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Tomb of the Lion of Kuza, Hegra
The Tomb of the Lion of Kuza (Qasr al-Farid) is a 1st-century CE Nabatean unfinished tomb carved into a single huge rock in Hegra (Madain Saleh) in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Nabatea's second capital after Petra. Qasr al-Farid is isolated...
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Tombs 21 & 22 of the Qasr al-Bint Necropolis in Hegra
Two tomb façades in Qasr al-Bint (Tombs 21 & 22), one of the necropolises of Hegra (Mada'in Salih) in modern-day Saudi Arabia. Tomb 22 (right) is the oldest dated façade in Hegra (along with Tomb 39). It was carved in 1 BCE, the 9th year...
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Qasr al-Bint Necropolis in Hegra
The Qasr al-Bint necropolis in Hegra (Mada'in Salih) in modern-day Saudi Arabia is one of the four necropolis areas to have survived. Qasr al-Bint consists of 31 Nabatean tombs dating from 1 to 58 CE. The tombs include fine inscriptions concerning...
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The Lion Tomb, Hegra
The Lion Tomb is located in the Qasr al-Bint Nabataean Necropolis of Hegra (now in Saudi Arabia). The façade of the tomb is decorated with a carving of two felines on either side of a rosette. The name of the stonemason who carved the tomb...
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Iguazu Falls
An aerial view of Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.
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Chief Earl Old Person
Chief Earl Old Person (l. 1929-2021) of the Blackfeet nation pictured here singing a prayer at the opening of the United States Department of Agriculture's 150th Anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 15, 2012. USDA photo...
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Chief Buffalo Bulls Back Fat of the Kainai Nation
Chief Buffalo Bulls Back Fat (Stu-mick-o-súcks) of the Blood Indians of the Kainai nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1832.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
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Chief Mountain Chief of the South Piegan Blackfeet
Chief Mountain Chief (Ninna-stako, l. c. 1848-1942), also known as Big Brave (Omach-katsi) and later as Frank Mountain Chief, warrior and leader of the South Piegan nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Chief Mountain Colorized photograph...
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Horned Bonnet and Ceremonial Shirt
Blackfoot horned bonnet of weasel skins, worn by Grass Dance leader, Alberta, c. 1900, with Blackfoot ceremonial shirt, c. 1880.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
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Chief Mountain, Montana, USA
Chief Mountain, Montana, USA. A site sacred to the Blackfeet Nation of Native Americans. Now part of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and part of Glacier National Park.
