Términos

In Indian architecture, a makara-shaped gargoyle; makara-shaped water chute or conduit for discharging deity’s lustral water; elsewhere in halls, at eave-cornice, etc.; torana-arch spewed from the mouths of makaras, or formed from their tails.

In Indian architecture, a tōraṇa-arch emanating from opposed makara-heads; gateway-arch emanating from makara-mouths or tails heads; arch with makaras at the sides.

In Indian architecture and art, the figure of a goddess riding on a makara; Gaṅgā.

In Indian architecture, a band of makaras.

In Indian art and architecture, a makara head motif.

In Indian architecture, a makara-bearing band in a base (in decorated Hoysaḷanāḍu temples).

In Indian architecture, a makara-snout projecting at temple-corners in gala and prastara.

Regional or indigenous Latin American medium-sized cantirs of a particular type.

The Makassarese are an Austronesian ethnic group of approximately 2.25 million people indigenous to the southern half of Sulawesi, Indonesia, who speak a South Sulawesi language written in the distinctive Lontara script. Historically a powerful maritime and trading people, they established the state of Gowa in the thirteenth century and converted to Sunni Islam in the sixteenth century before coming under Dutch colonial influence following the Makassar War of 1666–69. Their culture blends Islamic practice with pre-Islamic spiritual traditions and remains centered on both rice cultivation and interisland maritime trade.

Objetos que son improvisados o provisorios, en particular los creados para dar un nuevo uso a un viejo tema, roto, o desechado. Se aplica con mayor frecuencia para prendas de vestir, muebles o artículos para el hogar, por ejemplo, una capa nueva creada a partir de elementos antiguos de ropa o un trozo de espejo montado en un nuevo marco. El término se distingue de "espolio", que se refiere a materiales arquitectónicos antiguos (por ejemplo, columnas antiguas o tallas) integradas en un nuevo tejido(por ejemplo, un edificio medieval).

Makers of mats, which are pieces of protective boards or other heavy paper, often ornamented, used to support and protect a two-dimensional art work in a frame.

Regional or indigenous Latin American type of large jar with a small neck.

Un grupo de técnicas decorativas que implican la aplicación de polvos de colores a objetos lacados. "Imagen salpicada" Literalmente, oro en polvo, plata o pigmento de color se aplica mientras el barniz está todavía húmedo. Estas técnicas fueron muy populares durante el período Heian (794-1333) cuando se convirtieron en el método más utilizado para la decoración de laca japonesa. A menudo se utilizan en conjunción con "kirikane."

Mascarada de los pueblos Lunda, Luvale, Chowke, Mbunda, Bakangala y Luchazi de África, asociada con la ceremonia de circuncisión Mukunda.

Acidic wood of the species Tieghemella heckelii, reddish to purplish-brown in color, typically with straight grain and dark streaks. It is used for furniture, cabinet work, joinery, decorative veneers, panelling, boat building, flooring, turnery, carving, pianos, and other musical instruments.

Refers to an ordinary ceramic bowl or to a coarse, roughly made vessel of low quality. The term combines "mak" (reckless in Korean) and "sabal" (bowl). It conveys the sense of the humble, non-precious vessels made by anonymous potters rather than named artisans. From the 16th to early 18th centuries in Japan, such bowls were esteemed as tea wares since they resonated with Japanese aesthetics and tea philosophy. They were collected and valued under names such as Korai chawan (Korean tea bowl) and Ido chawan.

Islamic library spaces that may be incorporated into such other institutions as mosques and madrasas, or exist as separate structures.