"draws tighter as tension is placed on the standing part of the rope. The ""Birmingham bowline"" has two loops; the working part is passed twice around the standing part (the ""rabbit"" makes two trips out of the hole and around the tree). Other two-loop bowline knots include the Spanish bowline and the bowline on the bight; these can be tied in the middle of a rope without access to the ends. A triple bowline is used to make three loops. A Cossack knot is a bowline where the running end goes around the loop-start rather than the main part and"
"Washington database contains a collection of fire steels including early chuckmucks on plates 45-48 from several countries. The chuckmuck is hung from the belt in both Mongolian and Tibetan traditional dress for men and women. For this reason it is sometimes described as a Chatelaine (chain) with strap ornaments, as in the British Museum exhibit. It is sometimes accompanied by a 'chuckmuck purse' as a jewellery set in exactly the same style only lacking the curved steel striker. The container for a flint-and-steel kit can come in two main forms: the tinderbox and the tinder pouch. A fire lighting kit"
"Pilling Figurines The Pilling Figurines are a set of eleven clay figurines made by the Fremont culture. They were discovered in 1950 by Clarence Pilling, a Utah rancher, under a rock overhang in a side canyon of Range Creek, Utah. The figurines are believed to be around 1000 years old. The Pilling Figurines are all around 4 to 6 inches in height. They are constructed of unbaked clay and are decorated with applied clay ornaments. The figurines also show evidence of red, buff, and black paint. These markings and colors have offered insight and revealed how ancient Fremont people dressed"
"ceremonial shields of sheet bronze made in Scotland between 900 and 600 BCE. The Migdale Hoard is an early Bronze Age find at Skibo Castle that includes two bronze axes; several pairs of armlets and anklets, a necklace of forty bronze beads, ear pendants and bosses of bronze and jet buttons. There are also a number of smaller items of metalwork from the late Bronze Age found at the Sculptor's Cave, Coversea in Morayshire. The ""Ballachulish Figurine"" is a life-sized female figure, dating from 700–500 BCE, in oak with quartz pebbles for eyes, found at Ballachulish, Argyll. It was located"
"Cloche hat The cloche hat or simply cloche () is a fitted, bell-shaped hat for women that was invented in 1908 by milliner Caroline Reboux. They were especially popular from about 1922 to 1933. Its name is derived from ""cloche"", the French word for ""bell"". During the early twentieth century, the popularity and influence of cloche hats was at its peak. Couture houses like Lanvin and Molyneux opened ateliers to join milliners in manufacturing hats that precisely matched their clothing designs. The hats even shaped hairstyles: the Eton crop – the short, slicked-down cut worn by Josephine Baker – became"
"choughs that wing the midway air"" [""King Lear"", act 4, scene 6] or Henry VIII's Vermin Act of 1532 is ""ordeyned to dystroye Choughes, Crowes and Rookes"", they are clearly referring to the jackdaw. Since at least the 14th century, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury has been attributed a coat of arms consisting of three Cornish choughs on a silver field. The symbolism behind this is not known for certain; according to one legend, a chough strayed into the cathedral during Becket's murder, while another school of thought states that the choughs are a canting reference to Becket's name, as"
"Wolverine (character) Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett; colloquial: Logan, Weapon X) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight, and the Avengers. The character appeared in the last panel of ""The Incredible Hulk"" #180 before having a larger role in #181 (cover-dated Nov. 1974). He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief"
"Chatelaine (chain) A chatelaine is a decorative belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with useful household appendages such as scissors, thimbles, watches, keys, vinaigrette, and household seals. Chateleine bags refer to bags suspended from a waistband by cord or chain, which were popular from the 1860s to the end of the 19th century. Chatelaines were worn by many housekeepers in the 19th century and in the 16th century Dutch Republic, where they were typically used as watch chains for the most wealthy. Similar jewelry was also"
"source of the clay used to make the figurines as being the same and matched trace elements found on the missing figurine to elements on the original 10. Experts compared the techniques used to make the figurines, which also indicated that they were made by the same artist. These results led the team to confirm that the figurine sent to them via mail was in fact the missing number 2 figurine. Pilling Figurines The Pilling Figurines are a set of eleven clay figurines made by the Fremont culture. They were discovered in 1950 by Clarence Pilling, a Utah rancher, under"
