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Ethnology: Exploring the Tapestry of Human Diversity Ethnology, a captivating field that delves into the intricate fabric of human cultures and societies

Background imageEthnology Collection: Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothes are East Asians, Americans and North Affricans

Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothes are East Asians, Americans and North Affricans
6202819 Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothes are East Asians, Americans and North Affricans; (add.info.: "Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, cotton clothed are East Asians)

Background imageEthnology Collection: American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti

American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti
6202804 American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti; (add.info.: "American race. Eskimo, Woman of Ate-uti". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of)

Background imageEthnology Collection: Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America

Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia
6202821 Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia; (add.info.: "Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso)

Background imageEthnology Collection: Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland, New Guinea, South America and Affrica

Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland, New Guinea, South America and Affrica
6202817 Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland, New Guinea, South America and Affrica; (add.info.: "Australe, Pepuano, Donna Guarani; inhabitants of New Holland)

Background imageEthnology Collection: Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin

Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin
5305720 Anthropological illustration depicting the Ethiopian Race; by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Background imageEthnology Collection: Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris

Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a
FLO4695592 Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberl's The World in

Background imageEthnology Collection: View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The

View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695534 View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Background imageEthnology Collection: Man of Rawak Island near Waigeo, Papua New Guinea, making a fire

Man of Rawak Island near Waigeo, Papua New Guinea, making a fire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695527 Man of Rawak Island near Waigeo, Papua New Guinea, making a fire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Background imageEthnology Collection: Court dress of Java, Indonesia. He wears tchelana drawers and a djarit or dorot sarong with kris

Court dress of Java, Indonesia. He wears tchelana drawers and a djarit or dorot sarong with kris sword at the waist
FLO4695425 Court dress of Java, Indonesia. He wears tchelana drawers and a djarit or dorot sarong with kris sword at the waist

Background imageEthnology Collection: Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people

Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people
FLO4605234 Cutthroat man and woman from Bioko island (Fernando Po). People of the extinct Guanche people. From drawings by Captain Filmore

Background imageEthnology Collection: Yellow or Mongolian breed. Color of sooty brown or olive brown; hair black, rare, inspient

Yellow or Mongolian breed. Color of sooty brown or olive brown; hair black, rare, inspient, face crushed
6202810 Yellow or Mongolian breed. Color of sooty brown or olive brown; hair black, rare, inspient, face crushed, wide in the gothic knobs, narrow in the chin, eyes divergent, nose little protruding

Background imageEthnology Collection: Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics

Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics
6202818 Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics; (add.info.: "Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics")

Background imageEthnology Collection: American race. Fetzeri

American race. Fetzeri
6202806 American race. Fetzeri; (add.info.: "American race. Fetzeri". Image caption Original styled according to the nineteenth-century concept of "race")

Background imageEthnology Collection: American race. Mozus, Chief of the Osagii (Algonchino)

American race. Mozus, Chief of the Osagii (Algonchino)
6202801 American race. Mozus, Chief of the Osagii (Algonchino); (add.info.: "American race. Mozus, Chief of the Osagii (Algonchino)"

Background imageEthnology Collection: Aleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar

Aleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar
FLO4605392 Aleut man of Unalaska in hat, and Itelmen man of Kamchatka in fur hat and collar. Oonalshka and Kamchatka, Mongolian Race

Background imageEthnology Collection: Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks

Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks
FLO4605382 Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongolians

Background imageEthnology Collection: Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T'atsaot'ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche)

Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T'atsaot'ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche)
FLO4605364 Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T'atsaot'ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche) with rabbit-ear hat sketched in New York

Background imageEthnology Collection: Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla

Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla
FLO4605319 Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla, Abyssinia (Caucaso-Ethiopia)

Background imageEthnology Collection: Elau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula

Elau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula, Vanuatu (Malicolo)
FLO4605289 Elau, a Papua-Malay girl from the cannibal island of Tikiene, and a man of Malakula, Vanuatu (Malicolo). Polynesians with elevated foreheads

Background imageEthnology Collection: Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man

Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man
FLO4605202 Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural

Background imageEthnology Collection: Man of Timor in cotton shawl and skirt, holding a kris dagger

Man of Timor in cotton shawl and skirt, holding a kris dagger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic
FLO4695488 Man of Timor in cotton shawl and skirt, holding a kris dagger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland

Background imageEthnology Collection: Canada, young Malay girl of Timor in sarong carrying water with a yoke

Canada, young Malay girl of Timor in sarong carrying water with a yoke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an
FLO4695445 Canada, young Malay girl of Timor in sarong carrying water with a yoke. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Nicolas Martin Peute from Frederic Shoberl's The

Background imageEthnology Collection: Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a

Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William
FLO4695438 Ronggeng or rongging, dancing girl of Java, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Background imageEthnology Collection: Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle

Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle
FLO4695419 Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle, sanglang and kotang vests and sikapan jacket. Three kris swords in his girdle

Background imageEthnology Collection: Man of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic

Man of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World
FLO4695351 Man of the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Background imageEthnology Collection: Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces

Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces
FLO4605281 Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces. Indo-Chinese tribe from east of the Brahmaputra River, Indo-China

Background imageEthnology Collection: Chinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolian Races

Chinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolian Races. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an
FLO4605381 Chinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolian Races. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human

Background imageEthnology Collection: Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir near his house, Ekhia, 1910

Background imageEthnology Collection: Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Peasant woman breaking flax;Perm Province, 1910

Background imageEthnology Collection: Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Karelian types, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Karelian types, 1915. Group portrait of four Karelian men sitting on a cart. In album: Views along the Murmansk Railway, Russian Empire

