April 2016

Weapons in the War of Words
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

I thought this old typewriter resembled some kind of dangerous weapon. In fact, it might have been, in a metaphorical sense.

Lives Real and Imagined #40
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

This is really outside the realm of my Lives Real and Imagined series but the title still applies as it is two real geezers lounging on the porch of an imaginary frontier town in the Royal British Columbia Museum. Except for their more modern dress, they seemed to fit right in. I was envious of their chairs as I could have used a sit-down too.

Simple But Effective
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

If you’re a a regular viewer of my POTDs you know that I occasionally post images of things that remind me of something other than what they are, such as the face in a sink here. But the folks that created the photos on this boredpanda web page, take the idea to a whole new level. I enjoyed the results considerably.

Cave Masks
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

I didn’t start out intending this to be mask week but it seems that’s what has happened. This is the last one I have (think). These masks were in an artificial cave in the Royal British Columbia Museum, made to simulate a space where ceremonies involving the masks took place I believe.

Mosquito Mask
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

I doubt the creature on the head of this mask was meant to be a mosquito, but with the long proboscis, who knows? Perhaps it’s size and bright colors were meant to scare off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus.

In Among the Spirits
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

Zippy and the Fashion Queen reflected in the glass in front of the native mask display at the Royal British Columbia Museum. Some of the masks visible in the photo where directly behind the glass, while others are actually reflections of masks out of direct view of the camera. Except for our rather down to earth postures, it appears like an image from a dream where the spirits are floating around us. I am particularly intrigued THAT the image seems to be giving me a bird’s beak and eye, a beak and eye that don’t seem to be attached to any particular mask.

Raven Mask
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

Smiling Man Mask
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

This mask was meant to represent something other than just a smiling man, but unfortunately I do not remember the story behind most (o.k. all when you get right down to it) of the masks I photographed. So I’ll have to go with purely descriptive titles.

Malevolent Moon
Victoria, British Columbia
2016

A ceremonial moon mask that isn’t perhaps so much malevolent as it is perplexed?