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From: Groningen, province of Groningen Built: around 1850 Relocated: 1961 At...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:49:00 GMT

From: Groningen, province of Groningen
Built: around 1850
Relocated: 1961

At the 'poffertjes' stall you can enjoy delicious tiny, sweet pancakes known as 'poffertjes'!

The stall belonged to the Werk-Huizinga family and was often to be found at weekly markets and annual fairs. Similar stalls were also a common sight in the Zaan area. This stall was in use from 1850 to 1961.

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View from the Delft tower mill at the Dutch open air museum.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:47:00 GMT

View from the Delft tower mill at the Dutch open air museum.

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Historical tram at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open Air Museum) in...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:28:00 GMT

Historical tram at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open Air Museum) in Arnhem. This tram, the 631, dates from 1968 and was in use in Rotterdam until 1995.

www.openluchtmuseum.nl/

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Historical laundry/bleachery at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:26:00 GMT

Historical laundry/bleachery at the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open Air Museum) in Arnhem.

Location: Overveen, municipality Bloemendaal (NH)
Building period: 1702
Relocation: 1938
Interior: about 1900

From 1817 until 1932, this bleachery was owned by the Gehrels family. It was the last laundry in the Netherlands to be driven by horsepower.
The upper middle classes would have their washing collected by out-of-town laundries every three to six months. Depending on the preference of the customer, the laundry would return the washing dry, damp or ready to put away in the wardrobe. In the laundry you can see every stage of this process. First, the washing was sorted - a dirty and unhygienic task. It was then washed in pounding vats which were driven by a horse in the horse mill. After this, the washing was taken on large barrows to the bleaching fields, where it was laid out in the sun to bleach. Next, it was rinsed clean again in ice-cold water. Finally, the washing was dried, put through a mangle, ironed and folded.

www.openluchtmuseum.nl/

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Bengal c. 11th - 12th century Stone Detail of part of a miniature stupa. A...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:16:00 GMT

Bengal
c. 11th - 12th century
Stone

Detail of part of a miniature stupa. A stupa is a Buddhist shrine for relics. It is a dome-shaped construction usually containing statues of the Buddha, or other sacred objects. In course of time the stupa came to have a cosmic significance. Ultimately a stupa can be regarded as the centre of the universe, and reflects in its architectural components the structure of the cosmos. A miniature stupa made of stone, like this example, may have been an offering to a temple or monastery. Some such stupas were evidently used for storing the ashes of ecclesiastics or other important persons. These were given a place in the grounds of a monastery.

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Tibet c. 19th century Bronze, gilded Yama, God of Death and Protector of the...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:15:00 GMT

Tibet
c. 19th century
Bronze, gilded

Yama, God of Death and Protector of the South, stands in a threatening posture on his buffalo mount, under which a body is seen lying. The god has a buffalo head and flaming hair. In his right hand he holds a danda, a club crowned with a skull, with which he punishes the enemies of the Buddhist doctrine. In his left, he once held a lasso, used to drag away the souls of sinners. It is now missing. Yama is one of the dharmapalas, or protectors of Buddhist doctrine. His fearsome appearance helps him to combat malevolent demons and other enemies of Buddhism. The dharmapalas are especially revered in the Himalayan region. Originally, Yama was a Hindu god. Like many other Hindu gods, he has been adopted and worshipped by the Buddhists, together with all his original functions. A Buddhist sign on his abdomen, a chakra or wheel, which is a mark of Buddhist doctrine, shows that the statue is part of Buddhist religion. Buddhists turn to Yama especially for protection from death and the fear of death.

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A fossil of a prehistoric, fish-eating, crocodile-like, aquatic reptile at...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:08:00 GMT

A fossil of a prehistoric, fish-eating, crocodile-like, aquatic reptile at the natural history museum in Leiden.

It's a Mesosaurus that lived during the early Permian period, roughly 320 to 280 million years ago.

Mesosaurs on wikipedia

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Subclass: Anapsida
Order: Mesosauria
Family: Mesosauridae
Genus: Mesosaurus

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A fossilized jellyfish at the natural history museum in Leiden. species:...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:06:00 GMT

A fossilized jellyfish at the natural history museum in Leiden.

species: Spatangopsis costata

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Shells of an unknown species of mollusc covered with an unknown species of...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:05:00 GMT

Shells of an unknown species of mollusc covered with an unknown species of barnacles.

