The true history of the Paisley design
December 6, 2014 1:02 PM Subscribe
How Ambi became Paisley: "It began as a teardrop in Babylon. Where the sunlight came from Astarte, shameless goddess of the fecund feminine. The boteh. Stylized rendition of the date palm shoot, tree of life, fertility symbol. It danced through Celtic art, until the heavy feet of Roman legionaries tramped over the Alps. Then it fled the wrath of Mars and Jupiter, dove underground as Empire rose ." From Shailja Patel's Migritude. Here's a short film about the Migritude project (book on Amazon).
Shailja Patel
dhruva, I'm thinking a diaspora link might be of value, seeing as how she is a third generation Kenyan.
posted by infini at 1:27 PM on December 6, 2014
dhruva, I'm thinking a diaspora link might be of value, seeing as how she is a third generation Kenyan.
posted by infini at 1:27 PM on December 6, 2014
The Paisley pattern and Sma'Shot Day.
posted by Segundus at 2:34 PM on December 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Segundus at 2:34 PM on December 6, 2014 [2 favorites]
I'm thinking a diaspora link might be of value
Do you mean a tag?
posted by dhruva at 3:04 PM on December 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
Do you mean a tag?
posted by dhruva at 3:04 PM on December 6, 2014 [1 favorite]
The first link is extravagant in beauty and content, wonderfully written
posted by Oyéah at 6:24 PM on December 6, 2014
posted by Oyéah at 6:24 PM on December 6, 2014
Do you mean a tag?
er yeah... tag, that's it!
... what do I know, I'm a $5 n00b
posted by infini at 3:23 AM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
er yeah... tag, that's it!
... what do I know, I'm a $5 n00b
posted by infini at 3:23 AM on December 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
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