#inuit legend

[briefbestiary]

Enormous oceanic arachnids, lurking on the seabed below. They drag their prey down, then consume them in their entirety.

[doesephs]

korra did things to 14 year old me

[notdayle]

I’m a big fan of doomed siblings 🩸🌊

[superbly-aged-water]

korra in the avatar state with kakiniit has been wiggling around in my brain for days, so here you are

[mimudraeg]

Just a dog and her girl

[bigboobshaunt]

Y'all can we stop using the "inside you there are two wolves" meme?

[randomtimes-com]

Inuit mythology: the Qallupilluit

In Inuit mythology, the Qallupilluit, also known as Qalupalik, are creatures that inhabit Arctic shorelines. They dwell beneath the waters of the Arctic regions across the world, residing along the coastline and, even if accounts of their appearance differ across tales, there are some commonalities. For example, a Qallupilluit is often described as having green, slimy skin, long hair, and long…

[carlostevez-blog2]

"Mitos y leyendas inuit".

- Knud Rasmussen.

[atlaculture]

Chinese Mythology: Mazu

Interestingly enough, both the Chinese and Inuit ocean deities are women, so there is plenty of inspiration to draw from for Yue. ^_^

Like most mythology, these stories have countless versions. I'll be choosing the versions that are most relevant to Yue. This is a two-part post, with this post covering Chinese culture. Part 1 can be found here.

Like Sanna, the story of China's ocean goddess begins with an ordinary human girl. The girl's name was Lin Moniang (林默娘) and she is said to have lived during the 10th century in what is now China's Fujian Province. Her given name of Moniang means "silent girl", as she never cried as a baby. The daughter of a fisherman, she seemed to have been her village's shaman, as she would often read people's fortunes and predict weather conditions for the local fishermen.

Her principal legend concerns her saving her father and brothers. Hearing news that her family's fishing boat had been caught in a typhoon, 16-year-old Moniang meditates and spiritually projects on to the boat. She manages to save her brothers from drowning, but is unable to save her father in time. This was due to her mother awakening her from her trance, thinking her daughter was having a seizure.

Wanting to find her father, she tirelessly searched the waters and islands of the archipelago where she lived. According to legend, she eventually she died of exhaustion and her body washed up on the shores of Nangan Island. Her spirit ascended to godhood, where she acquired the name Mazu (媽祖 - "Ancestral Mother"), and became a guardian deity to sailors and fishermen. The archipelago where her family fished is now known as the Matsu Islands, after her goddess name.

Visually, Mazu is often depicted wearing a lot of beads. Perhaps because they resemble pearls or water droplets? The crown she wears is called a mianguan (冕冠), which was historically worn by East Asian emperors and is featured in many depictions of royals and gods alike.

[ancestorsalive]

"Shaman transforming into polar bear"

By Inuit carver, Abraham Anghik Reuben.

Abraham Anghik Reuben is an Inuit sculptor originally from the Northwest Territories of Canada. He belongs to the Inuit community, which has a rich tradition of carving and art. Reuben's work often reflects the culture, traditions, and legends of the Inuit people, and "Shaman transforming into polar bear" is an example of such themes explored in his sculptures.

Abraham Anghik Reuben is an Inuit sculptor originally from the Northwest Territories of Canada. He belongs to the Inuit community, which has a rich tradition of carving and art. Reuben's work often reflects the culture, traditions, and legends of the Inuit people, and "Shaman transforming into polar bear" is an example of such themes explored in his sculptures.

[doesephs]

"#my favourite lesbian" For the love of fuck! Korra is Bi!

[queercontrarian]

A New Home

@morweekofficial day 2: home

after mor is found at the autumn/winter border the high lord of night initially agrees to let her stay in the family home in velaris until she is healed. when tensions between him and keir start to escalate over his errant daughter's whereabouts, the high lord chooses his steward over his niece and sends mor into exile in the winter court. while she is not allowed to return to the night court or see her family as long as the old high lord still lives, she finds a new purpose in winter.

staying with one of the high lord's closest advisors, she is finally allowed to pick up a sword herself and train with the warriors of the winter court army, which has always allowed females to join. she learns to master her powers and finds her true strength. in the war against hybern she fights for her new home, the winter court, joining the alliance of day, night and dawn on the continent. when she returns, she is legend. she is the morrigan. every child in winter knows her name.

in winter, she also finds one of her closest companions outside of the night court in viviane, her host's young daughter whom she gets to see grow up after the war and whom she loves like a sister, as well as viviane's friend kallias, the younger brother of the winter court's general.

she only returns to the night court after her uncle, aunt and cousin die and rhysand, now high lord of night, asks her to come back and help him rebuild their court of dreams.

mor's dress here is inspired by some traditional mongolian clothing. i pull most of my inspiration for winter court styles from inuit, sámi and mongolian culture. i see her picking up red as her signature color in the winter court specifically because of how much the red stands out against the white snow.

