#high museum

[blondebrainpowered]

Grecian Couch, unidentified maker, Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1825; rosewood, gilt bronze, brass, and upholstery. High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

[nevermissblog]

Ryoji Ikeda: Data Verse

[filthssecretdiary]

Views: High Museum of Art

[angelnumber27]

[otw2u]

"once something has lived, it can never really die"

ronald lockett, 1996

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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[High Museum of Art :: Atlanta Ga]

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Just as most beliefs, the Yoruba culture includes a world of myths, allegories, poetry and the love and wisdom of the Ifa divination system which helps to remind the Yoruba people of their past and customs that have survived through history and have helped shape their literature and religion as we know it today.

Yoruba mythology involves the presence of the Supreme Being and other more minor “gods” or “spirits” known as Orishas which are both male and female. The exact number of Orishas is not known, but it is said to be about 401. Either way, the Orishas are spirits sent out by the Supreme Being to help humanity succeed on earth and teach them all they need to know spiritually. Most orishas are said to come from the spirit realm to become incarnated as humans on earth. They lived as normal humans but had great wisdom and power during their existence. On the other hand, some practitioners believe that the Orishas were ordinary humans who were divinized after they died because of the way they led their lives and others physically and spiritually.

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[demmyfuji]

me & my sister at the high museum