Search
Search Results
Article
Beauty in the Bronze Age - Minoan & Mycenaean Fashion
Dress and appearance in Bronze Age Greece (c. 3100 BCE - c. 1100 BCE) played a part in defining gender roles and emphasising idealized beauty that planted the seed for modern-day standards. The Minoans turned the island of Crete into a Mediterranean...
Video
Chinese Makeup Routines Through the Dynasties
This video describes the various makeup routines present throughout Chinese history.
Article
Ten Native American Legendary Creatures You Need to Know
Native American lore features many legendary creatures and supernatural entities that were understood as beneficial to humanity but just as many that posed serious threats to be avoided. These beings, although frightening, often served an...
Image
Shona Leopard Skin Apron
A leopard skin apron which would have been worn by an elite member of the Shona, rulers of such kingdoms as Great Zimbabwe and Mutapa in southern Africa between the 12th and 17th century CE. (British Museum, London)
Image
Bison Hunt Under the Wolf-Skin Mask
Buffalo Hunt Under the Wolf-Skin Mask by artist George Catlin, c. 1832. The painting depicts the practice of the Plains Indians, prior to the arrival of the horse, in which they would disguise themselves as wolves by wearing wolf hides to...
Image
Pan Wearing an Animal Skin
A Parian marble statue of Pan. He holds a panpipe and wears an animal skin. From Sparta. 1st century CE copy of a 4th century BCE original. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Image
Akrafena with Shark-Skin Scabbard
An Akfrefena, a type of Ashanti state sword, with a sharkskin and antelope hide scabbard. Steel blade, with wooden handle, decorated with gold leaf. Ghana. 19th Century CE. 70 cm (27.4 in) x 7.5 cm (2.9 in). (Courtesy of the British Museum)
Image
Woman Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt
A c. 1890-1 aquatint, Woman Arranging Her Hair, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Library of France, Paris)
Image
Girl Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt
An 1886 oil on canvas, Girl Arranging Her Hair, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. White often interested the impressionists as to capture the play of light upon an absence of colour was a real challenge. Here...
Definition
Psyche
Psyche was the goddess of the soul in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Born a mortal woman, her beauty rivaled that of Aphrodite (Venus) and inspired the love of Aphrodite's son, Eros, god of desire. After completing a series of seemingly...