The late 19th and early 20th century photographs show some of the last Maori women to wear the traditional ta moko face marking in New Zealand before it was outlawed by British colonialists.
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The Ainu are an ancient nation, who lived in Russia and Japan and originated about 13,000 years before the Common Era. The women applied unusual...
Lapland Traditional Costumes, Finland
The portraits were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Khimushin and offer a fascinating insight into the lives of people in Siberia - some of them in communities of only 100.
Today, I am taking you to Alsace in the northeastern corner of France. Well, not exactly, but I am going to share a few of my little treasures! If you are not familiar with Alsace, I’ll bet that you could guess from the photo that it is on the border with Germany…but it is still VERY French. Warning! Warning! I feel the French teacher in me coming out! lol photo of Strasbourg from Wikipedia First, I would like to share with you my two favorite Alsatian plates. In the upper left is a Sarreguemines plate in the Obernai pattern depicting an Alsatian woman and her daughter going to church, dressed in traditional costumes. I love the flowers on the border! On the lower right is a Limoges plate featuring the products of Alsace, including a peek at the traditional architecture with a stork nesting on the chimney. I’ll tell you a little more about the costumes and the storks later. The yellow fruit is mirabelles…a sort of yellow plum which makes a yummy tarte! And this little jewel is a special favorite because it was a gift from a dear French friend of mine to my mother. It is only three inches in diameter! It depicts the traditional architecture of Strasbourg with the cathedral in the background and a stork’s nest. It is believed that having a stork build its nest on your home brings luck. However…no fires in the fireplace! And…if you want a baby brother or sister, just leave a sugar cube on the window sill and the stork will grant your wish in return for the treat! I love these little people dressed in the traditional Alsatian costumes! I bought several sets of these to give as gifts, but could only part with one set…which I gave to my sister. She hangs them on her tree at Christmas. I have them hung in several places around my house as a reminder of a trip to Strasbourg for the Christmas Market. When you tug on the string, their arms and legs move! I am sure that you have noticed by now that Alsatian women are frequently portrayed as wearing a large black bow. Actually, there are numerous traditional coiffes or caps for the region, but this one has come to represent all of Alsace. It was worn by the women in protest of the German occupation of Alsace in 1870 and 1914. You have to admire them for making their political views known! The traditional costume is now only worn for special fêtes or holidays. photo from Wikipedia This is a colorful little cookie tin whose cookies long ago...er...disappeared! You can see men and women in costume, as well as references to some of the products of Alsace…vins d’Alsace and bière d’Alsace…wine and beer from Alsace. The brasserie, a sort of bar/restaurant, is serving the local specialties. And, of course, there is a stork’s nest! Hmmmm…I would like to show you this picture that usually hangs in my kitchen…but Kitty isn’t in a sharing mood! It features several labels from the wines of Alsace. Have you ever had a glass of Riesling or Gewürztraminer? Then you have sampled them! Finally! She has allowed me to show you a little peek! I love this one…it has all of the traditional elements…the costumes, the architecture and the stork!! One day, I hope to go back to Alsace…but it will not be soon enough! In the meantime, I will have to visit through my little treasures! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please join me in visiting Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday, where you will see one of her beautiful mosaics and find a list of this week’s participants. Then on Tuesday, head on over to Tam’s at The Gypsy’s Corner where I am joining our wonderful hostess for my very first Three or More Tuesday! There you will find all sorts of interesting collections! I am happy to be a part of this meme and I do believe that it may become a habit! See you next time! A la prochaine!
Miles from the nearest road on the great plains of Hungary, the Papp Lukács twins lived in a way that was hardly touched by modernity. Photographer János Stekovics made a fascinating record of their rural lives
A guide to wedding dress inspiration isn’t exactly the kind of thing you’re likely to find on Messy Nessy Chic. Then again, it’s not everyday that the founders of the MessyNessy team get hitched! As Nessy and Alex tie the knot this weekend, we’re holding down the fort at the MNC HQ and thought we’d…
Icelandic stamp of a woman in traditional costume playing a Langspil, a traditional Icelandic drone zither.
