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2. Nobori - Wikipedia

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   These colorful nobori outside Tō-ji announce a bazaar being held within the grounds of the temple.. Nobori (幟) is a Japanese type of banner.They are long, narrow flags, attached to a pole with a cross-rod to hold the fabric straight out and prevent it from furling around the rod; this way, the field is always visible and identifiable.

3. Sashimono - Wikipedia

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   A battle flag worn on the back of a samurai armour as a means of identification. From the Return of the Samurai Exhibit, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2010. The banner hung from an L -shaped frame, which was attached to the chest armour dō or dou by a socket machi-uke or uketsubo near the waistline and hinged at shoulder level with a ...

4. Dhvaja - Wikipedia

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   A Hindu flag from the temple Maa Naina Devi, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Dhvaja (Victory banner) – pole design with silk scarfs, on the background the Potala Palace. Dhvaja (Sanskrit: ध्वज, romanized: Dhvaja, lit. 'flag'; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: rgyal-msthan) is the Sanskrit term for a banner or a flag.

5. Tug (banner) - Wikipedia

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   The state banner flown by the Mongols, the Есөн хөлт цагаан туг, (Yesön Khölt tsagaan tug, 'Nine Base White Banners)', is composed of nine flag poles decorated with white horse tail hairs hanging from a round surface with the Mongolian symbol of the 3 pronged flame, which appears on the Soyombo (Representing the past, present ...

6. History of flags - Wikipedia

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   Before the Battle, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1858), showing a woman attaching a flag to the pole of a spear. A flag is a distinctive piece of fabric used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. While the origin of flags is unknown, flag-like symbols have been described as far back as 11th century BC China and have been used by other ...

7. Hata-jirushi - Wikipedia

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   Hata-jirushi (旗印) were the most common of war banners used on the medieval Japanese battlefield. The term can be translated to literally mean symbol flag , marker banner , or the like. Unlike the later nobori , which were stiffened, these banners were simple streamers attached to a shaft by a horizontal cross-piece.