Day 2: Sheba's Black Entourage
Move over bhive, there’s another queen in history to follow! You know you are really somebody when you have an entourage, no matter what time in history!
Did you know the Queen of Sheba, often depicted as Black in medieval European art bc of her
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Move over bhive, there’s another queen in history to follow! You know you are really somebody when you have an entourage, no matter what time in history!
Did you know the Queen of Sheba, often depicted as Black in medieval European art bc of her
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#BMH #yarnsky
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In this 12thc-stained glass window in Canterbury, England, you can see a very cool depiction of Black attendants to the queen. Interestingly, she is depicted as white here, whereas many other depictions show her as a Black woman. 2/
A lot of the times, her attendants are brightly dressed. Sometimes they are depicted as soldiers or archers or beautifully dressed women. #bhm #indieyarndyer
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The colorway was inspired by one of Sheba's attendants who has a purple tunic & turquoise/cyan blue stockings.
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This is "Artic Ice Entourage", not bc Sheba's entourage came from the north, quite the opposite! But it reflects the cool colorway that gives off a wintery ice feel
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Now you know a little more abt Sheba's entourage & can be on the lookout for those Black figures in medieval & early modern depictions of her. The OG queen & her Black entourage!
Remember #RepublicOfYarnia has a month long discount!
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