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African porters, Rhodesia. Four African porters walk in line, carrying long bundles tied to poles over their shoulders. Proba...
African porters, Rhodesia. Four African porters walk in line, carrying long bundles tied to poles over their shoulders. Probably Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), circa 1897. Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa.
Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canada
First Nations culture, deserted kwakwaka´wakw Kwakiutl village Fallen totem pole, British Columbia, Canada
carving on beach which prompted the driftwood carving festival, Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Thatching a roof for the royal visit. A team of Ceylonian men thatch the roof of a spectator stand in preparation for a visit...
Thatching a roof for the royal visit. A team of Ceylonian men thatch the roof of a spectator stand in preparation for a visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). The royal couple stopped in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on their way to open the first Commonwealth Parliament of Australia in Melbourne. Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), April 1901. Colombo, West (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia.
Laying out a 'masi' cloth. A group of Fijian women lay out a finished 'masi' or 'tapa' cloth, made from the bark of the paper...
Laying out a 'masi' cloth. A group of Fijian women lay out a finished 'masi' or 'tapa' cloth, made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera). Once completed, tapa is painted or dyed with patterns and motifs, and used for traditional clothing or decoration. Fiji, 1965. Fiji, Pacific Ocean, Oceania.
Two doctors with a sedan chair. Two British doctors, Dr Rennie (left) and Dr Marriott (right), stand beside a sedan chair car...
Two doctors with a sedan chair. Two British doctors, Dr Rennie (left) and Dr Marriott (right), stand beside a sedan chair carried by Chinese servants. Probably Hong Kong, China, circa 1905., Hong Kong, China, People's Republic of, Eastern Asia, Asia.
Labourer in Safi, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a barefoot labourer in ragged clothing, standing in front of a pile of wood. ...
Labourer in Safi, Morocco. Outdoors portrait of a barefoot labourer in ragged clothing, standing in front of a pile of wood. A caption identifies him as a 'worker'. Safi, Morocco, 1898. Safi, Safi, Morocco, Northern Africa, Africa.
Boys weaving cloth at Pusiga, Ghana. Two young boys sit outdoors beneath thatched sun shelters as they weave strip cloth usin...
Boys weaving cloth at Pusiga, Ghana. Two young boys sit outdoors beneath thatched sun shelters as they weave strip cloth using heddle looms. Pusiga, Ghana, circa 1960. Pusiga, Upper East, Ghana, Western Africa, Africa.
Kiusta Village, triple mortuary totem poles of Chief Edenshaw near Langara Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia,...
Kiusta Village, triple mortuary totem poles of Chief Edenshaw near Langara Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Safari porters gather for a feast. African porters await a feast before setting off on a 30-day march to the Congo. German Ea...
Safari porters gather for a feast. African porters await a feast before setting off on a 30-day march to the Congo. German East Africa (Tanzania), 1906. Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa.
folk style traditional miniature embroidered slippers shoes in a shop window hong kong hksar china asia the square shoes woul...
folk style traditional miniature embroidered slippers shoes in a shop window hong kong hksar china asia the square shoes would have been used for women with bound feet
SOUTH AMERICA, PERU, SACRED VALLEY, NEAR MACHU PICCHU, AGUAS CALIENTES, PAINTED FLUTES, SOUVENIRS
Bandarban, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.A girl learns the art of weaving on a hand loom.
Wajima lacquer ware, Ishikawa prefectural traditional arts and crafts Museum, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Hokuriku, Japan
A Korean labourer carries a bench. A Korean labourer carries a wooden bench strapped to his back along a city street. Seoul, ...
A Korean labourer carries a bench. A Korean labourer carries a wooden bench strapped to his back along a city street. Seoul, Korea (South Korea), circa 1920. South Korea, Eastern Asia, Asia.
Pruning pines in Mafuga Forest. A forestry worker climbs a rope ladder, hanging from the top of a bamboo, to the crown of a t...
Pruning pines in Mafuga Forest. A forestry worker climbs a rope ladder, hanging from the top of a bamboo, to the crown of a tree, and prunes off the branches on his descent. Kigezi, South West Uganda, September 1963., West (Uganda), Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Surveying in the Kenering Valley.. A European surveyor and his Malay assistants, part of a British-led trigonometrical survey...
Surveying in the Kenering Valley.. A European surveyor and his Malay assistants, part of a British-led trigonometrical survey team, consult a chart in the Kenering valley. Perak, British Malaya (Malaysia), circa 1902., Perak, Malaysia, South East Asia, Asia.
Congolese rubber slaves. A group of male slaves pose, holding empty baskets, as they prepare to journey into the forest to co...
