Tag Archives: clothing

  Beads obtained from bone, from seashells, from copper, from seeds and from dried berries were used as jewels and to decorate clothing. They were fastened to the skins or cloth using the 2 thread application technique: the beads, united by a thread, are sewn to the surface by a …

  The woven basket hats where the women’s doing, but the painted designs applied on them where done by the men. The tasks were divided. The men went hunting and fishing, built the houses, carved the large canoes and performed all the engraving and painting tasks. The women occupied themselves …

  TRACES OF DYE IN ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDS./2 MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE. With colors – especially the colors we wear – people have always expressed much more than a simple choice of taste and decoration. Taste and decoration reflect customs and beliefs, in terms of religious meaning and economic standing. The color …

    King porcelain clothing, decorated with fragments of ancient Chinese dishware, of broken bowls and cups… Nothing strange if it is simply about a sculpted dress, about a marvellous object to be admired in the reliquary of a museum. Art has made us used to everything, and many artists …

The figures of the Three Wise Men have a very interesting and detailed example of oriental clothing, so-called Palmyrene, which should not be rare in Italy, given the active trade with the East. The central figure with mantle (mandyas) tied in the middle of the chest, the other two coats …