Native American Portraits

Artistic depictions of Native American figures showcasing traditional attire and cultural elements, conveying the heritage and identity of indigenous tribes.

Khoikhoi man smoking a pipe, 1778 drawing paper. deck paint. ink brush / pen Khoikhoi

Cigar Store Indian. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 66.2 x 47.8 cm (26 1/16 x 18 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Hochstrasser.

The Surrounder, Wah-no-nee-sah, an Otoe chief. His shirt is the skin of a grizzly bear with the claws on. Lithograph by J. Harris after a painting by George Catlin. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bull from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London, 1855.

Ni-có-man, The Answer, Second Chief. oil on canvas. Date: 1830. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Quáy-hám-kay, Stone Shell, a Brave. oil on canvas. Date: 1834. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

U'sh-ee-kitz, He Who Fights with a Feather, Chief of the Tribe. oil on canvas. Date: 1834. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Toh-kí-e-to, Stone With Horns, a Chief. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Congo, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cigarettes 1881 Issued by Abdul Cigarettes Trade cards from the "Races of Mankind" series (T181), issued in 1881 to promote Abdul Cigarettes.. Congo, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cigarettes 631433

Jack-O-Pa or the Six, a Chippeway Chief James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 - 1858). , issued January 1836. Lithograph with watercolor on paper, 12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (32.5 x 24.8 cm). These lithographs are from the first published collection of portraits of Native Americans, The Aboriginal Port-Folio. The artist, James Otto Lewis, based his images on sketches he made in the 1820s while accompanying U.S. government officials to treaty councils with Native American chiefs throughout the Great Lakes region then the country’s western frontier. Despite his somewhat awkward handling of the human figure, Lewis carefully documented the distinctive appearance, costume, and accessories of his sitters. The Port-Folio served both as a firsthand record of Native individuals and as an influential model for other artists. By the time these lithographs were issued, Congress had passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forced Native Americans from their lands and resettled them farther west. America

Khoikhoi man smoking a pipe, 1778 drawing paper. deck paint. ink brush / pen Khoikhoi

Fijian Man. oil on canvas. Date: ca. 1893. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A Pawnee Chief with Two Warriors. Dated: 1861/1869. Dimensions: overall: 50 x 61.8 cm (19 11/16 x 24 5/16 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Catlin.

Ka-pés-ka-da, Shell Man, an Oglala Brave. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

No Heart (Nan-che-ning-ga). Date: 1837. oil on wood. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Pa-ris-ka-roó-pa, Two Crows, a Chief. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

George Catlin, Three Shoshonee Warriors, 1861 Three Shoshonee Warriors

Bass Otis, after F Bartoli, Ki On Twog Ky, or Cornplanter, 1837 Ki-On-Twog-Ky, or Cornplanter

Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Mato-Tope, Mandan chief, in feather headdress and war paint, holding a tomahawk. After Karl Bodmer's portraits for Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian of Neuwied. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars from Charles Hamilton Smith's Natural History of the Human Species, Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, 1848.

Native Timor, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

La-kée-too-wi-rá-sha, Little Chief, a Tapage Pawnee Warrior. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Braves' Dance at Fort Snelling. oil on canvas. Date: 1835-1837. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon, Cape of Good Hope, 1776 - 1795, paper, pen, brush, h 660 mm × w 480 mm, h 352 mm × w 218 mm

Kots-o-kó-ro-kó, Hair of the Bull's Neck, a Chief. oil on canvas. Date: 1834. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Mohave Chief, a Warrior, and His Wife. Dated: 1855/1869. Dimensions: overall: 47 x 62.5 cm (18 1/2 x 24 5/8 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Catlin.

American 19th Century, Indian Tobacco Shop Sign (reverse, Indian facing right), second half 19th century Indian Tobacco Shop Sign reverse, Indian facing right

Stán-au-pat, Bloody Hand, Chief of the Tribe. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Wa-Kawn-Ha-Ka, A Winnebago Chief 1841, Indianer, Historische Indianerstämme aus Nordamerika, Charles Bird King 1785 - 1862, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

Khoikhoiman with ass parrot. Artist: Andries Beeckman. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1675 - c. 1725. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 320 mm × w 200 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

See-non-ty-a, an Iowya Medicine Man, by George Catlin, 1844-45, American painting, oil on canvas. This portrait was made in London, where See-non-ty-a and 13 other Ioways traveled with white missionaries in 1844 performing native dances and demonstrating (BSLOC_2016_6_129)

Shau-Hau-Napo-Tinta. An Ioway Chief ca. 1837-1844, Indianer, Historische Indianerstämme aus Nordamerika, Charles Bird King 1785 - 1862, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

Chippewa warriors Ka-bes-kunk, He Who Travels Everywhere 241 and Ka-be-mub-be, He Who Sits Everywhere 244. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.

