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The New Moon necklace, or sinahi, is an object that has held a great amount of significance to the Chamorro (Chamoru) people for over a thousand years. The Chamorro people are an indigenous tribe of Guam (Guåhån in the Chamoru […]
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The quadrille dress, called karabela in Haiti, is known for its sturdy fabrics that are often embellished with ruffles or lace edged with color. It is often worn off the shoulders. The dress has red and blue incorporated into the design that refers to the bicolor flag of […]
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Clothing has been a crucial part of society for decades. Nepal has particularly strong clothing traditions. Kumari dresses are traditional clothing that is unique and world renowned. Kumari are the prepubescent girls worshipped as a living goddess with divine energy. This dress can only […]
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This warm-colored batik shirt comes from Java, Indonesia. Created by one of the best manufacturers of this fabric dyeing method, the shirt is adorned with geometrically complex patterns and embellished with a pair of fiery birds of paradise. This garment serves as a prime example of the
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This timepiece was most likely manufactured in the mid-twentieth century by Colibri, which still makes pocket watches today, and has been passed down through three generations of Owen White’s family. The pocket watch was originally given to Owen’s grandfather when he left Poland–this watch replaced the broken one Owen’s grandfather had […]
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This caftan was a gift from Hanan Hassani’s husband at her wedding seventeen years ago. A caftan–also spelled kaftan, from the Ottoman Turkish word qaftan–is a long loose-fitting garment or dress that comes with a belt called a hizam, made of gold or silver […]
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This ring was given to me by a family friend named Dragon during my trip to Guangzhou, China during the summer of 2017. It is a reminder of my time living in a completely different environment and culture. The size eleven platinum men’s ring is about a quarter-inch thick with six rivet-like […]
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This Tibetan pangden has a modern style as it is made from cotton and silk instead of wool. The pangden presents vibrant and neutral colors, like red, purple, green, and shades of brown, placed in a striped pattern. Dolma D. Sherpa received this
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Baptism is the religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person’s forehead or immersing an individual in water. Christians believe that it is the death of the old life of sin and the beginning of the new life. This ritual symbolizes purification or regeneration and admits the baptized into the Christian […]
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Bhutan, a small country in the Himalayas, is globally praised for the preservation of its unique culture. The Bhutan government places a great emphasis on a collective national identity for its people, which is achieved through measures such as a compulsory national dress. This garment, called gho, is […]
