Términos

Corresponding nob and grove which hold the parts of a mold in alignment.

Se refiere a la cultura de una tribu india norteamericana que habitó el lado oriental del bajo Mississippi cuando los colonos europeos llegaron al área a principios del siglo XVII. Su idioma era del Macro-Algonquiano phylum, de la familia de Muskogean; su cultura era agrícola y relacionada a otras tribus de Muskogean. Ellos son considerados a menudo los últimos sobrevivientes de la gran cultura del Mississippi. Su imaginería se caracteriza por referencias a su culto al sol, fuego y a su festival del Maíz Verde en el solsticio de verano. Su cultura se extingió y su gente se dispersó después de la llegada de los europeos.

Existing, constituted, or carried on within a given nation.

Particular subdivisions that are under the level of nation. Examples are in the Bahamas and Latvia.

Particular subdivisions that are under the level of nation. Examples are in Alaska and Myanmar.

Beginning in the 1980s, sites designated by US Congress and administered by non-profit organizations or state governments where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a nationally important landscape.

Libraries maintained out of federal government funds and serving the nation as a whole. Their broad function is to collect and preserve the books, periodicals, and newspapers published in the country.

Museums that are owned or administered by representatives of a nation, or that specializes in exhibitions from a given nation.

Particular subdivisions of a nation. Examples are in Saudi Arabia and Slovakia.

Generic term for subdivisions under the level of nation.

Artifacts, institutions, persons, literature, and other entities regarded as emblematic and valuable in representing a nation's cultural heritage and identity. The identification of such works may be codified in law or statute.

Identification of a person with a particular state or nation. In a modern sense, the it is the legal status of being a citizen or subject of a particular state, usually involving mutual obligations of support and protection.

Religious beliefs and sacramental practices of the indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada, excluding the Eskimos and Aleuts.

Tracts of land set aside by a government for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations.

Figures representing characters in the Christmas story, including infant Jesus in the manger, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, sheep, the ox and ass, and other attending figures, such as shepherds, magi, and angels. The term is usually reserved for figures in the round, excluding relief sculptures or paintings. According to legend, Saint Francis of Assisi popularized the Christmas crèche in 1223 when he used live actors to portray the scene. Nativity figures are known in most Christian countries; the height of nativity figure development occurred in 17th-19th-century Naples, when churches competed with grad displays of large figures dressed in clothing, and elaborate village scenes were included.

Culturas y estilos de los pueblos originarios de México, Norte y Centroamérica.

Hydrous sodium carbonate found in nature as evaporative residues. Used widely as a silica source in early glass manufacture; in ancient Egypt used as well as a bleach for linen, a preservative in mummification, and as an ingredient of incense.

Pequeñas cajas que contenían té en polvo utilizadas en la ceremonia del té. Estos recipientes se hacen de una variedad de materiales, incluyendo madera, laca seca, cerámica, metal, y cuarzo negro. Estaban decoradas en una variedad de formas y se utilizaban sólo durante los meses de verano.

Se refiere al período Paleolítico de aproximadamente 10500 al 8000 a.C. en el Levante. El período se caracteriza por un hábil trabajo en piedra y hueso y un interés en la ornamentación personal.