[notdayle]

Lunch doodle Korra

[vandrawsing]

Silna's Greenland shark as per @theyonagoda's ask :) They're huge cold water sharks with the longest recorded longevity (up to 500 years) of a vertebrate. They're rather lonely sharks, which also fits Silna, and they're actually, thank you Wikipedia, known in some Inuit legends as shamanic animals. They also have a very high crotchety old beaste energy, from the pictures I've seen.

Silna's shark has bad eyesight and might either be a big gurl or a tiny gurl who naps in Silna's fur, depending on what is more fun :)

[sanrielle]

Amazing fanart by Joanacchi! Posted here on tumblr with their blessing. Each one is based on a style that reflects a particular ancient culture's art history. (See below for descriptions provided by the artist!)

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Aang: Tibetan Thangka

"Thangkas are traditional Tibetan tapestries that have been used for religious and educational purposes since ancient times! The techniques applied can vary greatly, but they usually use silk or cotton fabrics to paint or embroider on. What you can depict in a Thangka is really versatile, and I wanted to represent things that make up Aang as a character."

Zuko and Azula: Japanese Ukiyo-e

"Ukiyo-e is a style that has been around Japan between the 17th and 19th century, and focused mainly in representing daily life, theater(kabuki), natural landscapes, and sometimes historical characters or legends!

Ukiyo-e was developed to be more of a fast and commercial type of art, so many drawings we see are actually woodblock prints, so the artist could do many copies of the same art!

I based my Zuko and Azula pieces on the work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) one of the last ukiyo-e masters in Japan! He has a specific piece which featured a fire demon fighting a lord that fought back with lighting, and that really matched Zuko and Azula's main techniques!”

Toph: Chinese Portraiture from Ming and Qing Dynasties

"Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was one of the longest in China! It was also a period where lots of artistic evolutions were happening, especially when it comes to use of colour! There was not a predilection for portraits during this time, but there are a lot of pieces depicting idealized women and goddesses from the standards of the time. For this portrait of Toph, I imagined something that maybe their parents commissioned, depicting a soft and delicate Toph which we know is not what she is about ♥️

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) was the last Chinese Dynasty to reign before the Revolution. One of the most famous emperors of this period was Qianlong, and he really liked Western art! He commissioned a lot of portraits of his subordinates, and I chose a portrait of one of his bodyguards as a reference for the second Toph portrait, which I believe is much more like how she would want to be represented! The poem on top talks about the bodyguards' achievements during a specific war. I had no time to come up with a poem for Toph, so I just used the same one for the composition!”

Sokka and Katara: Inuit Lithograph

"For a long time, Inuit art expressed itself in utilitarian ways. The Nomadic lifestyle of early Inuit tribes played a huge part in that: most art pieces are carved in useful tools, clothing, or children's toys, small and easy to be transported, and depicted scenes and patterns representing their daily lives!

That changed a lot during the colonization. Since the settling of the Inuit tribes, many art pieces began to be created in order to be exported to foreigns, so they started to sculpt bigger and more decorative pieces.

Lithography, which is a type of printmaking, was introduced to Inuit people by James Houston, that learned the technique from the japanese. The art form was quickly embraced by the inuit, as part of the process is very similar to carving. Prints that are produced by inuit artists are still being sold today!

As lithography is not an old art style and it's still commercially relevant to the Inuit communities, since creating these in 2021 I have been donating regularly to the Inuit Art Foundation, not only all the money I get from selling some prints of these but a bit more, at least once a year. Hopefully, I can increase donations this year!”

[awwsha]

Yet another banner boy :)

Depicts an old seal forming in the northern lights. His name is Utoqqaq (the old one), and legends say that if you whistle at him too much, he'll get annoyed and reach down from the heavens and bite your head off.

Based that off inuit legend that states that if you whistle at the northern lights they'll come closer and steal your head to play ball with. Which results in children whistling at them and getting spooked when they inevitably move because that's what northern lights do.

The attached marine. Mk3 with beaky helm is pretty cool, a new favorite of mine.