Marie H. Willingham

ukpuru:

24 April, 1905. Okopedi. Ant’s nest and Ibibio boy.

Near Ikot Ekpene, Southern Nigeria. Charles Partridge, 1905.

ukpuru:

Ichie [honorific] Nchekwube Azodo, the isi-ani, Chief-priest of the earth-deity Igboezunu Aguleri, holding the highest lineage ofo [Igbo ritual staff] in Aguleri (ofo-ana, ofo of the earth-deity shrine of Aguleri). It is a typical ofo bundle type.

The Taxonomy, Provenance, and Functions of ọfọ: A Dominant Igbo Ritual and Political Symbol; Christopher I. Ejizu, 1987.

(via heresi)

Lucian Freud

eugeniouniflor:

Naked Man On Bed, Lucien Freud

(High Resolution)

amyfilmphoto:

Jeune Fille a La Veste Noir - Lucien Freud

onartandexpression:

Egon Schiele.

(via xo-skeleton)