How to Make the Universe Right
The art of the Shaman from Vietnam and Southern China
On my recent trip to California I saw this interesting exhibition. It was filled with
magic and archetypal symbols. I was so excited to see all the shaman cloaks with all the
embroidered symbols on both sides of the garment. These were first worn by women
shamans and then by their male counterparts.
These robes have the cosmos, their belief system embroider on the back of each robe.
This exhibition is at the Art,Design and Architecture Museum University of
California, Santa Barbara. and is on until May 1 2015.
There is so much more to this exhibit but one must see it in person or get the catalogue to go into
the meanings and images . I am still reading the catalogue and absorbing all the treasures of the
mind that I gleaned from my trip west. Many thanks to my sister in law and brother for finding this
exhibition and taking me to it.
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