"Choreographer Bob Fosse frequently incorporated bowler hats into his dance routines. This use of hats as a props, as seen in the 1972 movie ""Cabaret"", would become one of his trademarks. Bowler hat The bowler hat, also known as a billycock, bob hat, bombín or derby (USA), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler during 1849. It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire. The bowler, a protective and durable hat style, was popular with the British, Irish, and American working classes during the second half"
"Chalkware Chalkware is an American term for popular figurines either made of moulded plaster of Paris (usually) or sculpted gypsum, and painted, typically with oils or watercolors. They were primarily created during one of three periods: from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, during the Great Depression, and during the 'mid-century modern' era as decorative lamps, figurines and wall decor from the 1940s-1960s. Those created during the earlier period were intended as a more serious decorative art, often imitating the more expensive imported English Staffordshire potteries figurines such as Staffordshire dog figurines; those during the"
"to be related; although a large and intricate chain was found with a cauldron from Sutton Hoo, the Benty Grange chains appear dissimilar. They were also likely too heavy to have been used to suspend the hanging bowl. The animal designs on the Benty Grange hanging bowl are paralleled by designs on other escutcheons, and even more closely by designs on medieval illuminated manuscripts. Three escutcheons from a hanging bowl found in Faversham show animals that also look like dolphins, but with more developed bodies; a better parallel is with a disc found near the Lullingstone hanging bowl that is"
"signaled marriage or a flamboyant bow which indicated the wearer was single and interested in mingling. The cloche enjoyed a second vogue in the 1960s. In the late 1980s, newly invented models of the cloche, such as Patrick Kelly's version with a buttoned brim, made a minor resurgence. Cloche hats were also featured in the Fall 2007 collections of many designers; ""Elle"" magazine called the cloche hat the ""haute accessory of the moment"" in its September 2007 issue. Notes Cloche hat The cloche hat or simply cloche () is a fitted, bell-shaped hat for women that was invented in 1908"
"as an ""art installation,"" writes ""L.A. Times"" columnist Steve Harvey. There are other notable customized statues (known as Muffler Men) still standing: ""The Gemini Giant"" in Wilmington, Illinois, holds a rocket ship and wears a helmet; ""Tall Paul"" in Atlanta, Illinois, holds a giant hot dog; and ""El Salsero"" in Malibu, California, wears a sombrero and holds a serving tray. Road-trip and pop culture fanatics seek them out and catalogue them on websites. Chicken Boy's ceremonial birthday is September 1, 1969 as listed in ""Chase Annual Events"" book, a volume for US morning DJs listing important and whacky birthdays for"
"group of semi-animal characters including Howard the Duck, Squirrel Girl, Beast, and Rocket Raccoon. He appeared as a squirrel with Wolverine's ""Adamantium skeleton, claws, intelligence, and healing factor"" (though his claws make a ""SNUKT"" sound compared to Wolverine's ""SNIKT""). Weapon II also sports a visor and many of Wolverine's mannerisms. Like Weapons II and IV, Weapon III was originally said to be experiments on animals, however, this was later retconned. Weapon III was a mutant with elastic multi-sensory skin. Originally a barrister, he was recruited by the Weapon Plus program to help protect his nation from the approaching Cold War."
"his neck with a large bead attached, and an elaborate hat or hair style. A in height figurine that depicts a kneeling upright male figure who grasps a cylindrical object thought to be a rolled up sacred medicine bundle in his right hand and connected by the base there is a freestanding ceramic vessel placed in front of him. It is the only Cahokian flint clay figurine with such a detached element not directly connected to the human figure of the piece. Stylistically it is very similar to the ""Chunkey player"" pipe found in Muskogee County, Oklahoma; having very similar"
"the Wolverine figure released to commemorate the film ""X-Men 2: X-Men United"" (only available as a limited edition promotional only giveaway with advance ticket purchase for the cinema), or the Master Chief figure, offered as a not-for-sale promo exclusive in Japan for the ""Halo 2"" video game. The collectible value of Kubricks, and the mathematical probability involved in purchasing blind box figures, has unintentionally encouraged the creation of bootleg figures. These unlicensed reproductions are usually produced with low-quality plastic and are easily distinguished by their sloppy paint applications. Kubricks have also inspired other companies to create block figures, including Minimates,"
"enameled fish sculpture set to swivel on a pin within the bowl. The distinctive shape of the two most famous early Irish chalices, the Ardagh Chalice and the Derrynaflan Chalice has been described as an adaptation of the hanging bowl form for a different use, although others see them as using shapes derived from Byzantine metalwork. The hanging bowls have been discussed in detail by many scholars, among them John Romilly Allen, Françoise Henry, Sir Thomas Kendrick, Rupert Bruce-Mitford, Hayo Vierck, Jane Brenan, and most recently in the authoritative study begun by Bruce-Mitford and completed by Sheila Raven (citation below)."
