Photographed at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Africa is a large continent with 47 countries on it plus 6 island nations off the coast, namely Cape Verde, São Tomé, Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles, and Mauritius, making the total to 53. All African countries are home to indigenous people. These people have a different lifestyle from the mainstream. They are…
Proverbs 14:1 “Every wise woman has built her house, But the foolish breaks it down with her hands.” Continuing on with identifying some of the characteristics of women lo…
Thomas Blackshear, African-American painter, is an artist who is best known for his emotionally powerful Christian and ebony themes. Blackshear is considered to be one of the world's most talented artists because of his versatility, consummate skill, and extraordinary sense of color, style, and design.
Dutch artist Ruud van Empel photography, digitally manipulated with Photoshop. Children, leaves, plants and nature in a lush tropical Rousseau dream world.
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In maple sugar time / words by Earle C. Jones ; music by Chas. N. Daniels. For voice and piano. Caption title. First line of text: Oh, Malinda love, raise your window love. First line of chorus: Oh,...
Wodaabe boy from Niger Photography by: Steve McCurry
The women of nomadic tribes in Chad are known for their beautiful hip-grazing hair, maintained through an ancient ritual called Chébé.
London galleries team up for ambitious exhibition spanning the medium's history
Tuareg women 1. Tuareg bride 2. Tuareg girl, Niger 4. Tuareg girls, Libya by shg b on Flickr 5. Tuareg woman during Tafsit, the spring festival, near Tamanrasset, Algeria 6. Tuareg woman in Timbuktu,...
I like when people push things, and put things together that are not usually together. Like things from different worlds, different cultures. In ways you might not expect. It’s not a culture clash. It’s a blend of the various cultures of our world. Like “Montauk Moroccan” as in this image from Currey and Company at … Continue reading "Culture Blend"
So painstakingly detailed, you could easily mistake these photographs for real life-sized rooms straight out of a decorating magazine or a coffee table book for 'grand home design'. A Tennessee entrance hall These are miniature models made on a scale of one inch to one foot– that includes the
This is a photographic art print of a Black woman's hands reaching for a brass bowl of bruised pears, eucalyptus, and a bit of soft fabric cascading down the side of the bowl. This dark, sensual image is soft and moody perfect for a bedroom, study, or kitchen. TITLE: Pears Cropped sizes: 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 8 x 8, 11 x 14, 20 x 24 Certain sizes will be cropped to fit your requested size. (Please message me if you would like to purchase a size not listed) ------------------------------------------------------------------- All photographs will be shipped in a photo mailer and plastic sleeve or sturdy tubing Please allow 5-7 days processing time in addition to shipping. -------------------------------------------------------------------- For more of my prints visit: armandacphotography.etsy.com
Since 10,000 BC sculpture and painting have raised pulses with erotic and passionate embraces. Jason Farago picks the very best.
illustration of Richard Scollins showing warriors of the Ashanti Empire
Karl Bang 龐卡 Pang Ka Visionary /Fantasy painter was born as Bong Ka in Shanghai in 1935. He was formally trained by the master artists of Chinese painting and he also formally trained in the European painting tradition in France and Belgium. These multiple styles led to Karl Bang's multi-cultural blending of the traditional Chinese artistic discipline with the more personally expressive European style, and later also included traditions from around the entire globe. This cross-cultural fusion of styles has earned him the title of "Master of Contemporary Eclecticism".
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Want to know a little more about the artist who re-imagined Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, and upset a lot of people in the process? Click to read more about the activist artist, Harmonia R…
African Before The Slave Trade And Colonization Africa before the Slave Trade and Colonization was characterised by Iron Age Kingdoms forming centralised States as well as groups of Nomads that had not formed Centralised bureaucracies. The Iron Age coupled with the development of Agriculture ushered in a different system
During the rainy seasons of Gu’ and some times throughout the moderately infrequent rains of the Dayr seasons, the pastoral nomads of Somalia’s countryside rejoice in the abundance of wealth…
I asked her what was her dream, she replied: "In the future I want to have a car because when there is an emergency, we just go by feet., or you have to wait a long time and they need ask for a payment.When i have a car i can go free" Surma or Suri (as they call themselves) are sedentary pastoral people living in south west of Ethiopia, on the western bank of the Omo river. These breeders tribal groups have a cattle-centred culture. They breed their cattle, mostly cows, on their traditional lands, located in the Omo Valley. The economy of the Suri is based on breeding and agriculture. They grow cabbage, beans, yams, tobacco and coffee. Cows are tremendously important in Suri culture. They do not see cattle simply as a material asset but as a life-sustaining and meaningful companion. Suri even sing songs for them and make fires to warm them. These cows are not bred for their meat and are usually not killed unless they are needed for ceremonial purposes. The Surmas very rarely eat the meat of their cows, they actually breed them for their milk and their blood, which they both drink. Cows also have a social and symbolic meaning in Suri’s society. Suri men are judged on how much cattle they own. In desperate times, Suri men can risk their lives to steal cattle from other tribes.The average male in the Suri tribe owns from 30 to 40 cows. Every young male is named after their cattle, which they have to look after since the age of 8. Men are not allowed to marry until they own 60 cows. Cows are given to the bride’s family after the wedding ceremony. This central role of the cow in their way of life accounts for the fierce independance they want to preserve and explains their warlike culture. Indeed, it’s quite common to see men and even women carrying weapons which are part of the daily life. Their remote homeland has always been a place of traditional rivalries with the neighbouring tribes such as the Bume (Nyangatom) or the Toposa. who regurlarly team up to raid the Suri’s cattle. These fights, and even sometimes battles, have become quite bloody since automatic firearms like AK-47 have become available from the parties in the Sudanese Civil War. This conflict has pushed neighboring tribes into Suri’s land and is a constant competition to keep and protect their territory and their cattle. Gun battles are more common during the dry season, because around that time the Suri move their cattle down south to find new ground. The 40 to 1,000 inhabitants villages of the Surmas, are led by a ritual chief known as the Komoru, dressed in colourful robes and wearing a crown of baboon fur. Village life is largely communal, sharing the produce of the cattle (milk and blood). Decisions of the village are taken by the men in an assembly. These debates are led by the Komoru, who are merely the most respected elder in a village even if they can be removed. Although their traditional remoteness and autarky is threathened, only few Surma are familiar with Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, and their literacy level is very low. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
The life of the ‘Hottentot Venus’ still feels familiar for those used to being gawked at.
One of South Africa’s most inspiring projects is the non-profit organisation, Monkeybiz.
