Axé is the concept that every being and thing intrinsically has axé, which was bestowed on them by Olódùmarè, the central god of the Yoruba people. This vital energy is found in everything, from plants, to music. Through the Yoruba diaspora, which was formed by the transatlantic slave trade, this concept and the belief in the Orishas became central parts of several afro-cultures and religions in the Americas and Caribbean, such as Candomblé in Brazil and Regla de Ocha in Cuba, which is why axé has several written forms.
Since 2023, I have developed the concept of "conservation washing", which exploits the vulnerability of heritage and art to argue against the relocati...
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Masticated work, sometimes called cut work or sepia work, is a hairwork technique in which hair is finely chopped or ground into a powder, mixed with ...
Table work refers to a wide range of hairwork techniques that involve braiding and weaving hair into a jewelry. The name comes from the apparatus at t...
Palette work is a hairwork technique that involves flattening a lock of hair onto a piece of glass, covering it with gum tragacanth (sometimes referre...
Gimp work (sometimes called wire work) refers to an extremely intricate form of hairwork that involves looping strands of hair around a pin or wire to...
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Luminarias are a type of paper lantern used to decorate backyards, walkways, and roofs (particularly on flat, adobe-style buildings) in New Mexico and...