You won’t find them on the front row or posing for the street style photographers during fashion week, but in my mind, these are the real heroes of fashion… 1. Khampa beauty’s hair braided and adorned with amber chunks Khampa lady resplendent in traditional headdress adorned with amber chunks at Litang Horse Festival’s costume parade. Photo…
1. Anjelica Huston and Michael Jackson Actress Anjelica Huston met Michael Jackson working on Captain EO, Francis Ford Coppola’s 3-D movie that was shown at Disney theme parks. "I think it was very hard for Michael to express anger. He was, I have to say, one of the most polite people I have
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Although a lot has been said about cultural appropriation since it entered mainstream cultural vernacular, accounts are often confusing. There’s a lot of emotion behind whether a work does, or does not, contain cultural appropriation, and those new to the term can often be left no wiser by discussions that focus on a specific work. In fact, you
The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, has inspired generations of artists and helped shape the nation's identity.
Hi ! My name is ASAKO MIYAMOTO. Welcome to Hokkaido, and the "good old days" of Japan ! Hey, isn't ASAKO a "Japanese" name ? Yup, under the cultural and administrative pressures of the occupying Japanese, we Ainu in the North (just like the Okinawans in the South), we have been encouraged by the Government to dump our "embarrassing" old native names in favor of "civilized" Japanese names. After all, we won't officially exist or be recognized by the Government as an indigenous people apart from the Japanese until many years from now....in the year 2008. Until then, we will just go with the flow. * The modern-day, 21st Century Japanese will sometimes tell you that the AINU and OKINAWANS are not true Japanese. You may then ask the Japanese if these prior and older occupants of Japan, if not true Japanese, are exempt from paying JAPANESE INCOME TAX. The Japanese will then answer that, on second thought, the Ainu and Okinawan ARE Japanese after all, and they better pay up --- at least from Feb 15th to March 15th (Tax-Time in Japan) ~ ! After tax time is over, the Okinawans and Ainu revert to being "not really Japanese" * Is "Japanese" a "race" ? Is it a nationality ? Is it both ? For example : Is a blond-haired, blue-eyed Hollander who obtains Japanese citizenship now "Japanese" ? Every Japanese Government Official I've ever talked to on the subject (and that's quite a few) have repeatedly all told me the same thing : "Such a Hollander would NOT be Japanese. He would be a FOREIGNER with Japanese CITIZENSHIP". But, if you push further and ask the same thing about the ethnic, indigenous AINU and OKINAWANS, they will squirm, sweat, and suck air through their teeth like a bargain-store vacuum cleaner, all while tossing out a variety of "politically correct" answers that are harder to grab than a bar of wet soap on a water slide in a middle of a typhoon. * This pretty Ainu girl seems to know that she is pretty, and that every red-blooded, full-bearded, bear-hunting man in the whole village is probably after her. I have no doubt she's going to get EXACTLY what she wants. I can see it in her eyes. And speaking of her eyes, one wonders of she is really a Japanese model or an actress dressed like an Ainu. And that brings up the subject of "intermarriage" and "assimilation".... The "pure" Ainu were more of a hairy Caucasian type than a smooth-skinned Mongoloid Japanese type. However, the word "pure" is a hard thing to define after a millennial of gradual interaction on the fringes of these neighboring cultures.By the time of this 1900-1920 photo, a steady stream of Japanese "immigrants" had already begun diluting the pure strains that remained in Hokkaido, and "Japanese" body and facial features were becoming the norm in many places -- especially closer to the larger ports and cities. A few photographers specifically sought out more "pure" pockets of Ainu that remained in order to document what they could. Photographer H.G. Ponting, while in love with the country of Japan, was openly disgusted with the Japanese Government's treatment of the Ainu in these regions of as yet un-assimilated "last hold outs". See: www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/2344269135/ and notice "un-Japanese" faces -- except for the Ainu woman on the left who shows a very "Mongoloid" profile. Recently, a similar (though not as drastic) dilution of local ethnic and cultural characteristics has also taken place on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa during the years since WW2 --- more in the urban business spaces and areas around the US Military bases --- due more to the influx of Japanese from the Mainland than from intermarriage with the local US Military population who chose top remain on the island. In any case, the girl in the pic is a pretty one, and looks smart as a whip. See other sad and illuminating commentary at this link, and specially read the two paragraphs under "HISTORY". