Formosan. Taiwanese aborigines in 19th century. Gallery: Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world. Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes (Smithsonian).
Formally Ubangi-Shari Africa. The name Ubangi-Shari was formed from the two major rivers of the area: the Ubangi and Shari.
Inhabitants of the Caroline Islands in 1840. Habitans des Iles Carolines From the book: Natural History and pictures of the people and the different races and tribes according to the… Read More
An elaborately Tattooed Japanese man. Tattooing of this complex and highly coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan. From the book: Living Races of Mankind. A popular… Read More
Tattoo Art on Boy from Burma (Myanmar), West Indies, 1900. Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes (Smithsonian).
Tattooed Maori 1913, New Zealand. From the book: Picturesque New Zealand (1913) by Paul Gooding. Photography by Muir & Moodie; and Josiah Martin. Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes… Read More
Formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz, Mongolian. Tungusic people of Northern Asia. The Evenks are recognized as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North.
Ornamental tattooing from Africa, Borneo, Caroline Island, New Zealand and Japan. 1 African woman. 2 Chief Hirtin Paevata from New Zealand. 3 King Tauhiao 1825-1894 (King Tawhiao leader of the Waikato tribes,… Read More