Congolese rubber slaves. A group of male slaves pose, holding empty baskets, as they prepare to journey into the forest to collect rubber vines for the Anglo-Belgian India Rubber company (ABIR). Congo Free State (Democratic Republic of Congo), circa 1905. Congo, Democratic Republic of, Central Africa, Africa.
Carving calabashes, Nigeria. A colourful tourist postcard depicts a Nigerian craftsman at work, sitting cross-legged on the g...
Carving calabashes, Nigeria. A colourful tourist postcard depicts a Nigerian craftsman at work, sitting cross-legged on the ground as he carves decorative patterns onto dried calabashes or gourds. A selection of finished gourds are lined up on display behind him. Nigeria, circa 1975. Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.
A Korean peddler boy. A Korean peddler boy carries his wares, probably crockery of some kind, on a wooden frame strapped to h...
A Korean peddler boy. A Korean peddler boy carries his wares, probably crockery of some kind, on a wooden frame strapped to his back. Seoul, Korea (South Korea), circa 1920. Seoul, Special City, South Korea, Eastern Asia, Asia.
Bells hanging at a market stall in a fair, Surajkund Crafts Mela, Surajkund, Haryana, India
Transportation to Livingstone. After arriving at a nearby landing stage, a large party of Europeans climb into an open rail c...
Transportation to Livingstone. After arriving at a nearby landing stage, a large party of Europeans climb into an open rail car, ready to make their journey to Livingstone. A number of African servants prepare to push the car for three miles uphill to its destination. Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), circa 1930., South (Zambia), Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa.
Queen Charlotte Islands, Ninstints Village Nad Sdins, Anthony Island SGaang Gwaay, weathered mortuary totem poles, British Co...
Queen Charlotte Islands, Ninstints Village Nad Sdins, Anthony Island SGaang Gwaay, weathered mortuary totem poles, British Columbia, Canada
Inside a cocoa drying shed. A Grenadian worker bends over a pile of cocoa beans drying inside a shed, holding a wooden shovel...
Inside a cocoa drying shed. A Grenadian worker bends over a pile of cocoa beans drying inside a shed, holding a wooden shovel in both hands. Grenada, 1965. Grenada, Caribbean, North America .
Ksan Historical Village, a replica of an ancient Gitxsan village situated at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley rivers,...
Ksan Historical Village, a replica of an ancient Gitxsan village situated at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley rivers, Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Tilling the land at Sukkur. A farm labourer tills the land, guiding a cattle-drawn plough through the earth as he walks. Sukk...
Tilling the land at Sukkur. A farm labourer tills the land, guiding a cattle-drawn plough through the earth as he walks. Sukkur, Sind, India (Sindh, Pakistan), circa 1908. Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan, Southern Asia, Asia.
Nepalese labourers. A barefoot Nepalese couple, labelled in an original caption as 'coolies', struggle down a hillside road b...
Nepalese labourers. A barefoot Nepalese couple, labelled in an original caption as 'coolies', struggle down a hillside road burdened by large rocks strapped to their backs. Nepal, circa 1890. Nepal, Southern Asia, Asia.
Ice cutters, Canada. A team of ice cutters stand on a pontoon bridge over Lake Ontario using ice saws to harvest ice. Hamilto...
Ice cutters, Canada. A team of ice cutters stand on a pontoon bridge over Lake Ontario using ice saws to harvest ice. Hamilton, Canada, February 1902. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, North America, North America .
Women breaking up rocks, Jamaica. Two female labourers sit amidst a pile of rocks, breaking large stones into smaller pieces ...
Women breaking up rocks, Jamaica. Two female labourers sit amidst a pile of rocks, breaking large stones into smaller pieces using hammers. Kingston, Jamaica, circa 1925. Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America .
A good bundle of elephant grass'. An African porter supports a tall bundle of elephant grass, collected on safari with a Brit...
A good bundle of elephant grass'. An African porter supports a tall bundle of elephant grass, collected on safari with a British forestry survey team. The grass is used ?for thatching, making mats, baskets and many other things"". Toro, West Uganda, 1955., West (Uganda), Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Building a camp at Kafr Ra'i. A group of Arab men construct a stone wall under British military supervision during the Great ...
Building a camp at Kafr Ra'i. A group of Arab men construct a stone wall under British military supervision during the Great Uprising (1936-39). An original caption comments that they are building ""camp"", perhaps a military base or refugee camp. Kafr Ra'i, British Mandate of Palestine (West Bank, Middle East), circa 1938., West Bank, West Bank (Palestine), Middle East, Asia.
Jeep made ready for safari. African porters sit amongst a jumble of folding tables and chairs in the back of a jeep, waiting ...
