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A kamikaze pilot receives a hachimaki before his final mission, 1945.. The origin of the hachimaki is uncertain, but the most common theory states that they originated as headbands used by samurai, worn underneath the kabuto to protect the wearer from cuts [1] and to absorb sweat. [2]
Station Island is the sixth collection of original poetry written by Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995. It is dedicated to the Northern Irish playwright Brian Friel.
Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator.He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966), his first major published volume.
English: Title: Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, [New York]. 1995 Nobel Prize Winner Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [November 1982] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-01593 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Tenkan is also a name for the triangularly-folded cloth headband worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork. See also hirabitai (above). Tenugui (手拭い, lit. ' hand wiper ') A rectangular piece of fabric, usually cotton or linen, used for a variety of purposes, such as a handkerchief, hand towel and headscarf.
The book is a collection of Seamus Heaney's poems published between 1966 and 1996. It includes poems from Death of a Naturalist (1966), Door into the Dark (1969), Wintering Out (1972), Stations (1975), North (1975), Field Work (1979), Station Island (1984), The Haw Lantern (1987), Seeing Things (1991), and The Spirit Level (1996).
English: Title: Seamus Heaney, Irish poet, [New York]. 1995 Nobel Prize Winner Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [November 1982] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-01593 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
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