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Ethnographic drawings of women by Max Tilke (1910).

Andi woman from Dagestan

Pontic Greek woman from Tsalka, Georgia

Udi woman from Nukha (Sakhi), Azerbaijan

Qarapapaq woman from Azerbaijan

Kartlian woman from Kartli, Georgia

Ingiloy woman from Saingilo, Azerbaijan

Georgian woman from Javakheti, Georgia

Avar woman from Dagestan

Azeri woman from Borchalo, Georgia

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A reconstruction of a wooden 17th century synagogue once located in Gwozdziec, a formerly Polish town in Ukraine, at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

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Historical Armenian clothing

[Top: Cilician Bride; Bottom: Woman from the Bagratid Dynasty between the 9th and 13th century]

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Samchykivsky painting (or samchykivka) is a form of decorative and applied art that originated in the late 19th – early 20th centuries in the village of Samchyky, Khmelnytskyi Region. It spread to southeastern Volyn, on the border with Podillya. Talented craftswomen painted houses with unique patterns, creating talismans with fantastic floral ornaments. One of the most beloved and widespread ornaments is a painting of a flowerpot symbolizing the universe and the “tree of life,” as understood by our ancestors. This fairy-tale tree can be based on the pysanka, symbolizing the beginning of the genus, or acorns from which the tree sprouts. The trunk represents the continuation of life and family, often depicted with birds, integral companions of life, near or within the crown of the tree. This is how the painting organically intertwines floral ornamentation with elements of the animal world, celebrating the rich heritage and artistic tradition of Samchyky. —Embassy of Ukraine in Malaysia

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Girl dressed as Motanka - Oksana Onysko

The Motanka is a traditional doll used as an amulet in Ukrainian culture, dating back thousands of years possibly to the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. It represents the unity between ones family and ancestors - once also believed to be a vessel of the ancestors of the person who possessed it. It was also viewed as a tool that helped protect a person from the evil eye and curses, and that the person creating it could project powers into it based on what they were thinking at the time. The Motanka is created faceless with a cross covering its head, as Ukrainian folk believe claimed that etching a face onto it could drain a living spirit into it.

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Shepetivka, Ukraine. 1917. X

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Tajik Suzani

"Suzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries. Suzanis are rather delicate and extremely few examples survive from before the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They belong, however, to a very ancient tradition. Suzanis were traditionally made by Central Asian brides as part of their dowry, and were presented to the groom on the wedding day."

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@theophan-o Czy to jest Gacek?

Or So He Heard

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Lehrbuch der Botanik : für höhere Lehranstalten und die Hand des Lehrers sowie für alle Freunde der Natur - Otto Schmeil - 1915 - via e-rara

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Shaman. Altai people

from Russian Museum of Ethnography

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@heart-of-baba Some cat art for you!

Here's a bunch of cat portraits from these last two years!

They were all commissions apart from the first one, which was made as a surprise gift for one of my patrons. Also it's this small:

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Ukrainian sapphics <3

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DAENERYS TARGARYEN 4.01, Two Swords

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Ride for ruin, and ride for your kin Take up your shield, maiden AND RIDE TO THE WORLD’S END

The Rider

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Zaporitia March, Bandura version 🎶 🎵

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This sweet little cicada is Ernesto. I wanted to try and combine the geometric body fabric with the more organic lace I used for the wings. I’m awfully pleased with how handsome he turned out. 💙🧡💙

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Hej Sokoli 🇺🇦

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