Jeep made ready for safari. African porters sit amongst a jumble of folding tables and chairs in the back of a jeep, waiting to leave on safari. Kenya, circa 1935. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Boy looks at Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canad...
Boy looks at Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canada
Calcutta water carriers. Water carriers fill their pitchers on the banks of the Hooghly River. The masts and booms of numerou...
Calcutta water carriers. Water carriers fill their pitchers on the banks of the Hooghly River. The masts and booms of numerous sailing ships punctuate the skyline behind them. Calcutta (Kolkata), India, circa 1890. Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Haida Art, Museum of Anthropology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NOte!!!! Needs pe...
Haida Art, Museum of Anthropology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NOte!!!! Needs permission from Museumn in order to publish
Cutting planks on a McConnel sawbench. Forest Department staff use a McConnel sawbench to cut timber into planks at a sawmill...
Cutting planks on a McConnel sawbench. Forest Department staff use a McConnel sawbench to cut timber into planks at a sawmill in Rwoho Forest. District Forest Officer James Lang Brown comments: ""I took a McConnel sawbench to Rwoho for experimental milling of the Cupressus macrocarpa planted 16 years before. The produce sold like hot cakes to local carpenters for door and window frames, tables and chairs"". Rwoho, Ankole, Uganda, 1963., Central (Uganda), Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa.
First Nations culture Alert Bay ´Namgis burial ground totem poles, British Columbia, Canada
Boy looks at Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canad...
Boy looks at Totem poles on the grounds of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, British Columbia, Canada
Transporting timber, Western Africa. Mahogany timber is transported along the coast on railway trucks pulled by a small steam...
Transporting timber, Western Africa. Mahogany timber is transported along the coast on railway trucks pulled by a small steam engine. Western Africa, circa 1918., Western Africa, Africa.
Driving piles into the water. On a wooden scaffolding structure built around a pile driver next to a shore, at least nine peo...
Driving piles into the water. On a wooden scaffolding structure built around a pile driver next to a shore, at least nine people, some of which are men, some younger boys are standing or climbing. On the bank lie two tree trunks prepared as piles with iron hoops around the tops to protect the stuck surface from splitting. Nigeria. 1911. Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.
Craftsman operating a lathe, Ghana. A craftsman operates a wood-turning lathe to shape a section of timber into the shell of ...
Craftsman operating a lathe, Ghana. A craftsman operates a wood-turning lathe to shape a section of timber into the shell of an atumpan drum. Ghana, circa 1965. Ghana, Western Africa, Africa.
Banana weighing station, St Lucia. Hands of bananas are weighed at a plantation weighing station. St Lucia, 1965., St Lucia, ...
Banana weighing station, St Lucia. Hands of bananas are weighed at a plantation weighing station. St Lucia, 1965., St Lucia, Caribbean, North America .
Frederick Stanbury's porters. Frederick Stanbury's porters unload luggage to set up camp on a safari trip in the wilds near L...
Frederick Stanbury's porters. Frederick Stanbury's porters unload luggage to set up camp on a safari trip in the wilds near Lake Baringo. Stanbury makes a note in the original caption to 'Notice (the) Cloth' on the table, a hint of luxury in the wilderness. British East Africa (Kenya), 1906. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Totem Pole with Parliament Building beyond, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Bintang-Kendrong boundary camp. British surveyor and his Malay assistant at a survey camp on the boundary line between Gunung...
Bintang-Kendrong boundary camp. British surveyor and his Malay assistant at a survey camp on the boundary line between Gunung Bintang (1862 m.) in Kedah and Gunung Kenderong (1223 m.). Perak, British Malaya (Malaysia), circa 1902., Perak, Malaysia, South East Asia, Asia.
Chinese silk embroidery depicting a blue traditional vase, Baisha, Yunnan Province, China
James Murray travelling by rickshaw. James Murray takes a ride in a rickshaw through the streets of Colombo. Colombo, Ceylon ...
James Murray travelling by rickshaw. James Murray takes a ride in a rickshaw through the streets of Colombo. Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), circa 1919. Colombo, West (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka, Southern Asia, Asia.
Woman Holding up a Beaded Belt Pointing to the Brightly Coloured African Patterns in her Craftwork Cape Town, Western Cape Pr...
Woman Holding up a Beaded Belt Pointing to the Brightly Coloured African Patterns in her Craftwork Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Extracting asphalt from the Pitch Lake. Labourers dig lumps of asphalt from the Pitch Lake and load it into a waiting rail ca...
Extracting asphalt from the Pitch Lake. Labourers dig lumps of asphalt from the Pitch Lake and load it into a waiting rail car. Trinidad, circa 1938. La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North America .
Mending the nets. Two men repair fishing nets at Anomabu beach. Anomabu, Ghana, January 1958. Anomabu, Central (Ghana), Ghana...
