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The noctuid moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name “Black Witch”. It is considered an omen of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. In Mexico, it is known as “Mariposa de la muerte”.
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Platter (Ōzara) with Pine Tree. Momoyama period (1573–1615), Japan. Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide decoration (Hizen ware, Karatsu type). Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015. MET
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Sheila Metzner, From Life, 2003
Signed Sheila Metzner and dated 2003 and on verso numbered 32/40. Photography 62,5 x 41,5 cm.
Bukowskis Auctions
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PHILIPPE MORIN GANET
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The branches bent at odd angles, the dead and withered leaves, and the bareness of the branches create a dark and eerie atmosphere.
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Les branches courbées dans des angles étranges, les feuilles mortes et desséchées, et la nudité des branches créent une atmosphère sombre et sinistre.
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Mileva Roller Two Intertwined Female Figures, early 1900s
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Strawberry Switchblade (1985) picture from Smash Hits “Let Her Go” lyrics page
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