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How my brother’s girlfriend feels after waking me up in the middle of the night to make me look for him (he’s just outside)
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How my brother’s girlfriend feels after waking me up in the middle of the night to make me look for him (he’s just outside)
⊱5.30.26⊰
at the museum
⟟ penn museum // philadelphia, pa
Manuscript. Shiraz, Iran. 1584 CE. Iconography by Nizami Khamsah.
Penn Museum.
Textile, Kilim. Türkiye or the Ottoman Empire. 1900-1929 CE.
Penn Museum.
Armor. Turkish in origin but found in Iran. 1800-1899 CE.
Penn Museum.
Tile. Türkiye, Ottoman Empire. 1600-1699 CE.
Penn Museum.
While visiting Penn Museum in Philadelphia I found myself exploring art of many different cultures and faiths. Upon my exploration I had noticed many similarities in belief and culture as well as the way they are represented. I began my visit by viewing the “Asian Section”, a room that is truly art all by itself. I began looking around for anything related to religion, divinity, or mythology. I was instantly surrounded by art with such rich symbolism and spiritual purpose. Something that had instantly stuck out to me was two large stone sculptures of Chinese winged lions. I simply took a mental note of this strange creature and continued observing the Asian exhibit. Later on while exploring the museum however I discovered another winged lion in the Etruscan Italy section. Once more in the new Middle East section I saw a winged lion, and while reading the description I discovered it had been used for similar purposes. The manifestation of the Buddha known as Wenshu, or the Buddha of wisdom, was depicted as riding lions, similar to the hindu god Durga who is also depicted riding a lion. Another god of Greco-Roman origin Known as Cybele is depicted riding a lion. There are even coins from northern Africa depicting a goddess known as “the bright one” depicted riding a lion. I found myself interested in the multitude of bells and noise makers that had been displayed in almost every section, and the purpose of these noise makers were all very spiritually significant. My first encounter with a noise maker was a Mokugyo from japan. A buddhist fish drum used in ritualistic chants to promote vigilance and mindfulness. Some objects were more domestic like the baby rattle I saw in the Egypt section. Made to look like Bes the Egyptian God of fertility, and believed to have the ability to scare away evil spirits that would try and steal womens babies.
“Ram in a Thicket” from the Penn Museum