CRUSHEVIL

Masks, costumes, shamanism, ritual, ancient traditions, the occult, primitivism, body art, anthropomorphic ceramics, art brut, jellyfish, superstition, bright colours and dark things.

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Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA via sciencedaily

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The Aztec Death Whistle

Used for special ceremonies for day of the dead celebrations. It was also used when they had war with other tribes. It was used as psycological warfare

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The Devil Dalakumara.

Postcard, British Ceylon.

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vintage everyday: Old Photos of Chinese Lion Dance in Melbourne, Australia

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Happy Chinese New Year!

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Puffer Fish underwater circle

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Adam Frezza & Terri Chiao, Paper Plants

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Tibetan Citipati Mask

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Jordan Mckenzie's Woolworth Death Masks

  Woolworth Death Masks by Jordan Mckenzie.

Studio1.1 are selling a limited edition print by Jordan Mckenzie which also gives you entry to their annual fundraiser ‘Lottery Show’ here.

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Wooden masks

Vuvi Mask, Gabon via Sotheby’s.

Hook-Mask, Bahinemo People, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guinea via Sotheby’s.

Bafo Mask, Cameroon via Sotheby’s.

Mask, Teke/Tsaayi, Republic Of The Congo via Sotheby’s.

War Canoe Prow Mask, Iatmul People, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea via Sotheby’s.

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Turkish kepenek

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Marie Rime

Marie Rime's masks and armour photography series

Armures, 2013

Armures, 2013

Masques, 2011

Masques, 2011

Masques, 2011

From Marie Rime‘s Masques and Armures projects.

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This is a ghost trap from Tibet. The trap is also known as a Namkhar, which means sky in Tibetan. The trap serves many purposes, not just the protection from ghosts. 

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Evenk shamaness heating her drum over fire. Photo by A. Slapins, 1975

Heating the drum before use was necessary because the heat tightened the drum skin and changed its pitch. Basically, the shaman used the fire for tuning his/her drum. 

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Malayan devil-dancers

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Saddleworth Rushcart festival in 2013 by the photographer, Bob France (via 21st Century Folk Culture)

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Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route to Nachi Taisha shrine and Nachi-no-taki falls by Tennoji Kun