Thank God for Mental Illness

literature, fashion & History
centuriespast:

Nepcetat Mask Yup’ik (Bering Sea Eskimo) Probably Lower Yukon River later 19th century wood, hide, roots, red, white, and black pigment, remains of sixteen swan feathers, attached to upper border and upper rim.
Only powerful shamans owned Nepcetat masks, and only Nepcetat masks could confirm a shaman’s powers. A shaman placed the mask on the ground, covered it with parkas and then raised it using only his face. When the shaman could no longer lift the mask, or only do so with great difficulty, his power was declining.
Fenimore Art Museum

centuriespast:

Nepcetat Mask Yup’ik (Bering Sea Eskimo) Probably Lower Yukon River later 19th century wood, hide, roots, red, white, and black pigment, remains of sixteen swan feathers, attached to upper border and upper rim.

Only powerful shamans owned Nepcetat masks, and only Nepcetat masks could confirm a shaman’s powers. A shaman placed the mask on the ground, covered it with parkas and then raised it using only his face. When the shaman could no longer lift the mask, or only do so with great difficulty, his power was declining.

Fenimore Art Museum

apiece-ofmind:

Japanese American Nisei (2nd generation) soldiers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team training at Camp Shelby in 1943. 
These men are my heroes.
Not only did they fight the enemy, but they fought prejudice and racism.
Pioneers in social justice

apiece-ofmind:

Japanese American Nisei (2nd generation) soldiers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team training at Camp Shelby in 1943. 

These men are my heroes.

Not only did they fight the enemy, but they fought prejudice and racism.

Pioneers in social justice

(via greatestgeneration)