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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Zoomorphic"”.
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Zoomorphic Architecture: The Carolina Coastal Museum
Throughout the evolution of man, the ocean has played an integral part in his survival. As technology has advanced so has man's use of the ocean. In order to preserve the history of these advancements for future generations, museums have been erected. The Carolina Coastal Museum is dedicated to the …
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NEO-ZOOMORPHIC ARCHITECTURE: The Decaying Whale Pavilion
… of decay and regeneration, utilizing the Neo-Zoomorphic concept and drawing inspiration from the phenomenon of a whale fall. It borrows from the external form of whales and their internal life cycle patterns to design a pavilion at the boundary of Pandapas Pond wetland and forest. The whale's …
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Animal-Woman journey(s): posthuman embodiment of zoomorphic folk tales
… Dove Girls, She-Wolves, Swan Women: all zoomorphic or semi-zoomorphic beings able to remove their animal coats or skins and take on human shape. Liminal creatures capable of transformation, they embrace the wild and the civilized, animal and human, aquatic, aerial and terrestrial, natural …
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A multi-varied approach to meaning of some East Baltic Neolithic symbols
… data base comprised of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic art data, and grave good inventories as they relate to gender, (2) a comparison of frequencies of faunal types represented in economy and zoomorphic symbols, and (3) a cross-cultural comparison of contexts of the most frequently occurring …
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Affordable avatar control system for personal robots
… designers make it more anthropomorphic (or zoomorphic), and people tend to interact more naturally with such robots. However, adapting anthropomorphism (or zoomorphism) in social robots makes morphology of a robot more complex; thus, it becomes harder to control robots with existing …
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The Mouth of Hell in Medieval Art and Thought
… walls. This led to the establishment of the zoomorphic mouth of hell, in which the entrance to the underworld is pictured as a set of open jaws. This image's origins begin as early as the second century in representations and discussion of Jonah's whale and the nature of the prophet's …
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The Spaces Between
… ancient spirals, lozenges, interlace and zoomorphic knotworks, in a way that allows the images to become opened up, elegant and light. These works act as a link between the Irish culture of birth, my present American culture, and the void that is created between them.
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A Possible Ehecatl Figure from West Mexico
… Arts Houston: a dancing figure with a complex zoomorphic headdress. Late Pre-Classic Colima, the figure's culture of origin, is poorly understood due to its severely compromised archaeological record. Based on a comprehensive iconographic analysis, the MFAH figure is tentatively identified as …
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Encouraging the expression of the unspeakable : influence and agency in a robotic creature
… for the development of non-anthropomorphic, non-zoomorphic robotic creatures. I show how this mongrel of an object requires different methodologies of study, pulling from actor-network theory to examine syngvab in a symmetric manner with the human participants. The results of a case study …
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Exploring the Design, Use and Impact of Companion Pet Robots and Automata for Older Adults and People with Dementia
… socially assistive robots typically possessing zoomorphic features, have shown potential in the care of older adults and people with dementia. Previous research demonstrated reduced agitation, anxiety, loneliness and blood pressure for older adults, and reduced carer burden. However, many …
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Ritual threads : cultic evidence related to household textile production at Iron Age Tell Halif.
… a kernos oil lamp vessels fragment, a painted zoomorphic vessel fragment, and a rectangular limestone incense altar. While the archaeological remains from the textile workshop do not clearly relate textile production to certain cultic activities, broad ancient Near Eastern culture, biblical …
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'And the Sun Sits in His Seat': Creating Social Order in Andean Culture
… stelae, and a range of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures. The site of Agua Blanca, Manabi is identified as the principal town among four settlements that once comprised the Manteno Senorio of Salangome. Three distinct but related patterns of radiality are evident in the settlement plan …
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Seeing the World through Tearful Eyes: Similes in Job’s Laments
… types of similes in Job’s laments. These include zoomorphic, botanical, elemental, climatic, comestible, artefactual, and anthropic similes. The key findings of this study reveal that Job, amid his profound distress, deliberately employs a wide range of similes to convey his laments. While these …