Historical African Community Life

19th century engravings showing African communities engaging in everyday activities, from construction to cultural practices, reflecting diverse traditions.

King Kamehameha I and a group of Hawaiian warriors in 1815.

The African attendants of David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa. Livingstone's African attendants Souzi, Chouma and Jacob Wainwright, making an inventory of his possessions after his death. Engraving from 'Le Journal de la Jeunesse' (Paris, c1877).

Hut building among the Biheno people, Chad, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Africa

old vintage photo of hermit in ancient India Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

King Kamehameha I and a group of Hawaiian warriors in 1815.

Preparations for the marake dance, Wayana Indians tribe, French Guiana, South America. Drawing by Edouard Riou (1833 - 1900) From Cayenne to the Andes (1878-1879) by Jules Crevaux (1847 - 1882) Le Tour du Monde 1880

The bringing up of the Children.. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Children, Mothers

The Rubber tapper working in the forest, province of Darien. Republic of Panama. Central America. Explorations in the Isthmus of Panama and Darien 1876-1878 by Armand Reclus (1843 - 1927) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Pacific Islands. New Zealanders, c. 1840. Indigenous polynesian people. Maori culture. Colored engraving. 19th century.

Negro dance in Ezzeribe, Libya. North Africa

Coloured illustration dated 1827, depicting African natives in a village setting in the Congo Region

Interior of a dwelling in Barea village, Niger. Africa. Drawing by Adolphe Rouargue (1810-1870) Travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, 1849-1855 by Heinrich Barth (1821-1865) Le Tour du Monde 1860

THE ASHANTEE WAR

Spinning and weaving woman from the Ashanti tribe, West African ethnic group in the south of Ghana, Africa, in 1870, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Shaman in ritual mask, Central Africa. Journey across Africa, from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron

Inhabitants of the Loyalty islands, New Caledonia. Old engraving illustration, Journey to New Caledonia by Jules Garnier

Hawaiian native dancers in ceremonial feathered attire; By John Webber (1751 1793); English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition to the Pacific (177680) aboard HMS Resolution.

Engraving depicting Khoikhoi man and woman in traditional dress. The Khoikhoi are a group of Khosian people native to south-western Africa. The Dutch settlers labelled them Hottentot, in imitation of the click sounds that are characteristic of the Khoekhoe language. Dated 19th Century

A BLIND BEGGAR. CAPE COAST CASTLE, 1874

c.1779 Close-up of an offering before Capt. Cook in the Sandwich Islands, John Webber, color

Sandwich Islanders making offerings to Captain James Cook in January 1778. The Sandwich Islands are now known as the Hawaiian Islands. From an 18th century engraving by Robert Benard after a work by

Dr. Cayenne to the Andes. It was the head of an Indian that this woman was cooking, vintage engraving. Dr. Cayenne to the Andes. It was the head of an Indian that this woman was cooking, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656828

Porters of Bihe, Central Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron, Le Tour du Monde 1877

People preparing for a Hindu cremation. Date: 1846

Ernest Grandier, a prisoner of the Zulus, stands naked and tied to a post before the tribe awaiting judgement from the chief he has been brought before. Wood engraving by J.C.D.

Everyday life in Africa, 1686, engraving from Description of Africa by Olfert Dapper.

Dance of indigenous Australian. Engraving. 19th century.

Scene of the murder of Bishop Patteson, Santa Cruz, Pacific Ocean, 1871. Further to '...the shocking news of the murder of Bishop Coleridge Patteson and another English missionary by the savages...Santa Cruz is one of the North Hebrides Islands...which are comprised in the English Church Missionary Diocese of Melanesia, but do not belong to the British Empire, or to any civilised State. It is asserted that the natives are frequently kidnapped by vessels engaged in a clandestine slave trade, and are carried off, against their will, to forced labour in the sugar and cotton plantations of Fiji,

Watering place for pombe, for cooling off in Uganda, Africa. Old XIX century engraved from Le Tour du Monde 1864

People of the Shilluk tribe, one of the main Luo Nilotic peoples in Southern Sudan, Sudan, living on both banks of the Nile near the town of Malakal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Africa

Demons escort a group of French witches to the Sabbat on 'la Nuit de Walpurgis', while others fly overhead. Date: circa 1820

nineteenth century Illustration of a tribal group in Ethiopia. 1852

Piapoco Indians of the Recifal lagoon drinking couria, Venezuela. South America. Voyage of exploration through New Granada and Venezuela by Jules Crevaux 1880-1881. Le Tour du Monde 1882

A Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

c.1784 Art/Colored Engraving, Hawaii, Kauai, Inland view of Atooi (Heiau) village of Waimea with native people, John Webber

History of Exploration, Brazil, 19th century. A Camacan chief's family prepares a feast. From Historic and picturesque journey to Brazil of Jean Baptiste Debret, 1834.

