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Úsese para describir obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano del mismo nombre que habita Tanzania.

Swedish variation of Art Nouveau that emphasized stricter and more geometric designs.

Floor coverings handwoven in or near the city of Konya in south-central Turkey. Early carpet fragments attributed to the 13th century ruling Seljuks in this style have been found in the Ala al-Din Mosque of Konya. More recently rugs from the region have used design motifs found widely distributed throughout the country. Often the Konya rug is of a fleecy wool with a loose weave.

Se refiere a obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano de mismo nombre que habita en Gabón y Camerún.

Headdresses worn by Hopi young women and girls during the Butterfly Dance. Usually made of wood and decorated in vivid colors with designs representative of the wearer's clan and sometimes their dance partner's clan. Can also be seen carved on katsinam.

Moneda de aluminio y bronce de la Unión Soviética, con un valor de un centésimo de rublo. También, moneda rusa de plata o cobre acuñada desde el año 1534.

Arpas laúd pulsadas de la familia lingüística y cultural Mandinga, de Africa, que tienen un mástil largo que pasa diametralmente a través de un gran resonador de calabaza recubierto con cuero, 21 cuerdas de cuero o nailon arregladas en dos filas paralelas perpendiculares al resonador a ambos lados de un puente vertical con muescas, y dos mangos, uno en la parte externa de cada fila de cuerdas. Son ejecutadas solamente por músicos profesionales masculinos.

Esculturas del periodo griego arcaico representando figuras femeninas de pie cubiertas.

Refers to the various ceramic styles produced on the Korean Peninsula. Unglazed earthenwares dominated prior to the Goryeo Dynasty (10th-14th century), but from around the 10th century onward high-fired porcelain were also common. The major thrusts of later Korean ceramics centered on celadon, buncheong, and white porcelain. Celadon dominated during the Goryeo Dynasty, followed by buncheong as a transitional style. From the 15th century, white porcelain became the dominant type of ceramics. Except for some early celadon, Korean porcelain was typically produced by biscuit-firing before glazing and then refiring in reduction. Overglaze was not used, and decoration was universally applied under the glaze.

Refers to the culture and style under the government that ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1897 to 1910. King Gojong (the 26th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty) renamed the state “Daehan” and proclaimed himself emperor as part of the Gwangmu reforms. Art during this period combined traditional practices with foreign influences, while state initiatives at promoting crafts, establishing expositions, and founding museums laid the foundation for the modernization of Korean art and culture. Following the introduction of photography in the late 19th century, the portraitist Chae Yongsin adopted Western techniques and used photographic references to paint portraits of Emperor Gojong, scholar-officials, women, and independence activists. Meanwhile young painters began going abroad to study Western painting. After the state-run ceramic manufactories known as the Bunwon were privatized in 1884, white porcelain circulated nationwide, but eventually declined with the influx of Japanese imports. The imperial court revived traditional craft techniques and founded the Hanseong Craftwork Manufactory in 1908 for commercial production, but the workshop also promoted modern craft methods and industrialization. Its works often featured the plum-blossom crest symbolizing the imperial household.

A ball sport invented in Holland ca.1901 with similarities to netball and basketball. Intended as a mixed-gender sport, two teams of 8 members must field four female and four male players. The objective is to throw a ball through a bottomless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m (11.5 feet) high pole. Players are allowed to run only when they are not in possession of the ball.