Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Quite Contrary....a view of my heaven, my inspiration for current projects and future installations. Recycled arts, painting, sustainable architecture, fiber, digital and contemporary art along with classic painting and ancient artifacts. Anthropological and various religions views and spiritually uplifting quotes. Vintage, traditional folk arts and did i mention traveling caravans and tree houses?
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unknown indian work
Hopi Kachina.
Painted Cave Art of the Chumash Indians Indigenous peoples of Southern California
The Chumash lived in the present-day counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis in southern California during the late period of history (ca. 1300 to 1804 CE).
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Captured by David Muench, Chumash cave painting.
The Berber peoples, famous for their jewelry, are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley.
National Geographic, janvier 1980 : berber brides fair. By Carla Hunt, photographs by Nik Wheeler.
Iyawi Wikilyiri

Pukara Tjukurpa   2011

59 x 47 inches
Watarru Collaborative Artists
Ngura Tjuta  2011
78 x 78 inches
Navajo sandpainting
Celtic (England), Mirror, bronze, c. 50 BC/50 AD.
East Timor, Comb, horn, c. 20th c.
Samoa, Comb, wood, c. 1900.
Solomon Islands, Nelo (Nose Pendant), beads/shell, c. 1890.
Brokpa woman of the Himalayas. They wear flowers on there head to please the gods.