Términos

Group of African languages spoken mainly in southern Africa, with two outlying languages found in eastern Africa. Although they seem to have no direct relationships, they are unified by use of click consonants and they do not belong to other language families.

A granitoid rock found in southern India used as a material in local construction and sculpture. Named (by T.L. Walker in 1902) after regional tribe, the Konds.

Espadas parecidas a cuchillos, de un solo filo y de punta aguda de la antigua Grecia y Egipto, con una hoja cóncava curvada, diseñadas para asestar golpes cortantes

Style of handwoven floor coverings made in the region of Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, including the classic Herat carpets. From the late 18th and early 19th centuries there are carpets in the herati pattern, probably made in villages of the district. They show a repeat pattern of a lattice that peeps through a maze of blossoms and leaves, with a characteristic border showing pairs of smoothly curved split arabesques. These carpets are usually woven in jufti asymmetrical knotting (upon four warps) on a cotton foundation. The designs of room-sized carpets made in Meshed (Mashhad), Birjand, and villages nearby are characterized by medallions that are often unusually round, grounds that revive the coiling stems of the Herat classic carpets, and borders that show an unusual number of narrow stripes. Most of these carpets, too, are jufti knotted. Reds are dyed with cochineal, which, with the significant amount of blue used in the rugs, gives the carpets a purplish cast. The combination of soft wool and the inadequacies of construction has reduced their durability.

Se refiere a obras producidas por el grupo étnico árabe de mismo nombre que habita Túnez.

Flautas verticales de África del Sur, con tres agujeros para los dedos. Son similares a los ombgwes del pueblo Katanga de Zimbabwe, que están hechas con cañas dejadas que introducen en una cáscara de una fruta hueca Nsala. La flauta es tocada soplando a través de un agujero en la cáscara.

Escuela de pintura que prosperó en el siglo XVI en Tíbet del este; fue comenzada por Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (1524). La atención al detalle, la influencia continuada del chino, y una nueva manera de tratar el fondo son sellos de esta escuela.

Figuras autoportantes que representan deidades, a menudo talladas en madera, que se encuentra en la Polinesia, en particular en las islas hawaianas. El término 'tiki' se usa comúnmente para referirse en general a estos objetos, pero es técnicamente incorrecto. Use "tiki" para referirse a las imágenes de la Polinesia popularizadas en la posguerra en la cultura norteamericana, y más específicamente a las copias de estas figuras.

Israeli collective settlements, typically agricultural and often industrial in nature, in which all wealth is shared among its members. Profits are reinvested in the settlement after everyone has been provided with food, clothing, shelter, educational, and medical services. Adults have private quarters, but children are generally housed collectively. Kibbutzim are generally established on land leased from the Jewish National Fund and convene weekly for general meetings to determine policy and elect their administrative officials.

Liras de cinco cuerdas con cuerpo en forma de espoleta, del pueblo Kipsigis de Kenia

Tableros flotantes sostenidos con los brazos o manos de los nadadores que están praticando técnicas de pataleo.

Baby goats.

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