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Dance Wand (Bair), Papua New Guinea, Late 19th–early 20th century. Feathered Hanging, Peru, 7th–16th century Miniature dress, Peru, 7th–16th century Miniature dress, Peru, 7th–16th century Double Spout Bottle, Peru, 2nd–4th century Floral collar from Tutankhamun’s Embalming Cache, Egypt, 1336–1327 B.C. Moses & Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of Dinteville [...]

CAMEROON CRAFTS.

Weaving, beading, dancing, haircuts and more! Yesterday at Housing Works Bookstore I stumbled upon this wonder – Crafts and the arts of living in the Cameroon. Published in 1982 and curiously funded by Mobil Oil Cameroon. Photographs by Harri Peccinotti.

TRAVEL PICS.

Retired scientist Galen Frysinger has traveled the world and seven seas. (172 independent countries plus 91 dependencies) Get lost in his intricate and dense photo archives. Wow.above: Greenland, Brazil, Greenland, Libya, Easter Island, Nauruvia Galen Frysinger

S. AFRICA.

Rural life in South Africa, 1946-1947. Photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee. I’m reading Martha Quest by Doris Lessing which takes place on South African farmlands on the cusp of WWII. Maybe it looked something like this? via Smithsonian Photography Initiative

BEAD WORDS.

Yahhhh!! Typographic and colorful adornment. These beaded necklaces radiate Positivity! The Zulu people of South Africa created these wonders. I am curious to learn the necklaces say. Are they names? Political statements? Prayers? via University of Florida – Africana Collection

MALI YOUTH.

Exuberant portraits of Malians by Malick Sidibé. Layers of patterns, textiles and people—so beautiful! Malick Sidibé documented an important period of West African history with great commitment, enthusiasm, and insight, focusing on Malian youth in the 1950s and 60s. His portraits and documentary photography captured the unique atmosphere and vitality of an African capital in [...]

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