"and adorned themselves. Each one is distinctive in both appearance and gender. The female figurines have breasts, wider hips, and wear aprons while the male figurines wear loincloths (except for one which has a kilt of sorts). They appear to have been made in matching male and female pairs leaving an unmatched female figurine. They are considered to be among the most important pieces of ancient portable art that have been discovered in the Southwest. All eleven figurines, can now be viewed at the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum After being discovered by Pilling in 1950, the 11 figurines went into"
"have fallen off. Margaret Stokes claimed a robed figurine holding a book, found buried near Saint John's Abbey at Thomas Street, Dublin, bears resemblance to the Manchan shrine figures, but ""of much finer workmanship and evidently earlier date"", but unfortunately she fails to expand further. The dress and personal adornment of lay and chieftain costume of 13th-century Irish people is reflected by the figures. The wearing of the ""celt"" (anglicized ""kilt"", pron. 'kelt'), similar to the present-day Scottish highland kilt, was very common in Ireland, and all figures on the shrine of Manchán have highly long ornamented, embroidered, or pleated,"
"Bowler hat The bowler hat, also known as a billycock, bob hat, bombín or derby (USA), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler during 1849. It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire. The bowler, a protective and durable hat style, was popular with the British, Irish, and American working classes during the second half of the 19th century, and later with the middle and upper classes in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the east coast United States. The bowler hat is said to have been"
"the 17th century. Modern figurines, particularly those made of plastic, are often referred to as ""figures"". They can encompass modern action figures and other model figures as well as Precious Moments and Hummel figurines, Bobbleheads, Sebastian Miniatures and other kinds of memorabilia. Two companies which produce porcelain figurines are Royal Doulton, Lladró and Camal Enterprises. Figurines of comic book or sci-fi/fantasy characters without movable parts have been referred to by the terms ""inaction figures"" (originally used to describe Kevin Smith's View Askew figurines) and ""staction figures"" (a portmanteau of statue and action figures coined by Four Horsemen artists to describe"
"real characters going by nicknames like Downtide, Bounce, Squinter, Spider, Butter Balls, Bread-alone, Pongo and Teapot. Also on display were models of lifeboats, a Roman kiln, the original settlement of Upper Sheringham, and photographs showing how this popular holiday resort has grown over the years. One of the newest displays showed pieces of elephant bone that have been found at the base of cliffs to the west of Sheringham, significant because no-one expected any such finds to be made here. The pieces of bone on display have been dated back some 1.5 million years. These giant animals roamed the world"
"and hooks for hands. Minifigures have also featured unique head sculpts that differ from the traditional cylindrical shape; the first was Jar Jar Binks, included in a Star Wars set in 1999, followed by Yoda, C-3PO, Harry Potter goblin figures, Kit Fisto, and Plo Koon. Kit Fisto was the first minifigure to not use an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene head. The minifigure used rubber instead. Traditional accessories, such as hats and helmets, cannot be placed on these non-standard heads. Some minifigures, such as Wookiees, Gamorrean Guards and Ewoks use a sandwich board piece which fits over the body. SpongeBob has a"
"Figurine A figurine (a diminutive form of the word ""figure"") or statuette is a small statue that represents a human, deity or animal, or in practice a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with clay, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of porcelain are called terracottas in historical contexts. Figures with movable parts, allowing limbs to be posed, are more likely to be called dolls, mannequins, or action figures; or robots or automata, if they can move on their own. Figurines and miniatures are"
