#twofortuesday — Public Fediverse posts

#TwoForTuesday :
Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante
Empire, Ghana
#Lion ornaments, 19th c.
Gold; H. 1 1/2 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.7cm) ea.
On display at the Met (1979.206.227, 228)
#AfricanArt

#TwoForTuesday :
Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante
Empire, Ghana
#Lion ornaments, 19th c.
Gold; H. 1 1/2 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.7cm) ea.
On display at the Met (1979.206.227, 228)
#AfricanArt

#TwoForTuesday :
Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante
Empire, Ghana
#Lion ornaments, 19th c.
Gold; H. 1 1/2 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.7cm) ea.
On display at the Met (1979.206.227, 228)
#AfricanArt

#TwoForTuesday :
Royal goldsmiths; Kumasi, Asante
Empire, Ghana
#Lion ornaments, 19th c.
Gold; H. 1 1/2 x W. 2 1/8 x D. 2 1/4 in. (3.8 x 5.4 x 5.7cm) ea.
On display at the Met (1979.206.227, 228)
#AfricanArt

#TwoForTuesday :
Lagoon artist, Côte d'Ivoire
Double #Crocodile Pendant
19th–mid-20th century
Gold; H 3 3/4 x W 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
On display at the Met (1979.206.151)
#AfricanArt
“Among Akan peoples, figural forms [on] ornaments often refer to proverbs & bear symbolic meaning: this pendant represents the popular Siamese twin-crocodile motif known as futumfunafu. With their shared stomachs but distinct heads, they allude to the challenges of aligning community & personal interests.”

#TwoForTuesday :
Lagoon artist, Côte d'Ivoire
Double #Crocodile Pendant
19th–mid-20th century
Gold; H 3 3/4 x W 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
On display at the Met (1979.206.151)
#AfricanArt
“Among Akan peoples, figural forms [on] ornaments often refer to proverbs & bear symbolic meaning: this pendant represents the popular Siamese twin-crocodile motif known as futumfunafu. With their shared stomachs but distinct heads, they allude to the challenges of aligning community & personal interests.”

#TwoForTuesday :
Lagoon artist, Côte d'Ivoire
Double #Crocodile Pendant
19th–mid-20th century
Gold; H 3 3/4 x W 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
On display at the Met (1979.206.151)
#AfricanArt
“Among Akan peoples, figural forms [on] ornaments often refer to proverbs & bear symbolic meaning: this pendant represents the popular Siamese twin-crocodile motif known as futumfunafu. With their shared stomachs but distinct heads, they allude to the challenges of aligning community & personal interests.”

#TwoForTuesday :
Lagoon artist, Côte d'Ivoire
Double #Crocodile Pendant
19th–mid-20th century
Gold; H 3 3/4 x W 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm)
On display at the Met (1979.206.151)
#AfricanArt
“Among Akan peoples, figural forms [on] ornaments often refer to proverbs & bear symbolic meaning: this pendant represents the popular Siamese twin-crocodile motif known as futumfunafu. With their shared stomachs but distinct heads, they allude to the challenges of aligning community & personal interests.”

Juvenile and adult bald eagles for #TwoforTuesday.

#StormHour #eagles #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #AltText

#TwoForTuesday & #TigerTuesday 🐅🐅:
Inagaki Toshijiro 稲垣稔二郎 (Japan, 1902-1963)
Two #Tigers, 1950s
Woodblock print
https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/48475g1
#JapaneseArt

Two for Tuesday ...

Dream Weaver (1975)*
-- Gary Wright

Cars (1979)
-- Gary Numan**

#garyWright #garyNuman #twoForTuesday #70sRock #70sMusic #progRock #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #popPunk #newWave #britishRock

* - spent half my life inexplicably thinking the lyric was 'Jane Reba'***
** - spent most of my life thinking it was spelled Neuman***

*** - i am not the most focused person you'll ever meet

Two for Tuesday ...

Dream Weaver (1975)*
-- Gary Wright

Cars (1979)
-- Gary Numan**

#garyWright #garyNuman #twoForTuesday #70sRock #70sMusic #progRock #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #popPunk #newWave #britishRock

* - spent half my life inexplicably thinking the lyric was 'Jane Reba'***
** - spent most of my life thinking it was spelled Neuman***

*** - i am not the most focused person you'll ever meet

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Two for Tuesday ...

Sing A Song (1975)
-- Earth, Wind & Fire

Got to Get You into My Life (1978)*
-- Kool and the Gang

* - cover alert

#earthWindAndFire #koolAndTheGang #twoForTuesday #70sRock #70sMusic #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #funk #soul #soulFunk #rhythmAndBlues #RandB

🎵 🎶 🎵

Two for Tuesday ...

Sing A Song (1975)
-- Earth, Wind & Fire

Got to Get You into My Life (1978)*
-- Kool and the Gang

* - cover alert

#earthWindAndFire #koolAndTheGang #twoForTuesday #70sRock #70sMusic #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #funk #soul #soulFunk #rhythmAndBlues #RandB

🎵 🎶 🎵

Two for Tuesday ...

Lay Your Hands on Me (1985)
-- Thompson Twins

Human (1986)
-- The Human League

#theHumanLeague #humanLeague #thompsonTwins #twoForTuesday #80sRock #80sMusic #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #newWave #mtv

For every college kid out protesting, you are seen and loved. Thank you.

Sham 69 - If the Kinds Are United

#100Songs #Sham69 #TwoForTuesday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOjikq5zbc&ab_channel=SecretRecordsLimited

#TwoForTuesday
A couple of #DanDeCarlo #pinups from an early 1960s #ArchieComics giant that have mystifyingly avoided coloring up until now. The crayons are whispering my name.

#BettyandVeronica #Comics #ComicBooks @comics @comicstodon