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Kingdom of Dahomey (Benin) Figures – Antique Hand-Colored Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropological study. The vivid hand-applied color — rich pinks, deep yellows, and warm earth tones — elevates
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, likely made for the royal court.
There is a similar piece in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Anthropology
Materials
Natural Fiber
Set of Two Anatomical Engravings of Human Skulls – Comparative Craniology, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
extreme)
These terms and typologies reflect the early development of anthropological science and the now
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Egyptian Ploughing Scene at Gamase, Upper Egypt – Norden Engraving 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropological importance and decorative appeal.
Condition report:
Moderate toning with light spotting. Clean
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Monoemugi, Central Africa – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
.
A decorative and historical artwork offering insight into early anthropological studies, and an
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Jalofs, West Africa – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropology, and exploration-era illustrations.
Condition report:
Good condition with mild toning and small
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Whidahs (Quidah) - Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
cultural portrait and a significant artifact of early anthropological representation — perfect for
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Xhosa Family of Southern Africa – Old Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Netherlands around 1800. A significant piece for collectors of African cultural history, early anthropology
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Pelew-Eilanders – Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of Palau (c.1800)
Located in Langweer, NL
collectible print for those interested in Oceania, anthropology, and the history of European exploration in
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Madagascars – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
.1800. Highly collectible for those with interests in African culture, early anthropology, and
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Hawaii Islanders – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1800)
Located in Langweer, NL
Hawai‘i, Pacific anthropology, and exploration-era art.
Condition:
Good to very good for age. Light
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Van Diemen Landers – Antique Handcolored Engraving of Aboriginal Tasmanians 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
, anthropology, and early colonial-era documentation.
Condition:
Very good for age. Light toning throughout full
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Namaqua People of Southern Africa – Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving, c.1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Netherlands, circa 1800. A desirable print for collectors of Southern African history, anthropology, and early
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Mexican Indigenous People – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
. It was published in Amsterdam around 1805 as part of the Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Esquimaux (Inuit) Hunters – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol” (“Humankind as Found on the Known
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Fuegians of Tierra del Fuego – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
' (“Humankind as Found on the Known Globe”), a significant Dutch anthropological series written by Martinus
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of Norton Bay, Alaska – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
in Amsterdam around 1805 as part of the Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of Nootka Sound (Vancouver Island) – Antique Ethnograph Print, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol” (“Humankind as Found on the Known
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of French Harbour – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol” (“Humankind as
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of Prince William’s Bay, Alaska – Antique Ethnographic Print, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol” (“Humankind as Found on the Known
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Residents of Quito, Ecuador – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
around 1805 as part of the important Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of Unalaska, Alaska – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
part of the Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den bekenden aardbol
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Aruba Petroglyph Symbols, Fontein Cave - Ethnographic Plate by Karl Martin, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
archaeology, early anthropology, and Dutch colonial exploration material.
Original plates documenting Aruba
Category
1880s Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Maori Traditional Dress – Antique Hand-Colored Engraving, New Zealand, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
of Pacific cultural history, exploration-era prints, or early anthropological illustration. Suitable
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Inhabitants of California, Indigenous Dress and Daily Life Engraving, c1774
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropology, exploration, and the systematic documentation of cultures encountered during global voyages
Category
1770s British Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Moroccans – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
with cultural and anthropological interest — highly collectible for those drawn to North African
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Friendly Islands, Antique Hand-Colored Print by Kuyper & Portman, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
original early-19th century hand-colored anthropological print depicts the Indigenous people of the
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Loangers, Central Africa – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (c.1810)
Located in Langweer, NL
, anthropology, traditional dress, African heritage, exploration art, copperplate engraving, J. Kuyper, L
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Paasch-Eilanders – Antique Engraving of Easter Island / Rapa Nui Figures, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Pacific history, Cook voyages era, anthropology illustration, Oceania collectible, antique hand-colored
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Nieuw Caledoniers – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Engraving (1800s)
Located in Langweer, NL
their role in early anthropological documentation. They make striking display pieces and are
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Man and Woman of the Naudowessies, Mississippi Region – 18th Century Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
decorative appeal, particularly when framed as part of a curated wall focused on exploration, anthropology
Category
1880s French Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Ulieteërs - Old Handcolored Ethnographic Engraving of Raiatea, Polynesia 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
, Polynesian ethnography, South Pacific culture, Cook voyages era, antique hand-colored engraving, anthropology
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Khoikhoi Figures of Southern Africa – Antique Ethnographic Engraving. c.1803
Located in Langweer, NL
South Africa, Southern African ethnography, early anthropology illustration, colonial-era documentation
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea (c.1800)
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropology, museum quality print, hand-colored engraving, J. Allart publisher, S. Kuyper artist, J. Portman
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Khoisan Figures of Southern Africa – Ethnographic Engraving (Houzouanas), c.1803
Located in Langweer, NL
African ethnography, anthropology illustration, colonial-era documentation, museum quality print, Africa
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Indigenous Australians – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
ethnographic context, based on exploration reports and early anthropological interest. Today, the prints are
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Batik, Sifting Rice & Women Working – Antique Photogravure of Batak People 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
early anthropology photography.
