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The Banna people, also Banya, are an Omotic ethnic group in Ethiopia that inhabit the Lower Omo Valley, primarily between the Weyto and Omo rivers. They live in an area between the towns of Gazer and Dimeka, with the traditional area of the Banna being divided into two ritual regions: Ailama (around Gazer) and Anno (spanning from Benata to ...
The full papier-mâché mask was also replaced by a hat or headband with cow horns. [18] Since this is a costume that is meant to be done in a group, matadors and picadors can also join the group and "challenge" the cows. [13] Other members of the group would dress up as a Mad Bull and charge at the matadors, picadors, and bystanders. [16]
Children of the Banna people in Ethiopia on stilts Plasterer's (drywall) stilts A French postman on stilts, early 20th century Stilts from China in late Qing dynasty. Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.
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The player nicknamed “Stilts” made his long-awaited Des Moines debut Friday night when the Bananas played the first of three games in Des Moines. Game 2 was Saturday night and Game 3 is ...
Chickees are also known as chickee huts, stilt houses, or platform dwellings. The chickee style of architecture— palmetto thatch over a bald cypress log frame—was adopted by Seminoles during the Second (1835–42) and Third (1855-58) Seminole Wars as U.S. troops pushed them deeper into the Everglades and surrounding territory.
“Pathway store” and “waterfront” store stilt houses are the type of stilt houses that are built for trading. The final type is the raft house which is built near the coast or a river. [2] The structure of the stilt house in the central region is the most common [3] and of very simple style. [4]
Additionally, houses were built on stilts so that the living floor was above the ground, according to Zhou Daguan who visited Angkor in 13th century. [4] Bas reliefs from Bayon temple depicted houses, building, and palaces which shared similar roof design and concept with today Khmer traditional houses and palaces.