Russia, 1800s

France, 1800s

Macedonia, 1800s

Macedonia, 1900s

Palestine

Nigeria, 1970s. Made by Hausa.

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Shoe gazer. via British Museum Thanks Alex!

Dense deep collection of everything at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Discovered thanks to this dog and its weird friend.

1. Men’s. The large disk clips onto the earlobe, whereas formerly the ear was pierced, the hole stretched, and a carved wooden plug of this diameter fitted into the hole. With increasing migration to the cities this piercing practice has generally fallen away and been replaced with clip-on earrings.
Africa, South Africa, Johannesburg. Zulu.
2. comb
2. embroidered foot insoles
3. figurine, whistle. Dog. Made by men of the potter caste India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
4. Textile purse montage
5. embroidered black shirt
6. wall hanging. Hung on walls to store miscellaneous small items — thread, cigarettes, etc. Made and used mostly in villages. Made by women at home. India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District

Colorful visions from the Yale Peabody Museum collections.
1. Necklace, Giriawa, East African Cattle Area
2. Navajo rug, Southwest
3. Fan. Made ostrich feathers, Sudan

Door, place—mats! All shapes and sizes from all around the world. I’m loving the degenerated quality of the images. They all look like ’80s video art to me.

via Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection at the University of Wisconsin

Celebrate Good Times. Come On! People who know how to party.

1. Agemo Mask called Baba, Nigeria, 1978
2. Horseman During National Festivities, Cameroon, 1956
3. Men Seated with Pots on Heads During Etafa Ceremony, Nigeria, 1978
4. This tray of food from a prosperous urban household features fresh vegetables, “lap” (spiced minced meat), fried pork rinds, and several soups which can be eaten with “khao pun”, the fresh rice noodles on the tray, Laos, 1957
5. Agemo Mask called Baba in Street, Nigeria, 1978
6. Dancing Mat Masquerade, Nigeria 1978
7. Dancer with Checkered Mask, Mali, 1993
8. Osugbo Elder Seated, Nigeria, 1978

via University of Wisconsin

I took a nose dive into Yale’s newly opened digital image vault, the first Ivy league university to allow public access to their files. Lots of stuffs to peruse, from fine arts masterpieces to anthropological digs.

1. Gold cast object, jewelry, Early Classic Period 700-1000, JavaneseIndonesian
2. Textile remnant, 6th century AD, Egyptian Coptic
3. Red ceramic necklace, probably a tourist item, Post Classic, Michoacan-Mexico
4. Misc. necklace, Africa
5. Mirror, c.-1927