George Catlin, Four Navaho Warriors, 1861 1869 Four Navaho Warriors

Táh-zee-keh-dá-cha, Torn Belly, a Distinguished Brave. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

American 19th Century, Indian Tobacco Shop Sign (obverse, Indian facing left), second half 19th century Indian Tobacco Shop Sign obverse, Indian facing left

Not-een-a-akm, the Strong Wind, Ojibwe nation. Alexander Cadotte was interpreter to the nine-strong troupe of Ojibwe dancers who visited England in 1844. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Harris after a cartoon by George Catlin from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London, 1855.

The last of the Charruas. From: The Natural History of Man by James Cowles Prichard prints, etchings, works on paper

Photo collection Government information service. An Angolan man. Drawing to a painting by Albert Eckhout (1610-1665) located in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. undated. Copenhagen

Three Young Chinook Men. Dated: 1855/1869. Dimensions: overall: 46.8 x 62.3 cm (18 7/16 x 24 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Catlin.

Red Bird, Chippeway, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N2) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1888.

Ráw-no-way-wóh-krah, Loose Pipestem, a Brave. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Gentilhomme du Roÿaume d'Aardra'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Le-sháw-loo-láh-le-hoo, Big Elk, Chief of the Skidi (Wolf) Pawnee. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Cigar Store Indian. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 63 x 39.5 cm (24 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Hochstrasser.

Historia de Africa. Siglo XIX. El Congo. Indígena de Kimbedi, región del Kuilu. Grabado por W. Meyer. El Congo y la Creación del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados, por Enrique M. Stanley. Editada en Barcelona, hacia 1890. España.

"A Savage of Botany Bay." Australian aborigine, naked, with beard and afro, decorated with tattoos, carrying a stick.. Hand-colored copperplate engraving from a drawing by Johann Ihle from Ebenezer Sibly's "Universal System of Natural History" 1794. The prolific Sibly published his Universal System of Natural History in 1794~1796 in five volumes covering the three natural worlds of fauna, flora and geology. The series included illustrations of mythical beasts such as the sukotyro and the mermaid, and depicted sloths sitting on the ground (instead of hanging from trees) and a domesticated female orang utan wearing a bandana. The engravings were by J. Pass, J. Chapman and Barlow copied from original drawings by famous natural history artists George Edwards, Albertus Seba, Maria Sybilla Merian, and Johann Ihle.

Two Guns White Calf. Date: n.d. Oil on paperboard. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

c.1816 Art/Book illustration, Topless woman of the Sandwich Islands

Four Recruits in White Dhotis, page from the Fraser Album. India; Haryana. Date: 1810-1820. Dimensions: 25 x 37.8 cm (9 7/8 x 21 3/8 in. ). Opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: India. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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

Ho-Mo-Vi/Moqui, by Elbridge Ayer Burbank (1858-1949), oil on canvas 1898. The famous Art Institute of Chicago.

Round Island, a Warrior. oil on canvas. Date: 1831. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Tuch-ee, war chief of the Cherokee nation. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Harris after a painting by George Catlin Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bull from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London, 1855.

Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, a Winnebago chief. drawn, printed & coloured at the Lithographic & Print Colouring Establishment, by John Bowen, 1801-1856

Kee-O-Kuh. Artist: Nicolino Calyo, Italian, 1799-1884

George Catlin, Three Young Tobos Men, 1854 1869 Three Young Tobos Men

Diferentes razas humanas. Grabado de 1858.

Chef Camacan Mongoyo.. Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848). Prints, Illustrations. 1834 - 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Brazil , Social life and customs, Indians , Kings and rulers, Indians of South America , Brazil

Fuch - ee : a Cherokee war chief From: The natural history of Man by James Cowles Prichard prints, etchings, works on paper

Man and woman of the Isle of Tanna, Vanuatu, 1818. They wear grass skirts and necklaces, the man holds a cudgel and the woman panpipes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton, Harvey and Darton, London, 1818. Venning wrote educational books on geography, conchology and mineralogy in the early 19th century.

Tchón-su-móns-ka, Sand Bar, Wife of the Trader François Chardon. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Aymara Youth. oil on canvas. Date: ca. 1890-1892. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Mówakiu-Tsawatenok Made 1914 United States. Photogravure, plate 332 from The North American Indian, Volume 10 (1915) . Edward S. Curtis

Dobuzhinsky, Mstislav Valerianovich (1875-1957) State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow 1915 33,2x23,6 Watercolour, gouache, gold und white colours on paper

I-GRABADO 1845-INDIOS UPSANOKA DEL MISSOURI. Location: BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA. NEW YORK CITY.

