#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

[pinkplantz]

Inuit Korra is all I need 🌊

[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?

[shadeslayer]

bro U_U u cannot take media recs from white folk. they will completely miss the entire indigenous storyline and tell you its really compelling about how these white british colonials get stuck in an uninhabited land and go crazy and when u try to find anything even mentioning the indigenous part of the story you get some reviews from the smithsonian indian museum saying that its soo fair and good and it ~flips the script~ and shows the indigenous perspective bc they did a bunch of costume research and then used their three inuit actors as unpaid cultural consultants to stroke their egos. LOL

[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…

[doesephs]

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

[sergioguymanproust]

The fact that we have lost many of our shapeshifter abilities is a secret that many native tribes living in desolate regions of this planet,such as deserts ,tundras ,polar caps,and in remote mountainous regions,even deep jungles and forests where none of us have ventures .But we know that in Eskimo which is a derogatory term used to describe, actually Inuit people ,Yupik and inupiat people have many legends of how they could turn into polar bears and other animals.It doesn’t sound so far fetched in my opinion that such cases have existed ,for we do have thousands or more legends from around this planet with the similar cryptids such as Skinwalkers ,Wendigos, and warlocks and witches shape shifting into owls , ravens and wolves .Our psychic abilities as well,but even now these people do exist. This is exactly why the church came in long ago to kill and destroy those who presented a threat to their dogma and control and manipulation of the masses.Well ,in many of these northern latitudes clans the shamans represent the opposite of the western religions ,they are indeed respected members in their communities.The oral tradition of legends has always been the way preserve their culture.Words by Sergio GuymanProust.

Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, Two transforming figures (1985) The sculpture is made of a rock of basalt stone. It represents two human figures transforming into polar bears.

[notdayle]

Lunch doodle Korra

[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.

[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!”

[atlaculture]

Cultural Architecture: NWT Totem Poles - The Specifics Pt. 1

Among most of the totem poles we see throughout the Northern Water Tribe (NWT), four representations appear consistently throughout.

Ocean & Moon

The top section of the pole has wing-like extensions jutting out, with a circle design on the actual totem. I believe that the extensions are actually stylized ocean waves and the circle represents the moon. In short, I believe the top totem represents the moon spirit and ocean spirit; by extension, the top totem also represents waterbending. Given that the NWT's society is especially dependent on bending, it makes sense that this symbolism would be represented at the very top of their totem poles.

Polar Bear

The second totem, with its wide-set face and round ears, is clearly meant to represent a polar bear. As I mentioned in a previous post: In Inuit religion, Nanook (Polar Bears) are considered to be the masters of all bears. Inuit hunters worshiped the Nanook as they believed it was the bear who determined if the hunt would be successful or not. Respect was given to Nanook by the hunter hanging the bear’s hide in a special section of his igloo, where it would stay for several days. Legend says that if a dead polar bear was treated properly by the hunter, its spirit would share the good news with other bears who would allow themselves to be hunted. Bears would stay away from hunters who failed to pay respect.

Through the second totem, we see more of the Water Tribe's Inuit influence. We also get more hints of how important hunting and respect for nature is to the culture of the NWT.

In the next post, I'll cover the significance of the koi and wolf heads.

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[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 :)