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Indigenous First People of the Americas Mask Art

Two Wolves – A Cherokee Parable“ An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life…

‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy. ‘It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.’ The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, ‘Which wolf will win?’ The old chief simply replied, ‘The one you feed.”We all wear masks since the begining of time . Today’s masks consist of ‘Brands and snap chat filters 

  Edward S. Curtis often asked natives to recreate their ceremonies wearing traditional garb so he could capture them on camera.

Color Mood.....

"I believe that something else, the substance of your spirit, stays incorporated in the work. The work is made to transmit emotion. The starting point of the artist, if they are figurative, is the world. … The material with which you work is the objective world, but you incorporate some of your soul, and that is art." Antonio Lopez

Mama Casset is a male Senegalese Photographer , who once in oblivion after blindness claimed his eyes   From the age of 12, Mama Casset learned photography with the French Oscar Lataque in Dakar then at the end of primary school he worked for Tennequin’s AOF Photographic Counter. It was in the  French Air Force where he honed his talent by  producing aerial photographs.    Mama Casset opened his private studio "African Photo" in the Medina in Dakar  At the end of the Second World War,   Mama Casset was not content  photographing bourgeoisie of Dakar, instead he produced a work which he  describes as artistic. his muse and main model was his  second wife. 

Photos of Original  1940s hand rendered Costume Jewelry Illustrations.  Illustrator unknown  Enjoy

Queen Billie 1947....

Yakuza Tattoos

Strength in Times of Need....

Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs  (Eiyû Yamato jûni-shi, 英雄大倭十二士)

Publisher: Mikawa-ya Kihei

Kuniyoshi 1854