pangur-and-grim:today’s obsession is ancient tattoos, in particular the s-curved floral-antler
pangur-and-grim:today’s obsession is ancient tattoos, in particular the s-curved floral-antlered deer of the Siberian Ice Maiden and Scythian Chieftain. it’s such a heavily used trope in modern media (off the top of my head I can think of Pokemon, Annihilation, Bambi, Snow White and the Huntsman, etc) and why wouldn’t it be! antlers look like branches, branches look like antlers, it’s only natural to pair thembut it makes me strangely emotional that our brains have always worked this way, and been drawn to the same imagery over and over again. I’m also going to resist the urge to make paired enamel pins of these ancient deer, even though I deeply desire little wearable tributes of the past -- source link