Printed on thick wove paper and steam-pressed in photogravure — the
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Dakota (Sioux) People – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
published in Amsterdam around 1805 as part of the influential Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Greenlanders (Inuit Family) – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
. It was published in Amsterdam around 1805 as part of the Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Antique lithograph of Northwest American inhabitants, Brodtmann 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
Swiss lithographer, was celebrated for his natural history and anthropological illustrations, which
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Creek People of North America – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Amsterdam around 1805 as part of the Dutch anthropological series “De Mensch, zoo als hij voorkomt op den
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Guiana Indigenous People – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
anthropology. While reflecting European viewpoints of the time, these prints now serve as valuable historical
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Batak Village Pintoe-Bessi, Tomb – Kleingrothe Photo, Dutch East Indies c1910
Located in Langweer, NL
photograph, anthropological record
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Batak Warrior Portrait, Sumatra, C J Kleingrothe, Dutch East Indies c1910
Located in Langweer, NL
’ association, producing fine publication plates such as this one. This work preserves a rare anthropological
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
19th Century Primitivist Carranca Sculpture, Brazil
Located in Madrid, MD
anthropological and cultural value, embodying Indigenous traditions and spiritual symbolism. The carving’s
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Antique Anthropology
Materials
Wood
19th Century Primitivist Carranca Sculpture, Brazil
Located in Madrid, MD
anthropological and cultural value, embodying Indigenous traditions and spiritual symbolism. The carving’s
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Antique Anthropology
Materials
Wood
Le Bon Genre, Planche No. 100: "Mounito" by Louis-Marie Lanté 19th C. Watercolor
Located in Atlanta, GA
anthropological detail. It exemplifies Lanté’s signature ability to convey the elegance of the Restoration
Category
19th Century French Art Deco Antique Anthropology
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Orange Seller from Murcia – Hand-Colored Engraving by G.de Saint-Sauveur, c.1797
Located in Langweer, NL
occupations of various nations. His costume studies combined anthropological curiosity with artistic grace
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Suriname Indigenous People & Tribal Objects - Ethnographic Lithographs 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Indigenous Suriname lithograph
Dutch Guiana anthropology
Suriname tribal artifacts
Colonial ethnography print
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1880s Dutch Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Woman of Aragon – Hand-Colored Engraving by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, c.1797
Located in Langweer, NL
, ethnographer, and illustrator whose costume series combined anthropological curiosity with artistic precision
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Ethnographic Map of the World by A.K. Johnston – Races of Man Chart 1852
Located in Langweer, NL
, Malay, American, and others based on contemporary (now outdated) 19th-century anthropological thought
Category
Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Allegory of Human Dispersion – Antique Lithograph, Le Monde en Estampes, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
early anthropological interest, this print exemplifies the spirit of mid-19th-century European humanism
Category
1840s French Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Antique Ethnographic Lithographs of African Peoples, Brodtmann, 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
of individuals, often both frontal and in profile, allowing for an anthropological study of features
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
Antique Tribal Lithographs of Maxuruna and Botocudo Peoples, Brodtmann 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
, he allows a comparative anthropological study that was central to the goals of such illustrated
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Anthropology
Materials
Paper
19th-Century Hand-Carved Zoomorphic Carranca in Solid Wood, Brazil
Located in Madrid, ES
Francisco River region in Brazil.
These pieces are anthropological elements originally used by Indigenous
Category
19th Century Brazilian Primitive Antique Anthropology
Materials
Wood
19th-Century Wooden Carranca with Zoomorphic Carving, Handcrafted in Brazil
Located in Madrid, ES
Francisco River region in Brazil.
These pieces are anthropological elements originally used by Indigenous
Category
19th Century Brazilian Primitive Antique Anthropology
Materials
Wood
Bust of an Oriental Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
the Mediterranean basin in order to list the anthropological characteristics of different local
Category
1870s French School Antique Anthropology
Materials
Bronze
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