Mongol Race – Lapps and Inuits clothing. From left: 1.2. Swedish Lapps. 3.4. Norwegian Lapps. 5.6. Inuits from Victoria Land. 7. Inuits from Cape Barrow. Source: The Comprehensive Atlas and… Read More
Traditional Lapps and Eskimo dresses.
Category: North America
North America costume
American Colonial style 18th century
American Colonial style 18th century.
LAP-PA-WIN-SOE. A DELAWARE CHIEF
THE preceding engraving are taken from the original portraits, in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
A medicine man of the Meskwaki tribe.
Keesheswa is a medicine man of note in the Meskwaki tribe, and, so far as we can judge from appearances, is a devout believer in his science.
A Chippeway widow with the best of her late husband’s clothes.
A Chippeway widow, on the death of her husband, selects from his scanty wardrobe, a complete suit of his best clothes.
ESHTAHUMLEAH, A Sioux chief
He is one of the hereditary chiefs of the Teton tribe, of the Dacotah nation.
Powasheek a Fox Chief
He was a daring warrior, and held a respectable standing in council, as a man of prudence and capacity.
Kishkalwa the head chief of the Shawnee nation.
Kishkalwa is nominally and legally the head chief of the Shawnee nation.
KISH-KE-KOSH a Fox Brave
Among the Fox braves who appeared at Washington in 1837, was Kishkekosh, or The man with one leg.
Yoholo Micco, A Creek chief. Leader of Eufaula Town.
Yoholo Micco was principal chief of the Eufaula town. He was the speaker of the Creek nation.