No one ever expects an umbrella to be adorned with jawbones, do they? (Or maybe, just maybe, accuracy wasn't the main goal for this book.)

<<The Jaw Umbrella, Gelelé's Stool, Guns, Sticks, Swords, etc.>>
Illustration from the 1874 European book "Dahomey as it is; Being A Narrative of Eight Months' Residence in that Country with a full account of the notorious annual customs, and the social and religious institutions of the Ffons"

Yale University Library, https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.36729854

#libraries #umbrella #dahomey #Benin #africanhistory #WestAfrica #history #weird

With a spring in her step a young woman with a pink parasol takes a stroll under the cherry blossoms.

Under the Cherry Blossoms -> https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/under-the-cherry-blossoms-chrystyne-novack.html

#AYearforArt #photopainting #spring #art #BuyIntoArt #cherryblossoms #Mastoart #imagination #Homedecor #giftideas #pink #umbrella #Fedigiftshop #cherryblossom

ToonTastic - Beach Props Pack #Ocean #3D #Sand #Icecream #Vacation #Tropical #Mobile #Umbrella #Beach #Summer #Lowpoly #Island #Stylized #Swim #Coastal #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/toontastic-beach-props-pack-309713

How one goes to the acupuncturist in a heat wave.

#HeatWave #Umbrella

Street Art by CAL in Lyon, France (4 photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2024/01/21/street-art-by-cal-in-lyon-france/