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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Headdresses covered with leather are made by many different peoples living in villages along the Cross River and in Cameroon.
These exceptional headdresses are owned by associations whose members are men or women of the same generation; membership is often further restricted to those who have performed certain feats or are proficient in particular skills.
The headdresses, which bear the same name as the society that owns them, are worn during funerals and initiations.
www.metmuseum.org /works_of_art/viewone.asp?dep=5&viewmode=0&item=1979.206.266   (285 words)

  
 Shaman's Headdress
Prominent ones are the shamanic drum, the drum-stick, the shamanic cloak and foot-wear, the shamanic mirror and the headdress.
One function of the headdress could be that it is showing to the people attending a shamanistic rite that the shaman is shamanizing.
An important part of the headdresses in Tuva are symbolized body parts, in particular: eyes, ears, mouth and so on, which are the shamans senses he uses to perceive the spirits world.
www.kondor.de /shaman/headdress.html   (1086 words)

  
 Susan Reed: Men's Headdress -- A Review of Literature
Headdress is often shown in the sources but not much discussed in the commentaries unless it is showy or otherwise unique.
Anderson also briefly examines the uses of headdress in courtesy rituals, the qualifications for master’s status in hat- and cap-makers guilds, as well as a discussion of various headdress types, their changes, and their appearances in inventories and literature.
Chico identifies the headdress worn by both Jewish and Christian male religious leaders as symbols of power and of men’s relationship to God; and women’s traditional headdress, such as veils, as symbols of submission and modesty and of women’s relationships to God through their relationships with men.
www.nachtanz.org /SReed/headrevlit.html   (4844 words)

  
 Egypt: Headdresses of the Ancient Egyptian Deities
She took over many of the positions of the goddesses, and so ended up taking on their headdresses as well, though the hieroglyph and the cow horns, solar disk and vulture headdress combination were the most common.
Nekhbet was depicted as a woman wearing the crown of Upper Egypt or the vulture headdress, a woman with the head of a vulture.
Seshat was depicted as a woman with a headdress that was also her hieroglyph, which may represent either a stylized flower or seven (or nine) pointed star on a standard that is beneath a set of down-turned horns or a down turned crescent of the moon.
www.touregypt.net /featurestories/headdress.htm   (2608 words)

  
 CBC Saskatchewan - Headdress in advertisement: insult or homage?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
CBC Saskatchewan - Headdress in advertisement: insult or homage?
Company officials say they chose the headdress because it's an icon that conveys the power of native medicine, and the company wanted to honour aboriginal peoples' contributions to modern medicine.
"The headdress was chosen because it is symbolic of power, and because it is symbolic of freedom, and it's an icon that's instantly recognizable as native American," said company spokesman Dan McLeod.
www.cbc.ca /sask/story/headdress051129.html?ref=rss   (335 words)

  
 Headdress for OS X
Headdress turns your Mac into a nice little server, capable of virtually hosting several websites in your local network.
With Headdress you won't need to nest your sites or dig through configuration files, and turning PHP on is a breeze with one click activation.
Headdress allows you to set multiple sites via virtual hosting, each with their own virtually hosted domain.
headdress.twinsparc.com   (282 words)

  
 Merlin's Oddities & Morgana's Mysteries - Headdresses
Elven Princess - Inspired by the headdress Arwen wears in Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring while professing her eternal love for Aragorn, this headdress features steel flowers which attach to the hair with bobby pins, and glass beaded drapes and fringe in the back.
Childlike Arwen - This headdress was inspired by a customer who wanted a cross between the "Elven Princess" headdress and the headdress worn by the Childlike Empress in The Neverending Story.
This particular headdress is part of a set, and features semi-precious stones beads as well as glass.
www.merlinandmorgana.com /headdresses.html   (679 words)

