Yoruba
For two years in 2010 and 2011, Charles Fréger criss-crossed Europe from north to south, from Finland to Portugal, passing through Romania, Germany and Slovenia, in search of the figure of the savage as it survives in local popular traditions. These images, like archetypes, half-man half-beast, animal or vegetable, resurface from the depths of time
The traditional Kukeri celebrations at the Bulgarian town Pernik... "Сурва" 2009 - Перник
Durant deux années en 2010 et 2011, Charles Fréger a sillonné l’Europe du nord au sud, de la Finlande au Portugal en passant par la Roumanie, l’Allemagne ou la Slovénie, à la recherche de la figure du sauvage telle qu’elle survit dans les traditions populaires locales. Ces images comme des archétypes, mi-homme mi-bête, animal ou
Explore carlos gonzález ximénez's 2286 photos on Flickr!
The knitted balaclavas featured in this gallery are definitely not your average cable knit made with love by grandma...
We’re getting really close to Halloween and there’s just enough time left to recreate some of these knitted and crochet masks. Many of them are vintage and one-of-a-kind, so you’re probably going to have to make your own mask or hire someone who can do it for you and not ask any questions. Consider this a lookbook. A lookbook for psychopaths, perhaps, but still a lookbook, nevertheless… What I dig most about the knitted mask thing is that you can just plop one of these puppies on for Halloween and not worry about the rest of your costume. DONE. The mask is sinister enough on its own! When someone asks “What are you supposed to be?” just tell ‘em: “A walking trigger warning.” via Etsy Mask by Aldo Lanzini Vintage mask Vintage mask By Elaine Bradford via Etsy
Members of the Leominster Morris take part in a torch-lit wassailing ceremony ahead of Twelfth Night.
Every year around September, mud-covered figures run amok in the streets of the Shimajiri District in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, smearing dirt on anyone they encounter.
Historical images of the Igbo, their neighbours and beyond. Blogger / Twitter / Instagram: @ukpuru
L'artista Silvio Giordano ci spiega come è nata la scultura del Rumita e dove ha preso ispirazione
Explore Guim Tio's 236 photos on Flickr!
carlosgonzalezximenez.blogspot.com/
Here's a little inspiration for the aspiring fashion designers out there. Having majored in textile design (printing and weaving), I am totally stunned by these West African ritual garments. Just beautiful (I especially like the slight bogeyman vibe).
Explore carlos gonzález ximénez's 2286 photos on Flickr!
blog cultura símbolos
This list is more completely named: Ten Bizarre Things That You Did Not Know About Christmas (And Probably Didn’t Want To). I love Christmas, and I love
Members of the Leominster Morris take part in a torch-lit wassailing ceremony ahead of Twelfth Night.
Enjoy these striking images from around the world featured in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition
Snap Shots. Portraits. Sittings. Pics.
Today: A piglet on wheels, a rose in space, and Valentine's Day animals.
They don’t often work 3D is what they told us, and the size was also a little bigger then they were used to. The group of 40 illustration students was keen on expanding their boundaries. They started sketching in groups of three and got to work in a haze of glue and cardboard. All these […]
To celebrate the nearing of the end of the cold snap, Slovenians took to the hills to perfect their moves ahead of the annual carnival, Kurentovanje, where they will 'chase away' winter.
Women swarm with flowers. Men hide beneath enormous feathered headdresses. These images look like something from a forgotten past – or a more surreal future – but they are all taken in modern day Britain
Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green; Here we come a-wand'ring So fair to be seen. REFRAIN: Love and joy come to you, And to you your wassail too; And God bless you and send you a Happy...
