Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continents of the Americas

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Tsimshian brass band, Metlakahtla

Bartelda - San Carlos Apaches

Sioux Indian amulet in the form of a turtle, worn by girls to ward off illness. Said to contain the umbilical cord of the wearer. Decorated in beading. Northern Plains

A male and female savage

Unknown boy with injury to skull

'Indian Rising 1862': Press cuttings, articles etc.

Chief Wolf Robe - Cheyenne

Carved totem pole

Chief Goes To War - Rosebud Sioux

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

Description of E.P. Evans' Hotel, Garden City, Minnesota and how it was used by women and children to shelter during the Great Sioux War

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

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American Indian or Alaska Native

Images from the collections

Images referencing American Indian or Alaska Native

Works from the collections

'Indian Rising 1862': Press cuttings, articles etc.

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

A male and female savage

Chief Goes To War - Rosebud Sioux

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

American Indian or Alaska Native

Images from the collections

Images referencing American Indian or Alaska Native

Works from the collections

'Indian Rising 1862': Press cuttings, articles etc.

North American artefacts and places. Album of drawings and watercolours attributed to Thomas Bateman

A male and female savage

Chief Goes To War - Rosebud Sioux

Shaman's mask with human features and a removable bird's beak. Haida people, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

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