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  2. Ivory carving - Wikipedia

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    The Venus of Brassempouy, about 25,000 BP. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon ivory cross reliquary of walrus ivory. Ivory carving is the carving of ivory, that is to say animal tooth or tusk, generally by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. Objects carved in ivory are often called "ivories". Humans have ornamentally carved ivory ...

  3. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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    Sumerian records mention many kinds of wood. One example is a type of wood named Halub wood. It is described as a kind of wood used to make beds, bedframes, furniture legs, chairs, foot-stools, baskets, containers, drinking vessels, and other prestigious goods. [2] Timber, a wood which would have been imported from Lebanon, was used for ...

  4. Amish furniture - Wikipedia

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    Example of Ohio Amish Wood Craft, Farmerstown Furniture Bed in bedroom at The Amish Village, Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Amish furniture is furniture manufactured by the Amish, primarily of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. It is generally known as being made completely out of wood, usually without particle board or laminate.

  5. File:Local artisan cutting and filing animal horn to make ...

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  6. Iznik pottery - Wikipedia

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    Iznik pottery. Iznik pottery, or Iznik ware, named after the town of İznik in Anatolia where it was made, is a decorated ceramic that was produced from the last quarter of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century. Turkish stylization is a reflection of Chinese porcelain. [1]

  7. Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and ... - AOL

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    Pretty much everywhere in the U.S., the hottest part of the day is between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The body will gain heat from both the air temperature and solar radiation. The ground also heats up ...

  8. Hornbook - Wikipedia

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    A hornbook (horn-book) is a single-sided alphabet tablet, which served from medieval times as a primer for study, [1] and sometimes included vowel combinations, numerals or short verse. [2] The hornbook was in common use in England around 1450, [ 3 ] but may have originated more than a century earlier. [ 4 ]

  9. Virginity auction - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A virginity auction is an auction, often publicized online, where a person seeks to sell their virginity. The winning bidder will win the right to be the first to have intercourse with the person. Often the authenticity of such auctions is subject to question, and it is not later verified whether the auction was successfully completed.