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- Abstract: This online photo gallery contains more than 175 objects that were on display in the museum's Body Art exhibition. The gallery's wide variety of objects includes body-painting stamps, jewelry (ear, lip, and nose ornaments), tattoo implements, carved masks and figures, and paintings.
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- Abstract: This learning project is about chain mail. It is also called chain maille. We can do armor and jewelry with chain mail. The two have many things in common, such as how to make ring, how to close them, and some assembly patterns. The difference is in the material used, the size and gauge of the ring, and shape that is built with the ring.
- Subject:
Arts
- Grade Level:
Post-secondary
- Collection:
Wikiversity
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- Abstract: This fun Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they explore the geological and cultural significance of jade. The article begins by introducing kids to Museum scientist George Harlow and his jade scrapbook. Jade Around the World has annotated snapshots of diverse objects made out of jade, including rice bowls and teapots from ancient China, Maori war clubs, Persian spoons, and ear spools worn by the ancient Maya. What Makes Jade Special explains the two rocks (nephrite and jadeite) that share this name and examines their colors and patterns, translucency, durability, and what it takes to grind jade into different shapes. How Jade Forms looks at how jadeite is like a time capsule, holding important clues to the Earth's big events, and how it is analyzed in the lab. Hunting for Jade travels to Guatemala and Myanmar (Burma) to examine the mystery of Mesoamerican jade and a huge mine in Southeast Asia. Jade Today has snapshots showing how the stone is valued and used worldwide.
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- Abstract: This Web site, created to complement an American Museum of Natural History exhibition, looks at how diamonds are created (naturally and synthetically), and how they have been used throughout history.
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- Abstract: This Web site, created to complement an American Museum of Natural History exhibition, takes an in-depth look at pearls. It includes the following sections .What Are Pearls? covers how pearls are formed naturally; what causes differences in surface, size, shape, color, overtone, luster, and iridescence; and how imitation pearls are created. Obtaining Pearls looks at the different ways pearls and mother-of-pearl have been gathered throughout history. Freshwater Pearls describes the pearl-forming mollusks that live in lakes, rivers, and streams, and the gems they create. Marine Pearls looks at marine mollusks, the best-known sources of pearls, and how each species has a unique form, ecology, and history. Pearls in Human History examines how pearls became important symbols of wealth, status, and religious beliefs, as well as how mother-of-pearl shells had an even higher value for some cultures. Gallery includes a multimedia presentation on the evolution of mollusks and annotated photographs of everything from a giant clam shell to Marilyn Monroe's necklace.
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