Background imageEthnology Collection: Kazakh Woman in Wedding Clothes on a Horse, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov

Kazakh Woman in Wedding Clothes on a Horse, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Kazakh Woman in Wedding Clothes on a Horse, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Background imageEthnology Collection: Tobolsk Museum: fragment of the ethnographic exhibition. 1911. Creator: A. A. Antonov

Tobolsk Museum: fragment of the ethnographic exhibition. 1911. Creator: A. A. Antonov
Tobolsk Museum: fragment of the ethnographic exhibition. 1911. From a collection of photographs documenting the First West Siberian Agricultural, Forestry, and Industrial Trade Exhibition

Background imageEthnology Collection: Inside a Kazakh Yurt, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov

Inside a Kazakh Yurt, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Inside a Kazakh Yurt, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Background imageEthnology Collection: Kazakh on a Camel with Yurts in the Background, Valley of the Arakan River, a Tributary... 1911-13

Kazakh on a Camel with Yurts in the Background, Valley of the Arakan River, a Tributary... 1911-13
Kazakh on a Camel with Yurts in the Background, Valley of the Arakan River, a Tributary of the Chernaia Berel River, 1911-1913

Background imageEthnology Collection: Kazakh with a Golden Eagle, on a Horse with Yurts in the Background

Kazakh with a Golden Eagle, on a Horse with Yurts in the Background, Valley of the Arakan...1911-13 Creator
Kazakh with a Golden Eagle, on a Horse with Yurts in the Background, Valley of the Arakan River, a Tributary of the Chernaia Berel River, 1911-1913

Background imageEthnology Collection: Altai Man in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, with a... 1911-1913)

Altai Man in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, with a... 1911-1913)
Altai Man in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, with a Stepped Cutout) on a Horse, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai

Background imageEthnology Collection: Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless... 1911-1913)

Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless... 1911-1913)
Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless Garment: Chegedek; Clothing of a Married Woman) with a Horse, 1911-1913

Background imageEthnology Collection: Altai Shaman with Tambourine in Front of a Traditional Dwelling (Chaadyr), 1911-1913

Altai Shaman with Tambourine in Front of a Traditional Dwelling (Chaadyr), 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Altai Shaman with Tambourine in Front of a Traditional Dwelling (Chaadyr), 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai

Background imageEthnology Collection: Group of Altai Beside a Dwelling (Chaadyr), Katun River Valley, 1911-1913

Group of Altai Beside a Dwelling (Chaadyr), Katun River Valley, 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov
Group of Altai Beside a Dwelling (Chaadyr), Katun River Valley, 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century

Background imageEthnology Collection: Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bashkir woman in a folk costume, 1910

Background imageEthnology Collection: Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Young Bashkir, Ekhia, 1910

Background imageEthnology Collection: Storehouses, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin

Storehouses, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Storehouses, Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageEthnology Collection: Yurt. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin

Yurt. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Yurt. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageEthnology Collection: Birch bark yurt. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin

Birch bark yurt. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Birch bark yurt. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageEthnology Collection: Labaz. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin

Labaz. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Labaz. Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageEthnology Collection: Two Tungus men and a woman with a cross on her chest, 1920-1939. Creator: Unknown

Two Tungus men and a woman with a cross on her chest, 1920-1939. Creator: Unknown
Two Tungus men and a woman with a cross on her chest, 1920-1939. From a collection which includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness

Background imageEthnology Collection: Plague in the forest, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin

Plague in the forest, Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin
Plague in the forest, Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageEthnology Collection: Tutur Tungus. Dudovka camp. Old women twist threads from deer tendons, 1920-1939. Creator: Unknown

Tutur Tungus. Dudovka camp. Old women twist threads from deer tendons, 1920-1939. Creator: Unknown
Tutur Tungus. Dudovka camp. Old women twist threads from deer tendons, 1920-1939. From a collection which includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most



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Ethnology: Exploring the Tapestry of Human Diversity Ethnology, a captivating field that delves into the intricate fabric of human cultures and societies, has been shaped by remarkable individuals throughout history. Richard Dawkins, the renowned British science writer, has contributed significantly to our understanding of human evolution and cultural diversity. Truganini, the last surviving female Tasmanian aborigine, stands as a poignant symbol of both resilience and tragedy. Her story reminds us of the importance of preserving indigenous cultures and respecting their rich heritage. In Charles E Gordon Frazer's vivid depiction titled "A Cannibal Feast, " we are confronted with an unsettling aspect - exploring rituals that challenge our notions of morality. It forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about humanity's past. The Winter count on buffalo robe captures Native American history through artistry. This color litho serves as a visual testament to how different societies have recorded their traditions over time – reminding us that culture is not only preserved in words but also in vibrant images. Frances Densmore, an esteemed US anthropologist, dedicated her life to studying Native American music and documenting its significance within various tribes. Her work highlights how music can serve as a powerful tool for understanding cultural expressions across diverse communities. An engraving titled "Old Denish Types - Beowulf and Methorn" takes us back centuries ago when European civilizations were still shaping their identities. Ethnology allows us to trace these historical roots while appreciating how they continue to influence contemporary society. From Africa comes an image capturing a Zulu chief in 1902 – his regal presence representing the richness found within African cultures. Such portraits remind us that ethnological studies extend beyond written records; they encompass visual representations too. Georg August Schweinfurth, a German botanist and explorer who ventured deep into uncharted territories in Africa during colonial times, provides invaluable insights into the continent's biodiversity and indigenous communities.