Jouvayist

Writer. Trouble-Maker. Mango Enthusiast.

[warmsuggestion]

I highly recommend being quiet. 

[direwolfiex]

A candle loses nothing by lighting another.

(via safanoora)

[cultureartsociety]

Ejagham Ekpe society leopard dancers in Big Qua Town, #Nigeria, 1965 | © of Eliot Elisofon #vscocam #Cultureartsociety

[tillahwillah]

#mas

[communistsextips]

In a perfect world Rom-Com would be a genre of romantic communist films.

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#ohyes 

[sarahseeandersen]

[tillahwillah]

True story

[naturalhairhow101]

#teamnatural #naturalhair #naturalhairstyle

[cultureartsociety]

Shango in a trance Ifanhin, Benin | © Pierre Verger

[liryae-blog]

There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

[5hahem]

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[5hahem]

In case you all are wondering what the purpose of Blackout day is, here’s a friendly reminder brought to you by @drewjeff clothing. #BlackoutDay

[elhaammagazine]

Be of those who call people to goodness without their tongues. Let them see your striving, your honesty, and your restraint.

(via safanoora)

Iwa Pele

[ukpuru]

A side view of a janus (two faced) skin covered helmet mask on a a masquerader. The mask consists of two faces; the sides visible show the profile of each face which consists of two slit eyes, pointed nose, open mouth, and ears. On the top of the head is a series of raised rounded projections and two long rounded curled and twisted “horns” and in the centre of the mask are porcupine quills. The costume of the masquerader is a white cloth attached to the neck of the mask with dark circles and dots. In the background are spectators and trees.

G. I. Jones, 1930s.

[musician-photos]

Sun Ra

[tillahwillah]

Beam me up

[divine-noire]

All Black girls have good hair.

[alaayemore-blog]

1.Collected mid 20th century. 2. Dated to the 19th century

In Yoruba culture (West Africa), the calabash is considered a container for items, both sacred and profane, but importantly is a symbol used when explaining the universe, which is considered to be a calabash (again, science concurs that the universe as we understand it is in essence an expanding sphere). In that role, the universe is cut in half with the upper half representing Orun (heaven) and the lower half representing earth or the “known” universe (aiye). This plays directly into our diagram of circle with two intersecting lines, the horizontal representing the differentiation between heaven and earth and subsequently life and death.

[incidentalcomics]

Hitting a Wall

Posters are available at my shop.

[flourishingfreely]

Maybe she was weird, or maybe the rest of us were weird.

Paper Towns (John Green)

[cultureartsociety]

Yoruba naming ceremony in Ibussa village, Nigeria \ © of Bruno Barbey