I captured this image of these Mountain Bongos at the Dubbo Western Plains Zoo in the mid west of NSW, Australia. An amazing zoo to visit if you are in NSW, Australia. I chose to post this image due to its endangered species.
The Mountain Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is a critically endangered, large forest antelope native only to Kenya's highland forests. With fewer than 100 individuals estimated in the wild, they are among Africa's rarest mammals, characterized by a vibrant reddish-brown coat with white stripes, large ears, and spiral horns.
A pair of African Pygmy Geese (Nettapus auritus), striking birds that seem to embody grace and charm, stands on a log in a small, secluded pond as the golden rays of the sun gently caress the surface of the water.
A pair of African Pygmy Geese (Nettapus auritus), striking birds that seem to embody grace and charm, stands on a log in a small, secluded pond as the golden rays of the sun gently caress the surface of the water.
Amid Cuba’s severe #medical shortages fueled by #US sanctions, the Diaspora Educational Foundation (La Fundación Educativa de la Diáspora) and #Karibuni joined forces to deliver critical humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in #Havana.
I wasn't sure they'd include my gripes about Instagram and my shoutout to the Fediverse, but they did! Otherwise, it's about the usual: #pottery, my #punkrock roots, combining #African & #Indigenous ceramics legacies with Western studio #ceramics, etc.
Being a potter means drawing from a vocabulary of tried-and-true forms: mugs, teapots, bowls, pitchers, etc. However, these archetypal forms have European & Asian origins.
I thought it would be interesting to everyone & affirming to other Black ceramicists to reference #African forms in contemporary tableware. The combining of European, Asian and African ceramics traditions goes back to mid-20th century, but that history is omitted from US #ceramic education. See #alttext for details. #pottery
A large storage vessels from the Nupe culture of Nigeria, 20th century. It is dark brown and mostly unglazed except for a few bands of shiny, vitrified slip that have flaked off over the years. It has the same proportions referenced in the piece Osa made, with similar carved geometric patterning. This vessel however does not include a spout and is too large to lift and pour. It was probably mainly used for storage of liquids, grains, seeds, etc.
Today we focus on #CapeVerde which were discovered by the #Portuguese in the middle of the 15th c. In 1466 the islands received trading rights in West #Africa. Cape Verde provided a stopover on the transatlantic slave trading route. Moreover, plantations were established there. However, #earlymodern Cabo Verdean society was decidedly mixed. (1/7)
Cape Verde's small population considered “white” was in turn divided into Portuguese-born officials and into those born locally, who the metropolitan #Portuguese derisively referred to as brancos da terra, and degredados, soldiers and civilians exiled for criminal or political reasons. The latter categories could include those of black #African and mixed descent, since in the Lusophone world “whiteness” was determined by political and economic power and by the ability to exhibit European cultural markers. Next to these “whites” there was a group of often mixed-race pardos, both free and enslaved. The lowest category, pretos, was made up of blacks who could be enslaved or freed, converts to Christianity and born on the islands or from numerous societies in western #Africa. By the end of the 17th c. at the latest, the Cape Verde islands had developed a distinct Creole identity. (2/7)
🇫🇷🇨🇩 France’s strategy in the DRC has been one of covert manipulation, military interference and economic exploitation, often using proxy forces to maintain control while publicly positioning itself as a neutral actor.
#china (#americas biggest competitor) has also covertly captured majority of #african villages for covert #mining activities, where the governors dont know what is happening, and their heads of states are busy embezzling money.
Its a shame - 89% of the #World's most important and rare #Nature given #resources there and yet they live on handouts #foreignaid#trump#musk#usaid#un#au#eu