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The University Museum in Utrecht, as seen from the botanical garden.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:58:00 GMT

The University Museum in Utrecht, as seen from the botanical garden.

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The Bleulandzaal at the University Museum in Utrecht, containing objects from...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:56:00 GMT

The Bleulandzaal at the University Museum in Utrecht, containing objects from the private collection of Jan Bleuland (1756-1838), professor of medicine.

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A burial found at the Matlazinca site Teotenango, México, now to be seen in...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:34:00 GMT

A burial found at the Matlazinca site Teotenango, México, now to be seen in the site's museum.

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Aztec style sculpture found at the Matlazinca Teotenango ruins and now in the...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:31:00 GMT

Aztec style sculpture found at the Matlazinca Teotenango ruins and now in the site's museum. This is probably a warrior wearing a snake costume.

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A view from the Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca. Below is the ethnobotanical...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:48:00 GMT

A view from the Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca. Below is the ethnobotanical garden.

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Looking out on the ethnobotanical garden.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:38:00 GMT

Looking out on the ethnobotanical garden.

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Ceramic figure at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico. Possibly of Gulf...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:35:00 GMT

Ceramic figure at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico. Possibly of Gulf Coast origin.

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The Aztec rain deity Tlaloc at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City. Tlaloc...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:32:00 GMT

The Aztec rain deity Tlaloc at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City. Tlaloc was a deity worshipped in Mesoamerica since ancient times. On top of the Templo Mayor pyramid were two temples. The left one was dedicated to Tlaloc, the right one to the relatively new sun and war god Huitzilopochtli, chief god of the Aztecs.

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An Aztec deity figure made of copal incense covered with shells at the Templo...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:29:00 GMT

An Aztec deity figure made of copal incense covered with shells at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City. This was part of an offering for inaugurating one of the many expansions of the Templo Mayor pyramid.

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An Aztec stone cuauhxicalli (eagle bowl) at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:27:00 GMT

An Aztec stone cuauhxicalli (eagle bowl) at the Templo Mayor museum in Mexico City. Such bowls were receptacles for heart and blood sacrifices. Despite their name they don't always have the shape of an eagle.

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View from a window at the Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:24:00 GMT

View from a window at the Museo Santo Domingo in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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The museum of anthropology in Mexico City. Reconstruction of a shaft tomb...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:57:00 GMT

The museum of anthropology in Mexico City. Reconstruction of a shaft tomb with original contents. Shaft tombs are a typical phenomenon in western Mexico and roughly date to 300 BC - 1 AD.

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The anthropological museum in Mexico City. Reconstruction of a shaft tomb...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:55:00 GMT

The anthropological museum in Mexico City. Reconstruction of a shaft tomb with original contents. Shaft tombs are a typical phenomenon in western Mexico and roughly date to 300 BC - 1 AD. The people inside one shaft probably were all members of one extended family, each chamber perhaps containing a married couple.

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Pre-columbian ceramic bowl in the shape of a tlacuache or opossum at the...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:48:00 GMT

Pre-columbian ceramic bowl in the shape of a tlacuache or opossum at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico. Traces of the decorations are still clearly visible.
In native folklore the tlacuache is often associated with the alcoholic beverage pulque and gluttony.

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Pre-columbian ceramic ocarina in the shape of a crawling bat at the Museo...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:46:00 GMT

Pre-columbian ceramic ocarina in the shape of a crawling bat at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Pre-columbian incense burner at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:34:00 GMT

Pre-columbian incense burner at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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statue of an Aztec priest at the Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia in...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:52:00 GMT

statue of an Aztec priest at the Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City (pic taken by my brother Buur)
(July 1996)

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ceramic effigy of a Zapotec lord holding a bone-shaped staff and a trophy...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:20:19 GMT

ceramic effigy of a Zapotec lord holding a bone-shaped staff and a trophy head (pic taken by my brother Buur)
(July 1996)

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