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, biro, Muslim Kling, Tjaetti Kling, Asians, East India, 1885, India, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Asia

THE FIJI ISLANDS

'The Arrival at Lake Ngami', 1883. Artist: Unknown

Execution of criminals in Guinea. Etching, ca. 1763.

1827 illustration depicting Mandika tribal people. The Mandinka (also known as Mandenka, Mandinko, Mandingo, Manding or Malinke) are an African ethnic group with an estimated global population of 11 million (the other three largest ethnic groups in Africa being the unrelated Fula, Hausa and Songhai peoples). The Mandinka are the descendants of the Mali Empire, which rose to power in the 13th century

Lieutenant Cameron's Travels in Central Africa: Clay Idol at Bwarwé, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Native indigenous people of the Wasagara people tribe, Tanzania, East Africa. Drawing by Edouard Riou (1833 - 1900) The lakes of equatorial Africa, exploration voyage 1883-1885 by Victor Giraud (1858-1898) Le Tour du Monde 1886

Branding slaves after they have been bought for plantation work. From The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade - Ancient and Modern - The Forms of Slavery that Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particu

Native African witchdoctor discovers unfavourable signs, indicating that some evil power is casting magic on his client Date: 1868

Egyptian Taskmasters Artist Unknown

Zanzibar (from Arabic: زنجبار‎ Zanjibār, from Persian: زنگبار‎ Zangibār'Coast of Blacks'; zangi black-skinned + bār coast) is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania in East Africa. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25-50 kilometres (16-31 mi) off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar), and Pemba. The capital of Zanzibar, located on the island of Unguja, is Zanzibar City. Its historic centre, known as Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site and is claimed to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa. Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. In particular, the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. For this reason, the islands, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, are sometimes called the Spice Islands (a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia).

NATIVES OF MADAGASCAR PREPARING BREAD FROM THE MANIOC ROOT

Delft, Beets, W., The Hague, Spanier, Elias, Netherlands, Hoffmeister, Johan Hendrik, Costumed procession held by members of the Delft student corps on 5 May 1857, depicting the Garebeg procession of the Sultan of Djokjakarta and the most characteristic types from the Dutch East Indies Archipelago, Masquerade of the Delft students, 1857 (plate 6), Costumed procession of students of the Royal Academy in Delft on 5 May 1857. The procession depicts the Garebeg procession of the Sultan of Djokjakarta plus various characteristic Indian types. Sixth plate with groups numbered 44-55. Part of the series of eight and a half sheets pasted together., print, picture, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 270 mm, width 710 mm, Dutch, 1823-05-06 - 1904-01-05, print maker, printmaker, 1857 - 1857, paper, lithography (technique), hand coloring, 1821-03-03 - 1863-04-27, printer, printer's, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Women from Issinia, Africa, pounding rice, engraving from 1795 Encyclopedie des voyages (Travel Encyclopaedia) by Grasset de St Sauveur

Hottentot marriage ceremony Date: 1836

Kingdom of Dahomey. King Behanzin, last independent king of Dahomey (1890-1894). Date: -

Engraving depicting members of the Chipernay and Naudowessies tribes. 1 & 2: Man and woman of the Chipernay tribe living east of Mississippi. 3 & 4: Man and woman of the Naudowessies, living west of Mississippi. Dated 18th century

Illustration from a book depicting an African meeting with a tribe's king. The King questions the man where he is from. Dated 1913

Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner and distribute it to waiting men and women. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Engraving depicting a slave market. Slavery, 18th century.

Indian Natives of Virginia - Algonquians. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century. Date: 1818

'Mexican Indians at Market; A zigzag journey through Mexico', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London

Sumptuous banquet in Abyssinia. A man seated on a sofa serves his guests with a curved knife, while servants bring bread and drink. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

Men and women of Senegambia (today, Senegal and Gambia) Date: 1836

Te Heuheu and Hiwikaw, Tanpo and Te Kawaw and his nephew Orakal, Maori chiefs wearing Kakahu and tiger shark tooth in ear, from New Zealanders Illustrated, 1847

'Dyaks of the Tribe of Badjows, Borneo; A Visit to Borneo', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C.

Historia Antigua. Egipto. Recuento de manos cortadas a los prisioneros. Grabado alemán de 1865.

'Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING' - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead Date: 1564

Brazilian ceremony, Jan Luyken, 1681 print Brazilian ceremony in which a marriage girl is cut to bleeding. Print at the top right numbered: 125 (crossed out). Amsterdam paper etching ritual practices ~ American Indian religions

Aquatint - Costume of Domiciliated Indians of North America D'après

The African chief Bulalio, engraving

Xhosa warrior with Five Assegais, Walk to the Left, by Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777-86, Scottish drawing, watercolor, ink, on paper. Assegai are the slender, iron-tipped, spears of southern African peoples. The scene include women, children, other warriors, (BSLOC_2016_6_312)

SINGHALESE DANCER.

Natives of the Dinka tribe, an African ethnic group in Southern Sudan, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Wedding procession in Äquartorial Guinea, Fraün im 19. century, Historisch, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

c.1840 Art/Book Illustration, Hawaiian King´s officer standing next to the chief´s wife

American Indian warriors. 16th century. Trophies and ceremonies after a victory. Ritual. Engraving, 1841.

Ivory Traders on the West Coast of Africa, historical woodcut, circa 1870, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print, exact or...

The woman of the chief of Niakale-Eirea with two female slaves, 1896, Niger, Africa, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, Historic, Three woman wearing traditional clothes working with a large mortar

The chief of the Kohuedi, Central Africa. Journey across Africa, from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron

Zulus in a circle performing the ceremony of Ukuncina, while British soldiers look on. Date: 1879

Ancient people and the life in ancient Egypt, travel, visits, festive reception, from left, historic steel engraving, 1875

Guianga warrior, Mindanao, Philippines island. Indonesia. Journey to the Philippines and Malaysia by Dr. J. Montano 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. New Testament. Engraving. Color.

Procession of Queen Moeri, wife of Casembe. The Last Journals of David Livingstone Scottish missionary and explorer, 1866-1873. Old engraving El Mund

Engraving depicting Captain James Cook witnessing a human sacrifice in Tahiti. James Cook (1728-1779) a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and Captain in the Royal Navy. Dated 19th Century

'Beni-'Amir Arab; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity', 1875. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London

Africans grating cassava root to make Tapioca Engraving 1820

An engraving depicting Mandan American Indians. Dated 19th century

Dance of the Aliab, Dinka ethnicity, group of women, headdress, loincloth, naked, row, staff, historical illustration 1881

The figures pictured in this illustration show Mexican dress around A.D. 1500, from left to right, are: two women, a priestess, a king, four warriors, a high priest, and a priest of the god of war. The illustration dates to 1882.

Indian men with hookah pipe and fan relaxing under a canopy. Members of the third caste of Vaisyas, or farmers, merchants and officials. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Zunnoni from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Batelli, Florence, 1843.

Print / Illustration - Sioux Indian bear dance from G. Catlin's North American portfolio 1844

Two Egyptian peasants, the man smokes a pipe and the woman has a basket on her head. Coloured lithograph by A. Mouilleron, c. 1870, after E. Prisse.

Mesaya Indian and his god Bueque, Amazon state. Brazil. South America. Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across South America, 1848-1860 by Paul Marcoy (1815-1887) Le Tour du Monde 1867

A prisoner led to his execution through a field littered with skulls and skeletons. Wood engraving.

The country of snakes. The snake charmer, vintage engraving. The country of snakes. The snake charmer, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656949

This king was fifty years old, vintage engraved illustration.

Clothing, fashion in South America, the Incas in Peru in the 15th -16th centuries, from left, a burden bearer with back basket, a woman with hand spindle, a llama driver with flute and llama, a warrior with gong or tambourine, a hostile Indian of primitive culture and a sacrificial priest, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Nai'uchi performing a feat in legerdemain, Zuni Nation. Lithograph after a painting by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powell's 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Washington, 1904.

Dancer called Ulde Benaye 1, snake charmer 2, two men performing the Busardia dance 3, two wrestlers 4, Jewish woman 5, Jewish man 6, rabbi 7 and whore in veil 8. In the background, various rides popular at Easter festivities. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1834.

Danse des Camacans, 1810 - 1819., Paris. Depicts an Indian dance from Brazil, featuring the Indians of South America. Engraving. 23.7 x 32 cm

Indigenous people of Timbuktu ( Mali ), Upper Nile, Niams-Niams, Bazy from A. Racinet Historical Costumes Vol 2 Paris 1888

c.1819 Jacques Arago, Baptism of Kalanimoku aboard the Uranie, detail

Kleidung im alten Ägypten, Zeit des Alten Reiches um 2200 v. Chr. von links, ein Beamter oder besser Männerkleidung mit Stock, Zeit des Mittleren Reic...

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