"Witchblade. In 2009, Shocker Toys released a Kabuki figure as part of the first series of its ""Indie Spotlight"" line. Figures of Kabuki, Tigerlily, Scarab and Siamese were released for the Heroclix collectable figure game by Wizkids / NECA. This was as part of the Indyclix expansion to the game. There were 3 versions each of Kabuki, Tigerlily, and Scarab, and only 1 of Siamese, which was a ""Unique"" figure and much rarer. Due to the sculptor using a particular comic panel for his image of Tigerlily, she was designed wealding twin Uzzi machine pistols rather than her usual blades,"
"Fairy Shoemaker"", 18th century Irish poet William Allingham describes the appearance of the leprechaun as: ...A wrinkled, wizen'd, and bearded Elf, Spectacles stuck on his pointed nose, Silver buckles to his hose, Leather apron — shoe in his lap... The modern image of the leprechaun sitting on a toadstool, having a red beard and green hat, etc. is clearly more modern invention or borrowed from other strands of European folklore. The leprechaun is related to the ""clurichaun"" and the ""far darrig"" in that he is a solitary creature. Some writers even go as far as to substitute these second two"
"the Fish, Slogg the Frog and Slobster the Lobster), ""Halloween Boglins"" (Blobkin and Bog o' Bones), ""Glow Boglins"" (Klang, Doink and Squit), ""Action Boglins"" (Rasp, Gunge, Likk, Iball and Spit), ""Bash'em Boglins"" (Splat and Skwish), and re-releases of the original larger Boglins: Dwork, Flurp and Plunk, now including hair and ""wiggly tongues"". ""Baby Boglins"" were also produced, much smaller in size serving more as finger puppets as opposed to the full-sized hand puppets. These came inside of small plastic eggs and included Blap, Boink, Squit, Klang, Doink, Splat, Cratch, Flop, Lurp, Mork, Snot and Suk (Boink, Klang and Squit also"
"Pricklepin; Old Woman in a Shoe, Knitting; Mrs. ""Cotton-tail"" at Lunchtime; another figurine of the Amiable Guinea Pig; and Two Gentelman Rabbits from the frontispiece. All the figurines were retired by 2002. In 1975 Crummles of Dorset began producing 1 and 5/8 inch (41.3 mm) diameter enamelled boxes depicting scenes and characters from the Potter tales. Little Black Rabbit and Old Mr. Pricklepin were the only two characters from ""Appley Dapply"" released. In 1994 and 1995 Crummles was commissioned to create exclusive works for an American distributor. Little Black Rabbit was produced, and a stamp box depicting scenes from both"
"Moche Crawling Feline The Moche Crawling Feline is a specific stirrup spout vessel dating from 100—800 CE. This Moche ceramic effigy is currently in the collection of Larco Museum, in Lima, Peru. It comes from the North Coast of Peru. It represents a zoomorphic character: a lunar dog, or a crawling feline. In the Northern cultures of Peru, ceramic is the main support to pass on the religious concepts, and was used for the principal funerary, sacrificial and fertility rituals. This type of piece was found in the funerary context of a Moche ruler and was one of the most"
"The Bull Ring The Bull Ring is a Class II henge that was built in the late Neolithic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire, England. It has coordinates (), and is National Monument number 23282. There are also two barrows about 20m away from the henge; one oval, one bowl. The henge consists of a large, circular earthwork, which is currently about high and wide; however it was originally high and wide. The henge has a ditch on the inside, which varies between deep and wide; it was originally deep and wide. The ditch and bank are separated by a"
"sheath. In one of the more intricate dagger hilts, a man's figure can be clearly discerned with his bracelets, earrings, patterned loincloth and a long plait fixed in place by the figure of an elephant. In a second example of a hilt with a human figure, two went stand with their backs adjoining one another, their heads bent down and joined together by an elephant figure. Two bronze swords, the longest of which spanned 43.5 cm were also found, along with four socketed spearheads. A crossbow trigger was also uncovered, which was taken by scholars to as a signal that"
"bowls covers the period 400–1100. While the leading expert, Rupert Bruce-Mitford, sees the bowls as the products of ""Celtic"" workshops, perhaps often in Ireland, in the same period the use of large areas of champlevé in the most ornate Celtic brooches reduces, though gem-like enamel highlights, some in ""millefiori"", are still found. In Anglo-Saxon art, as in that of most of Europe and the Byzantine world, this was the period when cloisonné technique dominated enamelling. Champlevé is especially associated with Romanesque art, and many of the finest survivals of the style feature the technique. There was a great increase in"