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The Banna people, also Banya, are an Omotic ethnic group in Ethiopia that inhabit the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers. They live in an area between the towns of Gazer and Dimeka, with the traditional area of the Banna being divided into two ritual regions: Ailama (around Gazer) and Anno (spanning from Benata to ...
Gentleman Jim or Gentleman Devil: [21] wears a top hat and a scissor-style tailcoat; Jab Jab (also known as "Coolie Devils" [16]): The name of this character comes from the French Patois word for "Devil." [22] The costume consists of loose fitting, satin trousers, called "Kandal", with a satin blouse that has bells hanging from the end. [22]
Banna'i brickwork in the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi.The blue brickwork spells out the names of Allah, Muhammad and Ali in square Kufic calligraphy.. In Iranian architecture, banna'i (Persian: بنائی, "builder's technique" in Persian) is an architectural decorative art in which glazed tiles are alternated with plain bricks to create geometric patterns over the surface of a wall or to ...
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Children of the Banna people in Ethiopia on stilts Plasterer's (drywall) stilts A French postman on stilts, early 20th century Stilts from China in late Qing dynasty. Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.
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Literally a banana duct-taped to a wall. While some saw it as a stroke of genius and dissected its possible underlying meaning, others were in an uproar over how outlandish they thought it was ...
When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued. But artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled ...