An illustration from Jules Verne's essay "Découverte de la terre" ("Discovery the Earth") drawn by Léon Benett or Paul Philippoteaux; or a fac-similé or a map by Dubail & Matthis. Polski: Ilustracja książki J... More

A drawing from Athanasius Kircher's "China Illustrata", 1677 (1)

A drawing from Athanasius Kircher's "China Illustrata", 1677 (1)

Left. Dress of noble women of the Tanguth Kingdom. Center. Dress of women near Cuthi, the capital of the kingdom of Necbal. Right. Dress of the Kingdom of Necbal.

A drawing from Athanasius Kircher's "China Illustrata", 1677 (2)

A drawing from Athanasius Kircher's "China Illustrata", 1677 (2)

Left and Center. Dress of the Kingdom of Necbal. Right. A Northern Tartar.

Eckhout, Albert - Mulher Africana

Eckhout, Albert - Mulher Africana

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A labourer of agame - Public domain portrait painting

A labourer of agame - Public domain portrait painting

A labourer of Agame Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Warrior, Sandwich Islands', lithograph after Jacques Arago, Honolulu Museum of Art
Timor warrior