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people Note that until the year 2008, the Japanese Government refused to acknowledge the Ainu's existence as a real indigenous people within Japan, often stating things like "no ethnic minorities exist in Japan" --- one of many typical government attitudes that Okinawa Soba, his wife, and three children lived under for 45 years. As we approach the year 2019, the Japanese bureaucracy still "officially refuses" to acknowledge that the over 1,000,000 ethnic Okinawans in the South --- along with their unique culture and languages --- constitute an ethnic entity, just as the Ainu remnants do in the North. Instead, the Japanese continue their inane proclamations that basically say the Okinawans are a special manifestation of the pure, homogeneous "Yamato Race" of Japan --- and must sacrifice their land, culture, and completely different local languages for the benefit of the greater good and protection of their "true Japanese" mainland neighbors to the north.
A savoury spicy dried broad bean dip.
The portraits were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Khimushin and offer a fascinating insight into the lives of people in Siberia - some of them in communities of only 100.
Chances are you haven’t met an Ainu speaker in Japan. After all, Google’s Endangered Languages Project puts the number of native speakers at fewer than fiv
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Mongolian crafts and silversmith are famous for its artfully detailed designs. This is reflected on Mongolian traditional costumes of many Mongolian ethnic tribes which are unique in the world for its luxurious and fashionable designs. ---------- Монголын гар урлал, уран дархан бол урлагийн нарийн загвараараа алдартай билээ. Энэ нь монгол олон овог ястнуудын дэлхийд хосгүй тансаг, уран загвар бүхий Монгол үндэсний хувцсанд тусгалаа олсон байдаг юм. (By National History Museum) www.mongoliahotel-link.com
1. Incredibly Detailed Illustrations of our favourite small Parisian museums & archives By artist Christelle Tea wonderful account to follow. 2. These Amazing Quilts Artist Jeffrey Sincich makes quilts inspired by signage, shop fronts, ephemera. Found via Present & Correct. 3. Traditional 18th Century Welsh Women’s Fashion Found on Pinterest. 4. This gilded astronomical tool…
Before there was "Japan," before the people we think of as "Japanese" came to the islands, there were people in Japan. The native peoples of Japan, the Ainu, have lived on the islands longer than anyone else. And yet not many people even know who they are.
During the olden days in the Philippines, the tradition of Harana – musical serenading outside someone’s window – was a popular event...
French fashion designers have long been at the forefront of avant-garde style and Paris has long been considered the birth city of fashion – the ultimate fountain of sophistication, glamorous muses and endless inspiration. But let's turn back the clocks and leave the capital for the villages of prov
The Philippine Costumes Barong Tagalog for Men Barong Tagalog, the official national costume of Filipino men, originated from the northern part of the Philippines, and is originally made…
Piragi are traditional Latvian bacon buns. They smell and taste incredible, there is a reason why they are so popular.Original Recipe makes 40 bunsBig Batch filling and Sour Cream Dough Recipe makes 75 buns
Filipino national costume is rather colorful, ornate and beautiful. Filipino people lived under the occupation of other countries for centuries. That's why their national attire was formed under the influence of different cultures and got some of their features. US, Spain and Japan had the biggest impact on the traditional clothing of the Philippines. But nevertheless Filipino folk dress is very unique, authentic and even tribal, if we can say so.
Mädchen in prunkvollen Trachten, junge Fechter in aristokratisch wirkenden Anzügen. Iwajla Klinkes Bilder zeigen Kinder in mythisch anmutender Kleidung.
