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Wen-M β Day 14: Mami Wata
Published: 2013-04-20 06:21:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 44580; Favourites: 706; Downloads: 0
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This one took a bit longer than one hour, everytime a human face is involved, seems to take me longer than one hour. @__@always on the look out for something fun to read? have a look at my friend's project here [link]
next one will be Sin You
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not yet, I can and I should probably make a better painting of this one..it was a very fast paint.Β
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I would love a print, so I'll keep an eye out. I think it's perfect just the way it is. 
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Thank you! I think it would be worth it to revise some of the loose details. like some of the scales XD
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OMG you did Mami!!Β Β You did Mami!!Β *starts running around like a headless chicken from pure excitement about this*Β She's gorgeous too!!
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This is so beautiful. I love it. It is really nice. - YOR Health
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how have you choice this concept cauz' I'm cameroonian and I think that the composition is very "truthfull"
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Lovely but it feels like the hair doesn't quite suit
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* o * Thank you so much for the shout out!! <3
I really love the colour palette on this one!
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Your so dedicated to this and it shows how awesome you are!!! XD
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damn, i drew mami wata, but compared to yours, mine is really bad xd
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Well, technically Gorgons are of Greek Mythology. Mami Wata is being from Southern African folklore.
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Correction, Southern and central.
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what is a Mami Wata??
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Foo dog is a misinterpreted American translation, they are called foo dragons in the land they hail fromΒ
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I don't think it's a "translation" issue as much as an interpretation issue... we see the animal and it looks like a dog, so we call it a foo dog... they see the animal and it looks like a dragon so they call it a foo dragon. We're talking about the same animal, we just see it differently...
Plus there's also the idea (which I've not confirmed, so if you have more info, please feel free to correct me) that the native word for DRAGON is more like a word for "guardian spirit" since they didn't think of dragons as physical creatures so much as spiritual ones... thus when westerners think of guardians we automatically associate dogs (and when we see foo "dog" statues outside ceremonial sites it reinforces that) since dogs have protected our homes and lands since before we HAD homes and lands...Β
In either case... that's not one
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yeah and if i angered you it was not my intention, it's just when i hear foo dog it irks me, and i tried not to mention it, but like i said it irks me. I guess it's just a lack of spiritual insight that is being perpetuated.
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not at all, I'm all for learning more about the spiritual beliefs of (specifically ancient) other cultures and the various mythological creatures inhabiting them.
please feel free to correct my information any time you see that it needs correcting, I approve whole heartedly.
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Isn't there folklore about her brushing her hair also?
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She probably left her brush behind then because her weave looks pretty well groomed
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