Images from 'Exhibitions: The Invention of the Savage'

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Lilian Thuram

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Cheyenne "War Bonnet"

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"Wa-ta-we-buck-a-nak" (Commanding General), portrait by George Catlin commissioned by King Louis-Philippe of France following a show presented by Catlin's troupe of Indian dancers at the Louvre in 1845.

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"Maun-gua-Daus," by George Catlin, commissioned by King Louis-Philippe of France from a dance show presented by a troupe of American Indians at the Louvre in 1845.

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"Bison Hunting in Winter," painting by George Catlin commissioned by King Louis-Philippe of France following a show presented by Catlin's troupe of Indian dancers at the Louvre in 1845.

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"Ah-wun-ne-wa-be" (Thunderbird), by George Catlin, commissioned by King Louis-Philippe of France from a dance show presented by a troupe of American Indians at the Louvre in 1845.

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"Mah-to-he-ha" (Old Bear), portrait by George Catlin commissioned by King Louis-Philippe of France after the dance show presented by Catlin's troupe of Indian dancers at the Louvre in 1845.

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From the Sandwich Islands, "Boki, gouvernor of Wàhu, of the Sandwich Islands, and his wife Liliha"

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"Redskins. No. 93" from the "Anthropological Collection of Prince Roland Bonaparte."

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"Groupe de Negres" (Group of Negroes) photographed in Paris with Eiffel Tower in background.

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Photo of "Australské Cernošky" (Australian Aborigines) from Prague.

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"Völkerschau. Kolonial Ausstellung" (Exhibition. Exposition coloniale), Stuttgart, Germany.

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Javanese Kampong (village) at the Paris Exposition, 1889

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Le Rire (The Laugh) special issue on the International and Colonial Exhibition in Paris, 1931

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Poster: "Coming soon: Circus Robinson and its Savage People, the Greatest Exhibition of the Century"

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Chief Nyambi and his troupe at the Jardin d'Acclimation de Paris, 1937

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"Human Races, 24 color plates by artist-painter V. Huen"

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"Plate 8: 1 - White - facial angle 90°; 2 - Negro Ebo - facial angle 75°; 3 - Orang (monkey) - facial angle 65°" From "Natural history of mankind, or research on key physical and moral foundations preceded by a discourse on the nature of organic beings"

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Poster for "The Zulus" at Folies-Bergere

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Poster for the Grand Anatomical Museum, Paris.

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Images from 'Exhibitions: The Invention of the Savage'

By:

ICTMN Staff

April 13, 2012

This gallery of paintings, photographs and artifacts is a sample of the material on display in "Exhibitions: The Invention of the Savage," a show about so-called "human zoos," at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris that is on display through June 3.

Click here to read our interview with Lilian Thuram, the exhibit's curator and a former star of the French national soccer team.

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