Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Bharatanatyam, the classical dance of India performed by Lord Nataraja, approximately 51 root mudras (hand or finger gestures) are used to clearly communicate specific ideas, events, actions, or creatures in which 28 require only one hand, and are classified as `Asamyuta Hasta', along with 23 other primary mudras which require both hands and are classified as 'Samyuta Hasta'; these 51 are ...
Muntjac. Muntjacs ( / mʌntdʒæk / MUNT-jak ), [1] also known as the barking deer [2] or rib-faced deer, [2] are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany [3] and Poland. [4]
A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.
Taxidermy. Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal 's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.
1. Face to Face. 1. Friendly Hand Hold. MoMo Productions/Getty Images. From “base pose,” clasp hands with your partner, letting your arms rest at your sides. Remember, don’t interlace your ...
A deer or a doe (female deer) usually appears in fairy tales [ 2] as the form of a princess who has been enchanted by a malevolent fairy or witch, [ 3] such as The White Doe (French fairy tale) and The Enchanted Deer (Scottish fairy tale), [ 4] or a transformation curse a male character falls under. Sometimes, it represents a disguise a prince ...
Suksaha ( 蘇克薩哈; Sūkèsàhā) is one of the Four Regents who govern the Qing Empire when the Kangxi Emperor is still a child. He is framed for treason by Oboi and executed. Chakedan ( 察克旦; Chákèdàn) is Suksaha's son who is executed along with his father. Sonin ( 索尼; Suǒní) is one of the Four Regents and Songgotu's father.
Skull mounts are sometimes referred to as European mounts, western skull mounts, or western mounts. [1] They are a large portion of taxidermy work. Only the skull of the animal is displayed, which will have horns, antlers, or nothing attached to the skull depending on the animal. The mount does not take up much room because of the lack of neck ...