"Bid & Beyond: Native Art Meets Nintendo – Unlocking Auction Gold with WorthPoint!"
"Bid & Beyond: Native Art Meets Nintendo – Unlocking Auction Gold with WorthPoint!"
Footwear Through the Ages: Windows into Ancient Cultures.
Discover how ancient footwear reflects daily life, social structures, trade, and beliefs, offering a profound look into past cultures. Footwear is much more than a utilitarian object; it’s a…
I’m doing a reading from my SF/F/H flash-fiction collection
#CulturalArtifacts on the
#StrongWomenStrangeWorlds Zoom Fri Nov 1. It’s totally free to join! More info and signup info here:
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I’ll be reading one of the pieces of flash fiction from my SF/F/horror collection Cultural Artifacts.
Exploring the exquisite Serpent Headdress at
#ClevelandMuseumofArt. A true testament to creative spirit and cultural storytelling. Ever wonder about the tales it could tell?
#ArtLovers #ClevelandArt #CulturalArtifactshttps://clevelandart.org/art/1960.37
Serpent Headdress | Cleveland Museum of Art
Traditionally, Baga society was ruled by village councils of elders who derived their power from their direct contact with spirit entities through lifelong initiation rituals and the accumulation of secret knowledge. Two different religious orders controlled initiations, providing the context for much Baga art. One was identified as female, the other as male, though only men belonged to both groups. Initiations in each order followed three stages, culminating in the revelation of the highest spirit being. This type of Baga headdress embodied the serpent spirit Ninkinanka, honored for giving rain, bestowing riches, and bringing forth children. The serpent figure would be placed on top of a conical framework of palm branches carried on a male dancer’s head. It appeared at the end of the first level of the initiation for boys and girls or just before the circumcision at the beginning of the boys’ initiation.
Ukrainian forces win back Kherson region—but Russia has reportedly looted its art collection
The Ukraine territory is one of four illegally annexed on 30 September with decrees by Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Pussy Galore's Emporium
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MaryAnn Johanson (she/her)
Hidden Gems
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Central & Western Archive/GLAM