Raquel Wilson-Sow is an independent curator, anthropologist & cultural strategist that explores the mutation of visual and performing arts across cultures. Habitual overachiever since preschool™ / www.raquelwilson.comTumblr (3.0; @raquelwilson)http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/348a5a5f72474b290c56050df85f50c6/tumblr_mn0mexfSHr1qdnkpuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raquelwilson/8750906145/" title="Testing the waters" target="_blank">Testing the waters</a> on Flickr.</p>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/50763183188http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/50763183188Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:09 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4gocjI6Dk1qzf8ylo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/48416256438http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/48416256438Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:01:20 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cf7ff95c7fc8d88951520b9458f7b06/tumblr_mfcdvyMxPD1rjnfkdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47267021268http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47267021268Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:51:30 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c131c5865835fb73b60f1fd1585ce61/tumblr_mkcd4df3Sp1qcrmb4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://durhailay.tumblr.com/post/46456152979/cold-studio-nights" target="_blank">durhailay</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>cold studio nights</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47260724292http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47260724292Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:26:00 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ba629a104b63e214e444db2ace020a9/tumblr_mf0mo2L9Ry1r2ckg1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/37900058670/maimouna-guerresi" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Maimouna Guerresi</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47233428853http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47233428853Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:34:32 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/695ec9b542c5590277303cf13b5c094d/tumblr_mf0mp6hOuK1r2ckg1o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/37900071812/maimouna-guerresi" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Maimouna Guerresi</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47217541832http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47217541832Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:08:50 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma4gjovo6J1qc191qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/42853865755/aluta-continua" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Aluta Continua</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47203360580http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47203360580Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:43:13 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77dae55b4a61ee682961d0c46200f17b/tumblr_mkovshNRc11r2ckg1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/47032353200/egungun-festival-nigeria" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Egungun Festival - Nigeria</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47191945482http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47191945482Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:17:27 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1bf02b5e4bac5f67944b231450e88d9b/tumblr_mkovuameIN1r2ckg1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/47032416987/eyo-festival-lagos-nigeria" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eyo Festival - Lagos, Nigeria</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47183725740http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47183725740Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:51:56 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/869f2f9bcb284b3e0a875e4cf7117390/tumblr_mkovv3p6tk1r2ckg1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sindisokhumalo.tumblr.com/post/47032445107/eyo-festival-lagos-nigeria" target="_blank">sindisokhumalo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eyo Festival - Lagos, Nigeria</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47177932966http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/47177932966Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:26:06 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cc324b4af62d908f876f0c4bd2d9629/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d42d6b585d698d5ace023ce5c2945c8d/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1c110e420d2f1b2c8daa4df56252b94/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4ee7a40231b9919490dee12fed38e69/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be6140d54626a124b9385af03b666d95/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c5bcfef1828ee7fe0f6799d8f3e8bdc/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo10_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7a0708295761da9d045de5628360a74/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo11_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1247303284d6abbcd542decfca9a171/tumblr_mfaoy1o7f11rgjheqo12_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://liberationartandcultureworks.tumblr.com/post/41310391460/hellobenin-chasseurs-nago-du-royaume-de-bante" target="_blank">liberationartandcultureworks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hellobenin.tumblr.com/post/38457670399/chasseurs-nago-du-royaume-de-bante-nago-hunters" target="_blank">hellobenin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3 class="post-title entry-title">Chasseurs Nagô du Royaume de Bantè</h3> <p><a href="http://www.jeandominiqueburton.com/fr_book.html" target="_blank">Nagô <em>Hunters</em> of the <em>Bantè</em> Kingdom</a> (Benin) </p> <p><a href="http://www.jeandominiqueburton.com/" target="_blank">jean-Dominique Burton</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45665810794http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45665810794Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:51:48 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d2ecad5053afa350507a4864241f5a4/tumblr_mjpi1rtTPi1rifugno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f11678776dab78124b1fb69b3a38220c/tumblr_mjpi1rtTPi1rifugno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/45491236668/museum-of-civilization-dschang-cameroon-from" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Museum Of Civilization</strong>, Dschang, Cameroon.