overinformedblues: New Puppy Susan Bower
solcreative: Priestess by Annelie Solis
turkiyecumhuriyeti1881: Whirling dervish, traditional Turkish dance.
centuriespast: The God Tutu as a Sphinx Tramping on Serpents Tutu, a latecomer to the Egyptian pantheon, first appeared during the Late Period (about 580 B.C.). He was usually shown as a lion with a human head. This image was derived from the royal sphinx, from which Tutu also received his nemes (royal headdress) and the uraeus cobra at his brow. Tutu’s tail ended in a snake head, and often, as here, he was shown treading on snakes. He was believed to control fate; people prayed to him for good fortune and also for food. Medium: Limestone, painted Dates: 1st century C.E. or later Period: Roman Period Brooklyn Museum
nigerianostalgia: Oyo 1951.Vintage Nigerian photos
fibrearts: pink stitches by lydiafairy on Flickr
bofransson: Gerhard Nordström - Winter Field
workman: Sculptures vaudou Nago et Fon, Bénin. Bois, corde, coquillages, métal, tissu, argile, plume, végétaux, os, patine sacrificielle. Collection Anne et Jacques Kerchache. Photo © Yuji Ono