Términos

Describe obras producidas por africanos del mismo nombre que habitan el norte de Nigeria.

Describe obras creadas por africanos de mismo nombre que viven en Camerún, la República Centroafricana, la República del Congo y la República Democrática del Congo.

Úsese para figuras africanas de monos del pueblo Baule, caracterizadas por las manos abiertas o copas pequeñas de ofrendas para ofrendas de sacrificios.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita Liberia central.

A form of building often found in gardens, its location and function similar to those of multi-storied buildings, but usually smaller in size. It is often built on flat land, but occasionally found against hillsides or on the edge of water.

Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano del mismo nombre que habita en el sur de Togo.

Refiere a un tipo de hacha-daga, o halabarda, usada para exhibición por la elite Shang en la edad de Bronce china. Sus hojas son de uno o dos filos, con empuñadura corta, aunque el largo, la forma y los motivos han variado y evolucionado con el tiempo. Muchos ge de la edad de Bronce fueron armas funcionales, aunque los ejemplos tardíos son de materiales como el jade y se presume que fueron puramente ceremoniales. Los ge de la edad de Bronce pueden haber sido de los primeros objetos en ser creados en fundiciones chinas.

Regional or indigenous Latin American Mapuche shallow dishes of a particular type.

Refers to biomimetic products modeled on the adhesion properties of the underside of gecko toes which has layered ridges with very fine keratinous hairs (setae) that provide intimate contact with virtually any surface. Research has been carried out to study the degrees of adhesion provided by different shapes and arrangements of nanofiber arrays and to mimic the setae in synthetic materials. Gecko adhesion is dry and mechanically activated, which offers a solution for some problems, such as solvent damage and inadequate reversibility, with existing museum adhesives.

Small crosses displayed together in a designated area, usually a church, each intended as a remembrance of a deceased person.

A painting trend of the late 19th century related to Symbolism, sharing that movement's engagement with emotions and ideas represented in a concrete allegorical style.

General term referring to members of several species of large web-footed birds in different genera, especially the genera Anser and Branta, but also including a number of waterfowl of gooselike build that live in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and belong to other groups. Geese have in common that they are larger than ducks and smaller than swans; they differ from ducks in having longer necks and legs that are set more forward.

Type of chordophone with strings and keys, superficially resembling a harpsichord, but functioning like a hurdy-gurdy. The strings are bowed, creating sustained tones, by means of a series of parchment-covered metal wheels that are brought in contact with the strings by pressing the keys. The wheels were powered either by a footpedal or a crank.

Se refiere a obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita el norte de Nigeria.

Cordófonos de pulsación japoneses tipo laúd con dos pares de cuerdas, un cuerpo plano de madera, un mástil corto con trastes y clavijas laterales, y una lámina de metal fijada en el interior del cuerpo.

Sistema coloidal semirígido de un líquido en un sólido.