Human - Culture, Archaeology

Side view illustration of cowboy on horse

Illustration of an Archaeological site

Illustration of a female archaeologist

Illustration of a male archaeologist

Illustration of an axe blade artifact

Illustration of a collection of "money beads" from Palau

Illustration of a Bai in Palau. Bai is a local Palauan name for the steep-roofed shelter built as a meeting place for the village elders

Illustration of a brigantine

Illustration of a cannon from Colonial times

Illustration of a cave explorer

Illustration of traditional Pacific Island Chamorro canoe

Illustration of a coastal toilet

Illustration of a coastal toilet on stilts

Illustration of cultural Odisha graphics associated with the east coast of India

Illustration of a dollar or peso sign ($), which is a symbol primarily used to indicate the various peso and dollar units of currency around the world

Illustration of DC Capitol building

Illustration of the Washington Monument in D.C

Illustration of a Native American dreamcatcher

A fale is a traditional, oval, Samoan building with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. This is a more modern, rectangular version of a fale.

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Illustration of a fale

Illustration of a fale

Illustration of an enclosed fale

Illustration of an enclosed, oval fale

Illustration of an enclosed fale

An above view of the square blue house, shows two of the structures walls and three side of the yellow pyramid roof. The house is elevated on stilts and has a set of stairs that lead up to the front entrance.

Illustration of a traditional Samoan fale, with the round/oval shape, and wooden poles holding up a domed thatched roof. The metal top-piece is a modern addition

Illustration of a Fale damaged by a tsunami

Illustration of a family ('ohana)

Illustration of a feather

Illustration of an Indonesian fishing village

Illustration of Australian flag

Illustration of Queensland flag

Illustration of the UK flag

Illustration of the flag for the United States of America

This symbol shows a flattened view of the official flag of Hawaii. The flag comprises of red, white, and blue stripes and includes the British flag in the top left-hand corner.

The Kanaka Maoli is considered by many native Hawaiians to be the original flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii. It has eight stripes representing the eight islands of Hawaii

Illustration of Maryland flag

Illustration of footprints

Illustration of Fort Union

Illustration of a woman using a gleaning basket

One of the oldest handcrafts of African origin in the United States is the hand-woven winnowing sieve, a shallow basket that was used during the Colonia Era to separate the rice seed from its chaff. Made from indigenous bulrush, sweetgrass is a strong yet supple marsh grass that thrives in the sandy soil of the coastal regions of the US South Atlantic

Illustration of a Hālau, a Hawaiian longhouse

Illustration of a traditional Hawaiian double-hulled canoe (wa'a kaulua)

A side view of a three dimensional headdress colored yellow, red, and orange

Illustration of a hawaiian temple or heiau

A stylized red hibiscus flower with an orange style protruding from the center of the flower. The hibiscus is the state flower of Hawaii

Illustration of Ki'i

Side view of a red lawn mower.

The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis and is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772. It houses the Maryland General Assembly and offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Illustration of the mathematical constant pi

A stylized Hi'a Lehua flower shows the green leaves and base and long, upward reaching red petals

Illustration of a monument

Illustration of a generic monument

Illustration of a musical note known as a double quaver, or two eighth notes beamed together. An eighth note or quaver is a musical note played for one eighth of the duration of whole note

Illustration of a musical note known as a double quaver, or two eighth notes beamed together. An eighth note or quaver is a musical note played for one eighth of the duration of whole note

Illustration of an outrigger canoe

Illustration of a Palagi (foreigner) house in Samoa. This style of housing is usually enclosed, built of concrete bricks and a corrugated iron roof

Illustration of a man talking. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards

Traditional Palau storyboard figure of a mangrove. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards

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Illustration of a shark. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards

Illustration of a rooster, representing money. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards

Illustration of a petrogylph (cave drawing) of a Hawaiian Honu (green sea turtle)

Illustration of a pyramid

Illustration of a second type of pyramid

Illustration of a religious symbol, the Christian cross

Illustration of a traditional Samoan canoe

Illustration of a shipwreck

Illustration of a step pyramid

Illustration of a step pyramid

Illustration of an Indonesian stilt house

Illustration of an Indonesian stilt house

Illustration of a West Papua stilt house

Illustration of a traditional storyteller

Illustration of the Sydney Opera House

Illustration of a tipi or teepee, popularized by Native Americans of the Great Plains

Illustration of a Totem pole, created by First Nations in Canada

Illustration of a trading keelboat