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snow-priestess · 2 months
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And she became the queen...
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telekitnetic-art · 1 year
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Fireweed Grouse Collar 🐚🌌
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I made this collar/stole for my high school graduation this year; the two main symbols on it, the grouse and the fireweed, are two important beings to my clan I’m particular. The formline shapes and stitching is a little bit rough in some places as this was the first time I ever made something like this, but I am still very proud of how it turned out, and even prouder that I got to wear it during my graduation ceremony.
The collar is made from felt, ultrasuede, and abalone shell buttons, and took approximately two-three months to make.
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lilfuturescars · 3 months
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So… when does one get over FFXV? 👉🏼👈🏼
Asking for a friend.
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whencyclopedia · 3 months
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A Gallery of Crowns Through the Ages
Crowns have been used for millennia as a symbol of power, rank, and distinction, both for rulers and religious leaders. In this gallery of images, we take a look at some fabulous, unusual, and even slightly odd crowns that were worn in cultures across the globe stretching in time from ancient Egypt to modern Britain.
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reasonsforhope · 9 months
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In southern Africa, leopards have long been harvested for their beautiful spotted furs. These coveted furs are often used in ceremonial regalia by cultural and religious groups in the area, making it difficult to address the dwindling wild cat population in the area.
Bridging the gap between animal conservation and cultural heritage, Panthera — a global wild cat conservation organization — has partnered with area communities and world-class designers to instead distribute synthetic furs for ceremonial garb.
This approach is ground-breaking and shows potential to be replicated in other areas of the world. In fact, new data shows that these initiatives have tripled the leopard population in the region. 
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Pictured: Two wild leopards are spotted in southern Africa. Photo courtesy of Panthera.
It started in 2013 when Panthera began its Furs For Life program when it was discovered that members of the Shembe Church were using as many as 15,000 leopard furs during religious gatherings. 
Working with the Shembe community, Panthera created high-quality (and affordable!) synthetic leopard fur capes — amambatha — known as Heritage Furs. Since then, more than 18,500 capes have been distributed. 
In 2019, Panthera extended these efforts with the Saving Spots initiative. The program was created in conjunction with the Barotse Royal Establishment of the Lozi people with the mission to preserve rich cultural traditions and declining wild cat populations.
Every year, hundreds of Lozi community members wear lipatelo, elaborate full-length skirts made of leopard and other animal furs, as well as mishukwe, lion-mane trimmed berets, as they gather for the Kuomboka Festival...
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Pictured: Paddlers on the Nalikwanda Royal Barge wearing Heritage Furs.
Since implementing the Saving Spots program, the Barotse Royal Establishment has switched to over 1,350 synthetic fur lipatelo and 600 synthetic fur mishukwe. At a recent Lozi gathering, nearly 70% of participants wore garments of synthetic furs. 
The idea was to maintain the sacred relationship the Lozi people have with these animals. By using a high-accuracy design, these synthetic furs have become trusted regalia to pass through future generations — all without causing harm to the animals they revere.
“It is important to conserve nature. If you don’t take care of nature, then you are headed for doom,” Lubinda Nyaywa, the chairperson of the Mwandi Council District said. “It’s a learning process for our young generations, teaching them that they must preserve, one, their culture, and, two, their natural resources.”
With the support of both the Lozi and Shembe leaders, affordable synthetic furs are gaining increased acceptance and popularity as alternatives to authentic furs. Some groups have even banned the use of authentic wild cat skins at future gatherings.
This, in turn, majorly contributes to the protection and stabilization of wild cat populations in the region.
As mentioned, new data suggests that Saving Spots has helped triple leopard densities in the southern region of Kafue National Park. 
-via Good Good Good, May 4, 2023
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knebulanight · 6 months
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I went insane and sweater'd 12 more of my girls (and I still might do more)
Individuals below the cut! 👇
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superinjun · 5 days
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We Are The Ocean
Ursala Hudson (Tlingit/Filipino/German)
collar: merino wool, silk, steel cones, leather. ravenstail patterns, crochet, basketry twining technique. Woman as a Wave shawl: merino wool, silk, cedar bark. chilkat and ravenstail patterns, crochet, basketry twining technique. Tidal apron: merino wool, silk, leather, steel cones. chilkat and ravenstail patterns.
“We Are the Ocean is an ensemble comprised of a collar, apron (entitled Tidal), and shawl (entitled Woman as a Wave). The collar and bottom edge of the shawl are twined using a basketry technique to bring delicacy to the regalia, made specifically to emphasize the wearer’s feminine essence. In place of the sea otter fur that traditionally lines the top of Chilkat and Ravenstail weavings, the merino weft yarns were used to crochet the collar and shawl’s neck lines, bringing forward and incorporating a European craft practiced by both my maternal (Tlingit/Filipino) and paternal (German) grandmothers. The high neck of the collar gives tribute to the Western aesthetics that have forever influenced the Indigenous cultures of our lands; with grace, we embrace that which cannot be undone, and use our new form to be better. The apron’s pattern was studied and graphed from an old Tlingit cedar bark basket, and represents the tides of our lives, as our lessons continue to arise in a revolving cycle, yet made of new debris. The repetitive pattern of the shawl represents the infinite connectedness of our sisters, mothers, aunties, and daughters. Blue lines break up inverted rows, representing the “past,” “present,” and “future,” acknowledging these concepts as irrelevant constructs that fall away when we commune with the Divine. The entire ensemble is worn to evoke the innate spirit of the Woman as an ethereal deity, that resides within us all.”
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chippersweetbaby · 3 months
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thenuclearmallard · 7 months
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Amazing beadwork regalia done by Valentina.beads (Instagram), please check her out, she's a very talented Indigenous Siberian beader and artist!
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jadewolf-writes · 5 months
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Aztec / Mexica Dancers
Petroglyph Fest & Ridgecrest Inter-Tribal Pow Wow Ridgecrest, California
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stankhead · 2 months
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braids + ribbons
would love to make this into a print...
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kobikiyama · 2 years
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Regalia
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imaplatypus-art · 5 months
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Yato & his blessed vessel ⚔️. My contribution to @noragamifinalezine ! Extras are currently available noragamizines.carrd.co 👀. It was such an honor to participate in fantastic zine with so many talented artists 💞 So excited to get mine soon X3.
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walterdoodles · 3 months
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More Wynnogene💜 my love
Konnorónhkhwa🥹💜💜
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I'm trusting the process and I HAPPY THOOO
I promise I'll do her moccasins soon. 💜💜
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mmaxie-musings · 23 days
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????hello ? why are you scared
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knebulanight · 1 year
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A little Regalia fighter idle, to learn Clip Studio Paint's animation tools.
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