Términos

Describe obras creadas por africanos de mismo nombre que habitan el noreste de Nigeria.

Small and light round shields carried by medieval foot soldiers to protect themselves in battle. The reduced size allowed soldiers to move freely and swiftly.

Native round huts of southern Africa, usually built of mud and thatch.

Describe obras producidas por africanos de mismo nombre, que viven en Mozambique.

Glifos tallados en tabletas o tablas de madera encontradas en Isla de Pascua y se cree que son parte de un sistema de escritura bustrofedona utilizada en elementos ceremoniales mnemónicos. Todos los intentos de descifrar los rongo-rongo han fracasado.

Transverse beams in Christian churches that span the nave at the entrance to the chancel or choir, and that separated the area around the altar from the area set aside for the laity. They are most common in the Middle Ages or early Renaissance Later, 'rood screens' developed between the beam and the floor. The rood beam may bear carved or painted portraits of the apostles, but most often is surmounted by a triumphal cross or crucifix. Rood lofts also later evolved above the rood beam.

Ornamental wood or stone projections where the ribs intersect at the apex of a vault. May be painted or carved.

Tools used for thatching, primarily in northern European traditions, combining features of a hay knife and a thatching crook. These tools comprise a handle from which extends a flat, blade-like metal piece having a hook on one end and a blunt or pointed tip on the other end, with a number of broad teeth between. The tool is used during the process of securing crosspieces to the courses of thatch.

Houses, sometimes family homes or other relatively small buildings, that offer for a fixed fee apartments or rooms and sometimes meals. Rooming houses typically differ from boardinghouses in that a rooming house offers fewer amenities and less social contact with the family or other operators. However, in nineteenth-century American usage, the term may overlap in meaning with "boardinghouses."

Male domestic fowls.

Prenda para vestir el torso, las extremidades, las manos, los pies o la cabeza, con el propósito de dar abrigo, estar a la moda o cubrir la desnudez.
Por lo general, el término excluye otros elementos del vestuario, como joyas, coronas y accesorios que son puramente decorativos o simbólicos y que no tienen una función práctica.

Ropa diseñada y utilizada para situaciones informales, a diferencia de la ropa de dormir o la ropa formal.

Ropa destinada a ser usada en casa, diseñada para ser cómoda, pero a menudo moderna y que en ocasiones se lleva delante de los invitados.

Término de época para referirse a ambos, cubrecamas y cortinas de cama.

Traje informal u ordinario usualmente no usado en público.

Ropa diseñada o usada para cazar.

Indumentaria diseñada para montar bicicletas no motorizadas.