Russian conquest of Chechnya and DagestanThe Russian conquest of Chechnya and Dagestan, whose later phase from 1829 to 1859 is also known as the Murid War, was the eastern theatre of the Caucasian War of 1817–1864…View analysis →
InjuidsThe Injuids (also Injus or House of Inju) were an Iranian dynasty of Persian origin that came to rule over the cities of Shiraz and Isfahan during the 14th century. Its members…View analysis →
Pan fluteA pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and…View analysis →
Jam skatingJam skating (or Jamskating), also called Jammin', is a skating style consisting of a combination of dance, gymnastics, and roller skating, performed on roller skates.View analysis →
CastanetsCastanets, also known as clackers or palillos, are a percussion instrument (idiophonic), used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese…View analysis →
Pieter and François HemonyPieter Hemony (born Pierre Hemony; 1619 – 20 February 1680) and his brother François Hemony (c. 1609 – 24 May 1667) were the greatest bellfounders in the history of the Low…View analysis →
RocksteadyRocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly…View analysis →
Architectural RecordArchitectural Record is a US-based monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design. Its editor in chief is Josephine Minutillo. The Record, as it is sometimes…View analysis →
DafThe daf (Persian: دف), also known as dap (دپ), dâyere or riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South…View analysis →
TotemA totem (from Ojibwe: ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ 'doodem') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe…View analysis →
RepriseIn music, a reprise (/rəˈpriːz/ rə-PREEZ, French: ⓘ; from the verb reprendre 'to resume') is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as…View analysis →
TanecTanec (Macedonian: Танец) is a folklore musical ensemble from Skopje, North Macedonia. It is considered as an ambassador of the Macedonian folklore tradition worldwide.View analysis →
Ghost noteIn music, notably in jazz, a ghost note (or a dead, muted, silenced or false note) is a musical note with a rhythmic value, but no discernible pitch when played. In musical…View analysis →
MacushiThe Macushi (Makuusi, Portuguese: Macuxi) are an Indigenous people living in the borderlands of southern Guyana, northern Brazil in the state of Roraima, and in an eastern part…View analysis →
Warli paintingWarli painting is tribal art mostly created by the Warli people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, India. Warli paintings exist in cities such as Dahanu, Talasari…View analysis →
Form follows functionForm follows function is a principle of design associated with late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and industrial design in general, which states that the appearance…View analysis →
MelodyA melody (from Greek μελῳδία (melōidía) 'singing, chanting'), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity…View analysis →
SolymoiThe Solymoi (Ancient Greek: Σόλυμοι, Sólymoi; Latin: Solymi), also known as the Solymians, were an ancient people or ethnic designation associated with the mountainous interior…View analysis →
Professional mourningProfessional mourning or paid mourning is a type of public performance in which actors pretend to grieve for the recently deceased, with the goal of being indistinguishable from…View analysis →
JaliA jali or jaali (jālī, meaning "net") is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern constructed through the use of calligraphy…View analysis →
The Linked RingThe Linked Ring (also known as "The Brotherhood of the Linked Ring") was a British photographic society created to propose and defend photography as being just as much an art as…View analysis →
TurmodigiThe Turmodigi were a pre-Roman ancient Celtic people of northern Spain who occupied the area within the Arlanzón and Arlanza river valleys in the 2nd Iron Age.View analysis →
Dismal River cultureThe Dismal River culture is a Central Plains Indigenous culture dating from 1650 and 1750. The Dismal River people are believed to have spoken an Athabascan language and to have…View analysis →
AediculaIn ancient Roman religion an aedicula (pl.: aediculae) is a small shrine, and in classical architecture it refers to a niche covered by a pediment or entablature supported by a…View analysis →
Pamphili familyThe House of Pamphili (often with the final long i orthography, Pamphilj) was one of the papal families deeply entrenched in Catholic Church, Roman and Italian politics of the…View analysis →
Pecos ClassificationThe Pecos Classification is a chronological division of all known Ancestral Puebloans into periods based on changes in architecture, art, pottery, and cultural remains. The…View analysis →
PlectrumA plectrum is a small flat tool used for plucking or strumming of a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a…View analysis →
James AgateJames Evershed Agate (9 September 1877 – 6 June 1947) was an English diarist and theatre critic between the two world wars. He took up journalism in his late twenties and was on…View analysis →
The CorriesThe Corries were a Scottish folk group that emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. The group was a trio from their formation until 1966 when founder Bill…View analysis →
702 (group)702 (pronounced "seven-oh-two") is an American musical girl group whose most notable line-up consisted of Misha Grinstead, Irish Grinstead, and Meelah Williams. The group began…View analysis →
CrunkcoreCrunkcore (also known as crunk punk, screamo crunk, and scrunk) is a musical fusion microgenre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore…View analysis →
SilambamSilambam is an old Indian martial art originating in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This style is mentioned in Tamil Sangam literature. The World Silambam Association…View analysis →
TragicomedyTragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which…View analysis →
MutnedjmetMutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet, Mutnedjemet, etc. (Ancient Egyptian: mw.t-nḏm.t), was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Horemheb, the last ruler of the 18th…View analysis →
AutariataeThe Autariatae or Autariatai (alternatively, Autariates; Albanian: Autariatët, Ancient Greek: Αὐταριᾶται, Autariatai; Latin: Autariatae) were an Illyrian people that lived…View analysis →
CalotypeCalotype or talbotype is an early photographic process introduced in 1841 by William Henry Fox Talbot, using paper coated with silver iodide. Paper texture effects in calotype…View analysis →
