Images Dated 2012

female initiation mask, Sierra Leone, 1800-1900

Mende Mask, carved wood; made to fit over the head, helmet-wise; the lower rim, in front, is pierced to hold a fringe of grass or hair. Above the rim, in front is a small face with cicatrisation marks (the eye slits are complete perforations)

Africa, Carving, Ceremony, Costume, Dance, Mask, Mens Costume, Wood

Procris and Cephalus from Liber Studiorum, by J.M.W. Turner, 1812

Secluded woodland landscape. A woman has been shot with an arrow. A man with bow and quiver is kneeling beside her. Two dogs sit near them. Printed text Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esq.r/Published Feby. 14 1812 by Mr Turner Queen Ann Street West

Figure, Figures, Forest, Landscape, Mythology, People, Topography, Townscape, Tree, Wood

Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey from Liber Studiorum, drawn, by J.M.W. Turner

"Internal view of the ruined crypt of Kirkstall Abbey. There are columns and a vaulted ceiling. To the right flood water and to the left cows.
Printed text "Drawn, Etched and Engraved by J.M.W. Turner Esq.r R.A. P.P./ Published Feby. 11 1812 by Mr Turner."

Abbey, Agriculture, Animal, Architecture, Christianity, Cow, Farming, Figure, Figures, Landscape, Religion, Religious Architecture, Ruin, Rural, Topography, Townscape