Riccarree Chief and His Wife. Dated: 1861/1869. Dimensions: overall: 47 x 63.5 cm (18 1/2 x 25 in.). Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Catlin.

Native man of distinction from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with club, fan, loincloth and full body tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, 1824. After an illustration by Wilhelm Tilesius from Adam Krusenstern's Voyage, 1813.

Danza, by Giovanni Sasso. Acquisition history unknown.

Beggar woman with a stick. Płoński, Michał (1778-1812), graphic artist

George Catlin, Two Weeah Warriors and a Woman, 1861 1869 Two Weeah Warriors and a Woman

A good shot according to the image of Conrad Beckmann. A clip from a German magazine. Beckmann, Conrad (1846 1902), Ruff, Louis (N.n.)

George Catlin, Osage Chief with Two Warriors, 1861 1869 Osage Chief with Two Warriors

Albert Newsam, after Henry Inman, after Charles Bird King, Payta Kootha, a Shawnee Warrior, 1836 Payta Kootha, a Shawnee Warrior

Man and woman of Guianna or Guyana, South America, 1818. They wear striped skirts, carry bow, arrows and basket in front of a cabin or carbet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton, Harvey and Darton, London, 1818. Venning wrote educational books on geography, conchology and mineralogy in the early 19th century.

Seminole Chief Osceola, by George Catlin, painted in January 1838. Osceola was imprisoned by the US Army and suffered from malaria when he posed for Catlin. The portrait depicts his feathered hat, embroidered sash over the patterned fabric. Around his neck are three crescent-shaped ceremonial metal gorgets (BSLOC_2019_8_64)

Man and woman of Jagga, from the kingdoms of Monoemugi and Caffraria, Africa, 1818. Chaga people of Tanzania with woven skirts, bow, quiver and arrows, basket. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton, Harvey and Darton, London, 1818. Venning wrote educational books on geography, conchology and mineralogy in the early 19th century.

George Catlin, Three Auca Children, 1854 1869 Three Auca Children

Man from the South Seas, after a drawing by the explorer Jean-Francois de Galaup, c. 1780, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

France, French Crown, Paris, Henriet, Israel, Bella, Stefano della, Plusieurs testes coiffees a la Persienne, Various heads of Persian figures, Dark slave with horse with feathers on his head, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 100 mm, width 74 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1650, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1590 - 1661, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Guarany, from the opera of the same name by Gomez and Hermann from the opera Loreley by Catalani, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Alphabet II, opera figures (1892)

Ketchwayo, King of the Zulu, red shiner (1853), Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Busts of Maori men with face tattoos or Ta moko from New Zealand. Man from Tolaga Bay with feather in his hair (top) and man from Cape Terawhiti (below). Types des naturels de la Nouvelle Zelande. Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845.

Jack Carr, Pa German Pie Plate, c 1937 Pa. German Pie Plate

Hand-colored engraving from 'Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde, d'apres des Documents Authentiques et les Voyages les plus Recents', by Auguste Wahlen (Brussels, 1843-44).

Portrait of an inhabitant of Ombay in Indonesia Anthropophage d'Ombay Landscapes and people seen on a world tour Promenade autour du monde , print maker: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago, (mentioned on object), printer: Pierre Langlumé, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1822, paper, h 352 mm - w 270 mm

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Floridians collecting gold. 16th century. French engraving, 1844. Drawing by Demoraine and engraving by Taillant. Colored.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Ganga Magicien-Medecin de Congo'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Indians, here a man of the Telembis, America, Illustration from 1880, Historical, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Foot War Party in Council, Mandan. oil on canvas. Date: 1835-1837. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Mexico, portrait of Moctezuma II Aztec Emperor

Tahitian cloth beaters, by L.F. Lejeune from the Journey of Louis I. Duperrey (1822-1825), Polynesia 19th century. Watercolour.

Figurehead: Turk's Head. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 39.7 x 31.4 cm (15 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Murphy.

A retainer from Rajgarh, India, circa 1902

Hee-doh'ge-ats, a Young Man. oil on canvas. Date: 1837-1839. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Etiqueta publicitaria de la compañía alemana Behn, Meyer & Co, dedicada a la importación y venta de productos tropicales desde Singapur. Años 1920.

Somali Man. oil on canvas. Date: ca. 1893. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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