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KWE3033706: Reproduction of a totem shrine on one of the Torres Straits Islands, Melanesia. The small enclosure, top left hand corner shows the shrine as it probably appeared; the larger one to the right is intended to show the contents of the long covered enclosures. The totem animals represented by effigies were a crocodile, a hammer headed shark and a ray fish.After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3033712: A head dress worn by a member of the Roro tribe from Papua New Guinea, Melanesia. The design of the tall framed feather structure on the head is unique to each clan, not to be imitated by other clans. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3033728: Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh women of Borneo, south east Asia, dancing with human heads. A few days after the return of a successful head-hunting expedition, the heads, which had been hacked off the dead bodies, were brought into the house. Then followed a time of rejoicing in the course of which the heads were taken by the women who, having performed fantastic dances, hung them beside the old ones. The presence of heads in the house was supposed to attract the benevolent spirits who lived around them. From Customs of The World, published c.1913. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3033734: A Dayak, Dyak or Dayuh man from the island of Borneo, seen here in gala costume. Every year or two the Dayaks hold a feast called Gawai Autu in honour of the departed spirits which they believe surround the heads which hang in their houses. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3033757: The use of deception in war. A Chinese emperor of the 2nd century BC using mannequins on his besieged city walls to deceive the enemy. Legend has it that the mannequins were dressed as beautiful women and when the wife of the invading chieftain saw them she was so jealous that she persuaded her husband to withdraw his army. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3039811: The Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827 in Navarino Bay, (modern day Pylos), Greece between the Ottoman Empire and the allied British, French and Russian forces during the Greek War of Independence. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3123841: Doonas Rapids near Castle Connell, County Limerick, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by J. Cousen. From The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by N.P.Willis and J.Stirling Coyne. Illustrated from drawings by W.H.Bartlett. Published London c.1841. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
KWE3123847: Hazlewood and Loch Gill, County Sligo, Ireland. Drawn by W.H.Bartlett, engraved by G.K.Richardson. From The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by N.P.Willis and J.Stirling Coyne. Illustrated from drawings by W.H.Bartlett. Published London c.1841. / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images