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Calochortus / ˌkæləˈkɔːrtəs, - loʊ -/ [3][4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States). [5][6] The genus Calochortus includes mariposas (or mariposa lilies) with open wedge-shaped petals, globe lilies ...
Detail from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a surge of experimentation and regional variety, from the voluminous robes called houppelandes with their sweeping floor-length sleeves to the revealing giornea of Renaissance Italy. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing ...
Basket making was also a way for the Yokuts to show their artistic skills by weaving designs and images into the baskets. [12] Other forms of expression were done on the bodies of the Yokuts, such as tattoos and piercings. [12] The Yokuts had two important religious ceremonies they partook in, the annual mourning rite and the first fruit rite. [12]
Mariposa is located at 37°29′06″N 119°57′59″W, [2] at 1,949 feet (594 m) in elevation. It lies in the rugged foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Mariposa Creek flows through the town. The urban area's soil is mostly brown to reddish brown loam of the Blasingame series.
Incroyables and merveilleuses. The Incroyables (French: [ɛ̃kʁwajabl], "incredibles") and their female counterparts, the Merveilleuses (French: [mɛʁvɛjøz], "marvelous women"), were members of a fashionable aristocratic subculture in Paris during the French Directory (1795–1799). Whether as catharsis or in a need to reconnect with other ...
t. e. The Welsh traditional costume (Welsh: Gwisg Gymreig draddodiadol) was worn by rural women in Wales. It was identified as being different from that worn by the rural women of England by many of the English visitors who toured Wales during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is very likely that what they wore was a survival of a pan ...
Calochortus leichtlinii is a perennial herb producing an erect, unbranching stem up to 60 centimeters tall. The basal leaf is 10 to 15 centimeters long and withers by flowering. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of 1 to 5 erect, bell-shaped flowers. Each flower has three petals 1 to 4 centimeters long which are white, pinkish, or dull blue ...