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snowyowlwhitecotton: Dawn Mist (aka Mary Daisy Norris-Gilham)...

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:17:21 +0100

snowyowlwhitecotton:

Dawn Mist (aka Mary Daisy Norris-Gilham) the grandaughter of Running Crane - Blackfeet (Pikuni) - circa 1914

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:48:29 +0100

splattergut: Cubeo Óyne dancer, Brazil, ca. 1903. From Zwei...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:45:42 +0100

splattergut:

Cubeo Óyne dancer, Brazil, ca. 1903. From Zwei Jahre unter den Indianern: Reisen in Nordwest-Brasilien, 1903–1905 by Dr. Theodor Koch-Grünberg. Stuttgart: Strecker & Shröder, 1909

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:39:53 +0100

artgalleryofontario: Enutsiak (Innutsiak), Baffin Island,...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:49:59 +0100

artgalleryofontario:

Enutsiak (Innutsiak), Baffin Island, 1913-1914
Flaherty Robert, Canadian, 1884 - 1951
Gelatin silver print
Overall (image): 19.1 x 22.9 cm
Gift of Gordon M. Robb, 1993
© 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

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Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:40:29 +0100

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Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:40:20 +0100

oncewewerewarriors: Bontoc Warriors

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:49:56 +0100

oncewewerewarriors:

Bontoc Warriors

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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:34:12 +0100

splattergut: Natives of the Murray Islands, Torres Straits,...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:31:54 +0100

splattergut:

Natives of the Murray Islands, Torres Straits, wearing “Daris.” Papuans of the Fly River Delta type. 1914

oncewewerewarriors: IFUGAO

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:38:10 +0100

oncewewerewarriors:

IFUGAO

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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:36:18 +0100

oncewewerewarriors: HEADHUNTER

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:53:47 +0100

oncewewerewarriors:

HEADHUNTER

tweed-eyes: Shaman’s Costume Mongolia The National Museum of...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:31:30 +0100

tweed-eyes:

Shaman’s Costume

Mongolia

The National Museum of Mongolia

“This is an elaborate shaman’s costume. The Caftan is of cotton with a woven geometrical pattern. The gown hanging over the chest has a nickel-plated brass mirror to ward off evil spirits. On the left arm is a dagger with a wooden handle with copper fittings as well as an iron blade. At the top of the shoulder blades, two tufts of owl feathers which, together with triangles of material hanging down from the underside of the sleeves, symbolize its ability to fly. The feathers of an eagle are also found at the top of his crown which consists of a cap of black wool and a red band across the front upon which a winged lion is mounted. It is made of chased copper and has, in addition to the wings, the claws of a bird. Skins of small animals, eagle feathers, and even bird claws highlight the connection between the shaman and the natural world. Above are round brass bells. The entire face is concealed by a black silk fringe. At the sides and the back of the cap are numerous snakes of material with coral eyes, as well as funnel-shaped iron rattles. The shaman’s drum which matches this costume has a round frame of two layers of birch wood, a handle of leather, wound with silk and cloth, and above it a wire which is stretched across carrying seven coins of Chinese-Manchurian-origin rattles and bells. The outside of the drum-skin is painted with the flaming sor on a small altar, cloud-symbols, garuda, dragon, tiger and lion, all indications of how strongly the so-called “yellow shamanism” was overlaid with Buddhist elements. The wooden drumstick has a fur-covered head and a metal stick with eight rattle–rings.”

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Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:52:56 +0100

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Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:57:27 +0100

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:40:41 +0100

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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:44:04 +0100

aleyma: Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt,...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:48:00 +0100

aleyma:

Head of a Princess of the Amarna period, made in Egypt, c.1360-1350 BC.

snowyowlwhitecotton: Dawn Mist (aka Mary Daisy Norris-Gilham)...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:06:47 +0100

snowyowlwhitecotton:

Dawn Mist (aka Mary Daisy Norris-Gilham) the grandaughter of Running Crane - Blackfeet (Pikuni) - circa 1914