Breakfast desserts!
Honeycomb drain!
I do love breakfast.
Looks like an owl to me.
Lovingly called El Ángel, the independence monument on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City is an unmistakable symbol of Mexico’s capital. Golden and glorious, the winged statue of victory hovers above the traffic, chaos, protests, and tourists that pass beneath her feet each day.
Leopard boy? Shadows from the sunroof.
Dog walker.
All decorated for Independence Day.
Some awesome wood accents.
Okay, so the ONLY thing holding up this canopy is the framing into that waterfall column.
"Hollow Nayarit figure, representing a woman giving birth, showing multi-ringed earrings and a nose ring."
ca. 200 a.C. - 600 d.C.
"Figure of a dog carrying a vessel on its back. Its eyes and teeth depict a snarling attitude."
ca. 200 a.C. - 600 d.C.
"Crater B." by Vicente Rojo. Mixed volcanic ash.
Malinaltepec mask.
"Masks were part of fertility and funeral rites and were worn by deities and priests. In western Mexico, as in the rest of Mesoamerica, they were placed on the faces of the dead along with various objects as offerings. This mask is typical of the Teotihuacán culture and is made of serpentine decorated with small mosaics of turquoise and red shells and the eyes are inlaid with mother-of-pearl and obsidian. On the forehead there is a glyph, and between the mouth and the nose is a ring in the shape of a stylized butterfly. From the lower part of the face hangs a necklace of beads and an elaborate red shell pendant."
ca. 600 - 750 d.C.
Shell Objects.
"The seashell was an important indicator of social class and was also used in religious and funerary ceremonies, encouraging an exchange between the coasts and inland. The necklaces served as adornment for the warriors and as insignia for military leaders.
The long strings of snails and shell beads were used as a sign of friendship, as a badge for warriors and as currency. The bracelets, nose rings, earrings and anklets served as adornment to chiefs. The inlaid shells, snails and mother-of-pearl glued or sewn to the chiefs' clothing highlighted the ornamentation."
ca. 600-500 d.C.
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