Feast of the Sun in Peru: Lighting Sacred Fire and Offering to the Solar Deity

Description: Antique print titled 'Sacrifice que les Floridiens sont au Soleil, de leurs Premiers nez' and 'Ofrande que les Floridiens sont d'un Cerf au soleil'. Two copper engra...

Title: "The Ceremonial Offering to Captain Cook in Hawaii, 1778" This detailed antique engraving, titled "An Offering Before Captain Cook in the Sandwich Islands," captures a significant historical encounter from Captain James Cook's voyages. The artwork, based on a drawing by John Webber, who accompanied Cook, was skillfully translated into print by the combined talents of Samuel Middiman for the landscape and John Hall for the figures. Created around 1778, this scene illustrates a moment where indigenous Hawaiian men present offerings of suckling pigs to Captain Cook and his European companions. A towering figure wearing an imposing mask stands sentinel behind the Europeans, symbolizing the cultural richness and ceremonial traditions of the Hawaiian people. The scene is framed by native palms and lush tropical vegetation, with a typical steep-roofed thatched building enclosed by a fence in the background, hinting at the architectural styles of the era. This print, marked by 'Walker sculp', offers a poignant visual narrative of cultural exchange in the age of exploration.

Two images on one plate. The first image shows a Sinhalese deity with an elephant's head. The second image shows a guardian deity of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). This print originates from 'N...

Description: Antique print titled 'Le grand sacrifice des Canadiens à Quitchi-Manitou ou le grand esprit'. This plate shows an ethnic scene of Native Americans dancing...

Earl Biss (American, 1947-1998), "Rising to The Call of the Fog in the Morning", lithograph on paper, signed to the lower margin 'Biss, 80" and with Peter C. Holmes of Origins Press ...

An orignal promotional poster for The Sex Pistols "Holidays In The Sun" by Jamie Reid. Framed and glazed Released in October 1977 – two weeks prior to the ‘Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The sex Pistols’ album – ‘Holidays in the Sun’ was the Sex Pistols fourth and final single with John Rotten. Inspired by the Pistols “holiday” trip to the Berlin Wall in March 1977 The single was released on 7″ only. The original ‘cartoon’ sleeve was withdrawn after an injunction by a Belgian travel company and was later re-issued in plain white sleeve. Provenance: Came directly from Patti Palladin, who was a member of the punk duo Snatch together with Judy in the mid 1970s. Palladin also worked extensively with Johnny Thunders...

The Sun Calendar harnesses the sun to illuminate mirrored fragmented images of time and place. Made of a rectangular grid of square reflective photovoltaic panels, it represents line...

This rare, perhaps unique, woodblock print by Charles Kassler positively radiates Art Deco energy -- both from the sun at the upper left corner, and from the pair of black horses, wh...