Posts Tagged ‘skeleton’

the bones, muscles and joints

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:John-bell-II-B-6.jpg - Etching of the bones, muscles and joints, illustrating the first volume of the Anatomy of the Human Body. 2d ed. London, 1804. Etching. United States National Library of Medicine.

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happy all saints’ day

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

In Mexican folk culture, the Catrina, popularized by José Guadalupe Posada, is the skeleton of a high society woman and one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Height: about 38 cm. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Catrinas_2.jpg - Picture taken at the Museo de la Ciudad, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico by Tomas Castelazo. Licensed under GFDL and CC by-sa 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 and 1.0.

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