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Genus containing over 70 species of flowering plants native to North and South America, including the species N. tabacum that is cultivated on a large scale. Tobacco is smoked or chewed for its sedative and narcotic effects; it was used ceremonially by Native American cultures by around 3000 BCE.

Estructura construida o lugar escogido y adaptado por un pájaro, insecto, u otro animal para incubar sus huevos y, generalmente, para guarecer a sus crías. El término puede ser usado para estructuras o lugares usados por animales que no ponen huevos, pero que usan nidos para guarecer a sus recién nacidos.

Puntadas o a un motivo ornamental formado por bordados o fruncidos paralelos juntos o de espaciado regular, alrededor de alforzas de género.

Proceso aplicado a la ropa, y tambien a un pedazo de tela, abarcando costuras dobles y trabajando las costuras con diferentes puntadas decorativas que simulen un panal de abejas.

Gotas de agua o cristales de hielo suspendidos en el aire en concentración suficiente como para reducir apreciablemente la visibilidad.

Estampas realizadas mediante el entintado de las planchas de nieles previo a la aplicación de la capa negra, asociado especialmente con la Italia Renacentista.

Técnica de decoración de metal, habitualmente oro o plata, grabándolo con diseños que luego son rellenos con una incrustación negra.

Pequeñas placas metálicas que contienen diseños grabados y rellenos con incrustaciones negras; común en el Renacimiento italiano.

People skilled in, or specializing in, the art of niello, which uses technique of decorating metal by engraving it with designs that are then filled with a black inlay. Prints are sometimes made from the engraved metal before inlaying.

Huichol artworks, most often employing yarn, representing the spiritual world or acting as a portal to it.

Los hijos del hijo o hija de una persona.

A Dutch variation of Art Nouveau, meaning "new art"; evident 1892/1910, mainly in and around The Hague. It is seen in various substyles, called constructive, decorative, and constructive-decorative. A distinctive characteristic of Nieuwe Kunst is the focus on rationalism, by which ornament is subordinate to form and construction.

Letters written by young children in Belgium to be read aloud to their parents and other elders on New Year's Day.

Precipitación helada en forma de blancos cristales de hielos hexagonales o translúcidos que caen en suaves y blancos copos.

Large language family that includes those spoken by most of the indigenous peoples of western, central, and southern Africa.

Style and culture of the western African country of Niger, formerly part of the Federation of French West Africa.

General term referring to members of several species in various families of Old World flycatchers and thrushes, having in common that they all frequently sing at night as well as during the day. The term has been used for well over 1,000 years.