yama-bato:

Frank C. Eckmair

aubade:

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) e (by peacay)

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gardant:

Dagger
late 19th-early 20th century
Kwanga (Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River)
Metropolitan Museum of Art

gardant:

Skeleton Netsuke (Bamboo, Ivory)
19th century
Japan
LACMA 

roundtheplace:

Coal storage pit

Port Kembla NSW

archaeologicalnews:

CyArk and partners have launched the Hopi Petroglyph Sites Digital Preservation Project website, a portal featuring sacred Hopi sites documented through state-of-the-art 3D capture technology. The resulting information collected has been used to create online interactive and educational…

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umzoology:

Passerina caerulea  (formerly Guiraca caerulea)

There are some minor details that are a wonder to come across — like finding a specimen whose taxonomic name has changed over time, or seeing a hyphenated ‘85 written on a tag and knowing it means 1885.  A few days ago while I was killing some downtime I decided to play the “What’s in this cabinet?” game and came across this beautiful Grosbeak, looking stunning at 127 years old.  Apparently this individual at one point was donated from The University of Arizona and now has a place in diversifying our collections. 

hyperboria:

Onthophagus taurus ♂ (Schreber, 1759) (by andrea hallgass on Flickr)

*Dung beetle

frauholle:

Most Aztec artistic representations of [Coatlique] emphasize her deadly side, because Earth, as well as loving mother, is the insatiable monster that consumes everything that lives. She represents the devouring mother, in whom both the womb and the grave exist.

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yama-bato:

Japanese Chiyogami

The Black with Gold Waves Chiyogami is silkscreened onto machine-made sheets of mixed kozo and sulphite. Japanese Chiyogami is a very cooperative and beautiful paper that is an excellent choice for bookbinding, collage, greeting cards, box making, book arts, and jewelry.