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JATA
Jata, (Hindi) also called, Dreadlocks, locks, or dreads, are matted coils of hair. Most dreadlocks are usually intentionally formed; because of the variety of different hair textures, various methods are used to encourage the formation of locks such as backcombing. Additionally, leaving long hair to its own devices by not brushing or cutting the hair will encourage it to tangle ...
IMPERSONATING GRETA
Impersonators are known as look-alikes, impressionists, imitators tribute artists and wannabees. The interest may have originated with the need or desire to see a celebrity who has died. One of the most prominent examples of this phenomenon is the case of Elvis Presley. Today we are impersonating Greta Garbo. Our model is Rebekah.
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was ...
BEING EVE
Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the creation myth of the Arahamic religions, she was the first woman. In Islamic tradition, Eve is known as Adam's wife although she is not specifically named in the Qur'an. In the Genesis creation narratives, she was created by Yaweh-Elohim ("Yahweh-God", the god of Israel) by ...
FLAG OF EGYPT
The flag of Egypt, (Egyptian Arabic علم مصر, is a tricolor consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation Flag dating back to the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. The flag bears Egypt's national emblem, the Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band. The Free Officers who toppled King Farouk in the Revolution of 1952 assigned specific symbolism ...
VELVET
Velvet is woven on a special loom that weaves two thicknesses of velvet at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart to create the pile effect, and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls. Velvet was expensive to make before industrial power looms became available. Velvet pile ...
FLAG OF TIBET
The Tibetan flag, also known as the 'snow lion flag and the 'Free Tibet flag', was a flag of the military of Tibet, introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1912 and used in the same capacity until 1959. Designed with the help of a Japanese priest, it reflects the design motif of the Japanese military's Rising Sun Flag. Since ...
BAMBOO
Bamboo bæm bu (Bambuseae) is a tribe of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant Bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. In bamboos, the internodal regions of the stem are hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence of secondary growth ...
JANGAY
Janggay is a set of brass or silver fingernails worn by Bajao (Badjaw) women when dancing to enhance their already bent fingers. There are short unadorned janggay nails and there are longer ones that are flower tipped. (The fingernails also mimic the claws of the birds and is considered one of the “bird” dances.) Our model ...
CHIFFON
Chiffon, from the French word for a cloth or rag, is a lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric woven of alternate S-and Z- twist crepe (high-twist) yarns. The twist in the crepe yarns puckers the fabric slightly in both directions after weaving, giving it some stretch and a slightly rough feel. Chiffon is made from cotton, silk or synthetic fibers. Under a magnifying ...
PEARL
A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusc. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of ...