African vultures

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Masai Warrior istockphoto.com/DenGuy In a fashion school one of the core courses is, or should be, sociology. There should at least be a course that touches upon the sociology of fashion addressing the issue of, "Why do people dress?" To jump from that and how it applies to a career in fashion design is simple. Why would people want to dress in YOUR clothes? The space in between is merely marketing. To sell clothes you market to the socio-psychological reasons why people dress in the first…

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Tumbuan (or tubuan) dance in Karavia liu village. ~The masks are supposed to be female. ~There are male masks, but they are higher. ~The Tumbuan means also the secret culture of the Tolai. ~Some men…are under the giant mask. ~Women are not supposed to watch the dance. ~The dance is also called Dukduk dance. ~The Dukduk society uses male duk duk and female tubuan masks. ~Both types are cone-shaped and are constructed of cane and fiber... | East Britain, Papua New Guinea | Eric Lafforgue

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White Rumped Vulture

Gyps africanus, Northern Serengeti, Tanzania.