Author Archives: Ian Skoggard

Milk Jug Symbolizes Love among the Turkana People

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PDF version A milk jug is an object with an evident utilitarian function—consumption. Yet, the nomadic pastoralist women of northwestern Kenya cherish their traditional milk jug, the akirum, as a profound aesthetic masterpiece. What is so special about milk and … Continue reading →

Sex and the Sacred in North American Indigenous Art

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PDF version Is sexual love only a biological impulse or a desire for the divine? While traditional study tends to look at the art of the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast within a narrow framework of tribe crests and … Continue reading →

How the Australian Bullroarer Invokes the Happiness of Sexual Love

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PDF version Aboriginal Australians have long held the profound belief that the tjurunga—the bullroarer—brings happiness to both life and lovemaking. But how does a simple ritual object hold such immense power? This fascinating article explores how anthropologists uncovered the symbolic … Continue reading →