</p> <p>From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dschang" target="_blank">wikipedia</a><strong>:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><em> “This museum offers to discover the origin of the Cameroonian people and the diversity of the country’s four large cultural domains via their history, but also their artistic productions, their architectures, and their political and social organizations.”</em></p> </blockquote> <p><em>(image via </em><em><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jasonmcgarden.tumblr.com/post/45419790330/museum-of-civilization-dschang-cameroon" target="_blank">jasonmcgarden</a>)</em></p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45660235542http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45660235542Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:25:48 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2be8fe93788ce44887e0da7d9508863c/tumblr_mjr5d4EMQn1rqkjy0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/45491696492/built-in-1831-the-kanta-museum-located-in-in" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Built in 1831, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanta_Museum" target="_blank"><strong>Kanta Museum</strong></a> located in in Argungu, Nigeria was named after Mohammed Kanta who founded <span class="mw-redirect">Kebbi Kingdom</span> in 1515.</p> <p>The building was built by <span class="new">Yakubu Nabame</span>, a former Emir of Kebbi, and served as his palace until 1942 when British colonial forces built a new administrative palace during the reign of <span class="new">Muhammed Sani</span>.</p> <p>On July 1, 1958, the building was vacated and became the museum that it is today.</p> <p>Divided into eleven different sections, the museum has a notable collection of weapons, consisting of charms, spears, swords, wood, stones, bows and arrows, local guns and drums on display.</p> <p><a href="http://irenebecker.photoshelter.com/image/I0000AadjE5xNcAM" target="_blank">Ph: Irene Becker</a></p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45633578921http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45633578921Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:34:41 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3b5696f80debb16c6ebea0aa6156f24b/tumblr_mh0fjwNEyx1qmfuy9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dynamicafrica.tumblr.com/post/45493628015/vintage-photograph-of-tunisian-women" target="_blank">dynamicafrica</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vintage photograph of Tunisian women</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45616472724http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45616472724Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:08:46 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90eac174b4b9ffd00da9bcdf79e466b2/tumblr_mjokimcqT61s0i6geo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/post/45392115998/class-taking-place-on-the-streets-of-ibadan-1975" target="_blank">nigerianostalgia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Class taking place on the streets of Ibadan, 1975<br/><a href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Vintage Nigerian Photos</a></p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45599197782http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45599197782Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:43:11 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9142e160f25a8f1926e079e96658648/tumblr_mjqdkgwxJ01s0i6geo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/post/45464293439/portrait-of-women-outside-a-church-1965-vintage" target="_blank">nigerianostalgia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Portrait of women outside a church, 1965<br/><a href="http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/" title="Follow for more Vintage Nigerian photos" target="_blank">Vintage Nigerian photos</a></p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45584420625http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45584420625Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:17:14 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llay57P7gl1qj84jfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://life-and-beauty.tumblr.com/post/5550301491/meanwhile-in-nigeria-a-hausa-house" target="_blank">life-and-beauty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Meanwhile in Nigeria….</p> <p>(A Hausa House)</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45575836422http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45575836422Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:51:45 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24hqyUqTF1rs4l1go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vernarchular.tumblr.com/post/20664419563/bamileke2-by-courregesg-on-flickr-nord-ouest" target="_blank">vernarchular</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/courregesg/3674537015/" title="bamileke2" target="_blank">bamileke2</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/courregesg/" target="_blank">courregesg</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Nord-Ouest, Camerún.</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45569218854http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45569218854Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:26:14 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qb5uKtaP1rtcgxao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nilevalleystudies.tumblr.com/post/21644372290/el-gouna-town-nubian-style" target="_blank">nilevalleystudies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>El Gouna Town Nubian Style</p> </blockquote>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45541856413http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45541856413Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:34:39 -0400raquelwilsonsow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41la9cGUl1rt0lbeo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45526707082http://raquelwilson.tumblr.com/post/45526707082Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:09:07 -0400raquelwilsonsow