To the ROM!

On Sunday, I paid another visit to the ROM.  This time, most of the photos I have for you are from the First Peoples gallery.

First, this hat, which I love and would totally wear:

Next up, Sitting Bull's shirt and bonnet.  Awesome.

And this winter ensemble, which I looked at for a really long time because - not to overuse the word - it, too, is awesome:

In the Canadian wing, I was taken with the early Quebec altar decorations, such as this angel:

One of the current exhibits is called "The Third Gender" and is about the wakashu in Edo-era Japan - essentially young men who were seen as objects of desire by both men and women.

There are many great prints in the series, though I'd not advise taking children to see it just due to the fact that many of the prints are from shunga.  Still, many are quite beautiful.  Here is one example with its accompanying plaque:

Utamaro School, ca. 1790

Certainly see it if you're into either Japanese woodblock prints, or gender roles.