Friday, July 17, 2009

Indigo Blue


The new EST challenge hosted by Iragrant has the theme: your favorite color!
I combined one of my fav's: turquoise, with the beautiful color indigo blue.
I let me inspire by the beautiful vibrant blue of the Tuaregs .
The Tuareg are sometimes called the "Blue People" because the indigo pigment in the cloth of their traditional jallaba and turbans stained the wearer's skin dark blue.
The indigo blue-colored veil that Tuareg men wear is called Alasho. Taking on this veil is associated with the rite of passage to manhood; men begin wearing a veil when they reach maturity. The veil usually conceals their face, excluding their eyes and the top of the nose.
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9 comments:

  1. vadjutkaJuly 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Truly beautiful!

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  2. BeckJuly 18, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Blue, blue...my favourite colour. The colour of the sky & sea and my girls eyes. Lovely xo

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  3. KreativlinkJuly 18, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Wonderful colors! I could jump right into these pictures ...

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  4. baaharJuly 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    beautiful pictures from a far away culture ... thanks :)

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  5. MicheleJuly 18, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    A beautiful creation,
    I love indigo, is such a strong colour!

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  6. Jane_BoJuly 18, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    Very beautiful earrings and great story!

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  7. Stephanie KilgastJuly 18, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    I love the second earrings soooo much but I've got already toooo much earrings! I'm hopeless :D

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  8. edward and lillyJuly 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM

    This is so interesting, I love these blues and the earrings are gorgeous!

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  9. ChichiboulieJuly 20, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    such a gorgeously rich colour. well chosen photos. beautiful!

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