Términos

Devices that record sound onto thin, magnetized wire, and can later reproduce those recordings.

Culture or condition of citizenship or residency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Accumulated learning and soundness of judgment in the choice of means and ends.

Bottles, usually made of glass or stoneware, made to protect individuals and locations from witchcraft. Contain various combinations of pins, nails, plant material, bodily fluids, and or human organic materials (nail clippings, hair, etc.) After preparation, bottles were placed inside building foundations or concealed in outdoor locations such as churchyards. Commonly practiced in England in the 17th century, though some examples have been found in the United States dating from the mid-19th century.

Nombre comercial para un grupo de aleaciones que tienen zinc como componente principal. Las aleaciones tienen un punto de fusión relativamente bajo y pueden fundirse fácilmente. El nombre es un acrónimo derivado de los nombres alemanes de los metales a partir de los cuales se compone el material: zinc, aluminio, magnesio, kupfer.

Mineral de origen natural compuesto de carbonato de bario generalmente en vetas hidrotermales asociadas con barita. Se extrae en Alemania, Inglaterra, Escocia, Canadá (Ontario) y EE.UU. (Illinois, California, Arizona). La witherita se utiliza en acero cementado y azúcar refinado. También se utiliza como pigmento en la fabricación de pinturas, esmaltes y de mármol sintético.

Flexible slender branches, stems, or twigs used for tying, binding, or weaving, especially in wickerwork, basketry, or to construct furniture such as chairs.

Language family of southern Colombia and northern Peru.

Style and culture of the African ethnic group of the same name inhabiting Bénin.

Vasijas grandes en forma de bols usadas para cocinar comida china.