Women in Mursi participate in bracelet fighting‚ ula. Bracelet fighting helps the village evaluate the strength in women. The weapon used in bracelet fighting is made from a rod of iron. Bracelet fighting is a symbol of strength because only strong women are able to throw the heavy rod of iron (Turton‚ 2005). Married women do not participate in ula. Only Unmarried young girls are allowed to participate in bracelet fighting. Bracelet fighting is an important in Mersi culture. Bracelet fighting reflects
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Family‚ for some has always been the glue that holds people together‚ whether liked or not‚ like branches on a tree‚ spreading its leaves for what seems like miles. In "The Century Quilt" by Marilyn Nelson Waniek‚ the speaker creates a simile of her grandmother’s blanket and her quilt‚ beginning with explaining the memorable colors and thoughts about her grandmother’s blanket and continuing with her quilt. In "The Century Quilt"‚ Waniek gives the poem complex meaning through literary techniques such
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foundation of the formation of life however they had no space to live as Ranginui and Papatuanuku were extremely close resulting in the effort to separate the two by rebelling against them. Mankind originated when Tanematua the god of the forest used red ochre to create the first human being then breathing into it to gift it with life. As Tanematua’s powers developed he began to practice the making of trees and creatures while Tawhiri controlled the force of weather to complete the characteristics of the
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Pgs. 285 - 388 Shades of Grey At the beginning of section four‚ Eddie travels to the Grey Zone with Jane. Once there‚ Jane introduces Eddie to Clifton‚ her brother who has been sleeping with Violet. Jane and Eddie haven’t been in the Grey Zone for long when the Yellow prefects‚ Sally Gamboge‚ Bunty McMustard‚ Penelope and Courtland show up unexpectedly. The yellows claim to have business in the Grey Zone‚ helping Eddie carry out his chair census as he will be leaving for High Saffron the
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Masai Tribes The Masai people are a Nilotic ethnic group residing in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are the most well known tribe of the African ethnic groups. Their elaborate dress sense and array of colours that are distributed amongst the tribes clothing‚ is memorable for their expression through what they wear. The language spoken by the Masai people is Maa and they are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Northern Tanzania‚ which are English and Swahili. Despite often being
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micro-Raman analysis was used to study micro samples from the paint layers of the chapels murals. Raman spectra were collected in the near infra red excitation line (785nm) of a diode laser source. The identified pigments were red ochre (hematite) with different tonalities‚ yellow ochre (goethite)‚ green earth and carbon black from vegetable origin. A high quantity of TiO2 anatase phase was found in the red pigment samples. The analyses showed the continuous presence of calcium carbonate (calcite polymorph)
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In chapter three of the textbook‚ it began with talking about the Paleolithic age. I found this very interesting because I had never heard of it. While reading I found myself asking the question‚ how are we able to interpret the sculptures? What if what we think that they mean or represent is completely opposite of what they actually did? We will never be able to know for absolute certain either. My favorite part of this chapter was the cave paintings. I love them! Humans painted cute‚ little pictures
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If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity‚ the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30‚000 years ago‚ we find handprints‚ ochre deposits‚ and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife‚ ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing‚ piercing‚ painting‚ and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of body art known today
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Support Oil on canvas Dimensions 148 cm × 165 cm (58 in × 65 in) Ground -appears to be drying oil A single thin layer of ground which to the unaided eye appears as brown‚ but under the microscope it can be seen to consist of a brownish matrix of ochre. The particles are not only charcoal black‚ but multi-coloured pigment particles of lake‚ vermilion‚ smalt‚ azurite‚ malachite and ultramarine. Preliminary drawing and underdrawing There is a drawing on paper once thought to be a sketch for the
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and black coloring was the result of exposing the vessels to smoke. Slip‚ an often pigmented mixture of water and clay of the consistency of cream‚ was applied to smooth the surface and color the earthenware. Wash‚ a mixture of pigment‚ such as red ochre‚ and water changed or intensified the color of the pottery. Glazing
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