May 2008 Archive

Waura mask

May 26th, 2008

Waurá: Mask, Trua. Used to invoke ancestor spirits, in order to ensure their benevolence and protection. Photo © Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Initiation ceremony of a girl in Ticuna society

May 26th, 2008

The Tropen Museum in Amsterdam is a really good visit if you are ever that way. I took a zillion photos, more later…

Inuit shaman with massive hands

May 25th, 2008

Salt dough

May 9th, 2008

Please excuse the lack of updates while I try to graduate..! In the meantime why not try some salt dough sculpture? Here’s a good recipe.

A chubby chinese face

May 4th, 2008

From a window of a chinese supermarket in Amsterdam.

Huautla Carnival, Hidalgo Mexico

May 4th, 2008