Mending the nets. Two men repair fishing nets at Anomabu beach. Anomabu, Ghana, January 1958. Anomabu, Central (Ghana), Ghana, Western Africa, Africa.
Alert Bay, U´mista Cultural Center visitors paddle traditional canoe, British Columbia, Canada
Carver Nick Howard, Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Cutting sugar cane, Kenya. An African worker cuts sugar cane on the Miwani Sugar Mills plantation. Miwani, Kenya, 7-8 Novembe...
Cutting sugar cane, Kenya. An African worker cuts sugar cane on the Miwani Sugar Mills plantation. Miwani, Kenya, 7-8 November 1955. Miwani, Nyanza, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
Caribbean slave gang. Several slaves are chained together by the neck in pairs and 'driven to work on the roads'. Dressed in ...
Caribbean slave gang. Several slaves are chained together by the neck in pairs and 'driven to work on the roads'. Dressed in dishevelled clothes and hats, the gang carry pickaxes and spades and are led by a fellow slave who brandishes a whip. Caribbean, circa 1825., Caribbean, North America .
Thinning out the trees at Bugamba. A team of Ugandan Forest Rangers, equipped with saws, machetes and axes, thin out a planta...
Thinning out the trees at Bugamba. A team of Ugandan Forest Rangers, equipped with saws, machetes and axes, thin out a plantation of pine (Pinus patula) saplings in a forest reserve. Bugamba, Ankole, South West Uganda, September 1963., West (Uganda), Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa.
USA,ALASKA,INSIDE PASSAGE, BARANOF ISLAND, SITKA, NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, TOTEM RESTORATION
Trigonometrical survey camp at Tali Kail. Trigonometrical survey camp at Tali Kail. Near Gerik, British Malaya (Malaysia), ci...
Trigonometrical survey camp at Tali Kail. Trigonometrical survey camp at Tali Kail. Near Gerik, British Malaya (Malaysia), circa 1901. Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, South East Asia, Asia.
santons workshop in San Gregorio Armeno street, Naples, Campania region, southern Italy, Europe
Extracting asphalt from the Pitch Lake. A labourer uses a pickaxe to extract lumps of asphalt from the Pitch Lake, a natural ...
Extracting asphalt from the Pitch Lake. A labourer uses a pickaxe to extract lumps of asphalt from the Pitch Lake, a natural asphalt lake located on Trinidad's west coast. La Brea, Trinidad, circa 1933. La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North America .
First Nations man paints drum in Kwakwaka´wakw Kwakiutl tradition, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
First Nations dancers at Inner Harbour causeway, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Indian porters in the Baba Budan Giri mountains. A team of Indian porters balance large bundles on their heads as they trek t...
Indian porters in the Baba Budan Giri mountains. A team of Indian porters balance large bundles on their heads as they trek through the Baba Budan Giri mountain range. Mysore State (Karnataka), India, circa 1936., Karnataka, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
First Nations culture Nisgaa in ceremonial regalia with head dress, British Columbia, Canada
Queen Charlotte Islands, Ninstints Village Nad Sdins, Anthony Island SGaang Gwaay, weathered mortuary totem poles, British Co...
Queen Charlotte Islands, Ninstints Village Nad Sdins, Anthony Island SGaang Gwaay, weathered mortuary totem poles, British Columbia, Canada
Alert Bay, U´mista Cultural Center, masks from the Potlach Collection, British Columbia, Canada
A visit to the cobbler. Two elderly men visit a cobbler who squats on the ground, mending boots in an outdoor workshop. Uri, ...
A visit to the cobbler. Two elderly men visit a cobbler who squats on the ground, mending boots in an outdoor workshop. Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1934. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Southern Asia, Asia.
Kassam Kanji's workshop'. Two Kenyan men work alongside a European, repairing bicycle wheels in a workshop identified as 'Kas...
Kassam Kanji's workshop'. Two Kenyan men work alongside a European, repairing bicycle wheels in a workshop identified as 'Kassam Kanji's'. Kenya, 22 November 1952. Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa.
preparation of the pulp, traditional paper-making, workshop of Mr Gouy, Fontenoy-la-Joute, one of the Book Towns, Meurthe-et-...
preparation of the pulp, traditional paper-making, workshop of Mr Gouy, Fontenoy-la-Joute, one of the Book Towns, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Lorraine region, France, Europe
Railway construction site. Labourers stand on the tracks beside steam-operated machinery at a railway construction site. Jama...
Railway construction site. Labourers stand on the tracks beside steam-operated machinery at a railway construction site. Jamaica, circa 1895. Jamaica, Caribbean, North America .
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