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There are a number of different types of pole, although the most common is a free-standing upright pole, some eight to ten inches in diameter, planted into the ground. The pole used in competitions is a straight pole made of teak or sheesham wood, standing 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) in height with a circumference of 55 centimetres (22 in) at the base.
A menhir (/ ˈ m ɛ n h ɪər /; [1] from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long" [2]), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, emplaced in the ground by humans, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be found individually as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar ...
Dumog is the Filipino style of wrestling while standing upright and refers to the grappling aspect of Filipino martial arts.The word dumog is most commonly used in Mindanao and the Visayas, while the word buno is used in Luzon, specifically in the Southern Tagalog-speaking provinces as far south as Mindoro.
(Greek: ὀρθοστάτης, standing upright) The Greek term for the lowest course of masonry of the external walls of the naos or cella, consisting of vertical slabs of stone or marble equal in height to two or three of the horizontal courses which constitute the inner part of the wall. [68] Orthostyle
In terms of its size, elaborate artistic processing and ornamentation, and a sheer variety of present forms, the one of the most representative and the best-preserved collection of stećaks is Radimlja necropolis, west of Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina, [1] while the Zgošća Stećak is one of the most representative individual examples of stećak found.
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards recognize the funniest images in wildlife photography. The 2024 contest benefits the Whitley Fund for Nature, a wildlife conservation charity. Photos show bears ...
The motif of a male figure with his arms straight to his sides, standing upright, and facing forward is unmistakable. The kouros is stiff, rigid, and linear; there is little movement depicted [ 7 ] and the figure's specifics aren't touched on in the overall body outline of the subject. [ 8 ]
The statuette shows Tiye standing upright and was found in 1900 together with four other statuettes of women and one statue of a young girl [5] in a tomb near Gurob. [1] The tomb also contained several cosmetic objects, including alabaster vessels and a mirror.