  
 Susan Reed: Headdress Type Classification Definition
These headdress-type definitions were written so that a person who was analyzing the headdresses in visual sources could place them either in one type or another.
Cauls consist of: net gathered into band (which may or may not be seen), cloth gathered along circumference of band (similar to a shower cap), or cloth gathered at front and back in radiating pleats.
Headdress used for religious or secular ceremonies such as masses, coronations, addresses to parliaments, headdress used to denote social rank, or headdress used to denote stock figures such as fools, angels, allegorical characters, Magi, Moors, Jews, or Asian, African, or other exotic peoples (from the perspective of the person of these two centuries).
www.nachtanz.org /SReed/hatdesc.html   (1746 words)

  
 WG » Headdress
Headdress takes advantage of the pre-installed Apache and PHP that comes with every copy of OS X. If you’re adept with Apache config files, DNS and the like, Headdress also comes with advanced options, and the ability to modify any other Apache config file.
Another nice aspect of using Headdress is that you can load up the websites you setup on other computers in your network.
There are dozens of ways to setup websites on OS X, Headdress is more of an enhancer for the systems you already have - it’s not going to be the best for everyone, but it’s a new option.
web-graphics.com /2006/05/19/headdress   (1192 words)

  
 What happened to Geronimo's Headdress?????
For the next 50 years the headdress remained in the Deming family, sometimes staying in a trunk in the basement and at other times on display in a glass case in the living room.
My view is he [had every right to sell the headdress and accompanying eagle feathers.] All he had to do was prove that they were old, which was no problem in his case.
In response, says Edwards, the government held on to the headdress for so long, saying it needed it for testing, that it ended up violating the provisions of the speedy trial act, whereupon the judge dismissed the case, without ruling on the merits one way or the other.
journals.aol.com /cherokeedream40/ATsalagisDream/entries/2005/02/24/what-happened-to-geronimos-headdress/1042   (2592 words)

  
 MEXICO: New Demands for Return of Aztec Headdress from Austria
Authorities in Austria worry that the return of the headdress would trigger a flood of similar claims aimed at recovering dozens of valuable pre-Hispanic objects that were illegally taken from Mexico.
Several researchers have cast doubts on the origin of the headdress, the manner in which it reached Austria, and even whether it was owned by Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (1466-1520), the last Aztec emperor.
But the Fox administration, possible descendants of the emperor, and indigenous activists have few doubts about the headdress, and argue that it is essential for it to be returned to Mexico.
www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=32159   (962 words)

  
 Lesson Plan: Paper Sculpture Headdress
Summary: After looking at masks and headdresses in Africa, and their uses in ceremony and daily life, artists created their own paper sculpture headdresses, and the ceremony where it would be used.
Make connections to their own culture through a brainstorm process where they create a headdress to communicate: Friendship ideals, honor someone in their community with a festival, show characteristics of an important person in their community or country, or show the importance of something they do in their daily life.
Students will create a headdress that explores the African rituals that headdresses are used in, through connections with their own culture.
www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/Lotte-Headdress.htm   (1960 words)

  
 Native American Indian Headdress at Cowboy and Lady
Native American Indian Headdress and Indian War Bonnets is the most colorful and picturesque item of Indian Headdress worn by the Native American Indian Tribes.
Witnesses were examined and if in the eyes of the council the deed was thought worthy, the Indian brave was then allowed to wear the feathers in his hair or Indian Headdress or in the Indian War bonnets.
Native American Indian Headdress is not the only items that we offer at the Cowboy and Lady, we have a large selection of Native American Indian Arts and Crafts including Zuni Fetishes, Indian pottery, Kachina Dolls, Indian Flute music, Navajo Sand Paintings and a lot more from Native American Indian Artist of the Southwest.
www.cowboyandlady.com /native-american-indian-headdress.cfm   (650 words)

  
 Cleveland Museum of Art - Headdress (Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham people, late 19th to early 20th Century)
This realistic female headdress was most probably worn by a woman in the context of an Ejagham women’s society called Ekpa, which was responsible for the education of girls in preparation for marriage.
It would have been secured on the wearer’s head by a string under her chin, and her body would be covered entirely by a long gown.
The headdress represents a girl that evokes ideal female beauty and is ready for marriage.
www.clevelandart.org /explore/work.asp?searchText=qtvr&x=7&y=3&display=list&tab=2&recNo=6   (259 words)

  
 headdress - OneLook Dictionary Search
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headdress : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include headdress: arab headdress, steeple headdress
www.onelook.com /?w=headdress   (184 words)

  
 Headdresses of Lord of the Rings - from Mystic Caravan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Arwen wore this headdress by using a brown ribbon attached to the ends of the crown.
The beautiful headdress of Eowyn, princess of Rohan, has been carefully crafted in sterling silver, and then plated with 24k gold.
Like Arwen's headdress, this one was made to only partially cover the head - a brown ribbon was attached to the ends of the crown and this held it on Elrond's head.
mystic-caravan.com /elvish/head.htm   (398 words)

  
 Indian Headdress and War Bonnets
This Indian Headdress was Made in America by Native American Indians.
The Headdress is constructed with a skullcap, and the headband is made with leather and beads.
This large headdress is made with Real Feathers and Leather Conchos.
www.crafts-gifts.com /indian-headdress.shtml   (469 words)

  
 Headdress - Internet Utilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
With Headdress, each site gets its own URL and turns your Mac into the smart local server it should be.
Headdress now allows you to broadcast your sites via Bonjour over your network.
Any questions, complaints or claims regarding the applications must be directed to the appropriate software vendor.
www.apple.com /downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/headdress.html   (167 words)

  
 Battle Over Geronimo's Headdress - CBS News
After a Georgia man tried to sell the headdress over the Internet for $1.2 million a year ago, the FBI seized it on the grounds that trafficking in feathers of bald and golden eagles is illegal.
The tribe says Geronimo was the acclaimed "war chief of all Apache tribes" and the headdress would make a fine addition to their museum.
Comanches say that even if Geronimo wore the headdress, it was only on loan.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/10/17/national/printable241873.shtml   (433 words)

  
 Headdress
The Headdress of a Maiden may have been made to celebrate the day when an Ejagham woman becomes eligible for marriage.
Antelope skin has been stretched over the wooden core of the headdress to represent her sleek and shining skin.
Her stunning hairdo, with its twin horns and great curlicue in the middle, is exaggerated to command attention.
www.clevelandart.org /Kids/art/artfacts/headdress.html   (161 words)

  
 Seneca Headdress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The headdress is called "gustoweh," which means "real hat." This gustoweh is made of leather with a silver band, wampum beads and feathers.
The Seneca are part of the Iroquois Confederacy, and each Confederacy member arranges its headdress feathers differently.
You can tell the headdress is Seneca because one feather is up.
www.nmai.si.edu /exhibitions/all_roads_are_good/SenecaHeaddress.htm   (141 words)

  
 Headdress 1.2 - VersionTracker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Notify me when Headdress is updated on VersionTracker.
Headdress simplifies the editing of the Apache config file and makes enabling PHP one-click easy.
Headdress makes it easy for me to work on site designs using absolute links while being able to preview the images and CSS locally.
www.versiontracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29883   (283 words)

  
 Hats are our business -- Books on Hats
Not easy to find, this "classic hat book" traces the history of hats and headdress in the Western world starting with "Ancient Egypt" and ending with "United States, 1940-1944." Between are 330 pages, 193 of which are full page illustrations of hats worn by men and women throughout history.
If one's interest is identifying or organizing headdress by country of origin, this book is particularly useful as the illustrations include the country where the hat was worn along with the drawing.
The book, organized by continent, is a travelogue as well as an expression of her great appreciation and fount of information about hats and headdress.
www.villagehat.com /books_on_hats.html   (4105 words)

  
 Headdress - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Headdress is a nifty little application that makes turning on and off PHP very easy, but that's not all.
Headdress will setup 2 sites before you have to register for $14.95.
The next point release of Headdress will work with MAMP, as an easy way to configure multiple websites (virtualhosts) - which is really the point of Headdress.
feeds.tuaw.com /weblogsinc/tuaw?m=165   (543 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
The head-dress was at first a small linen cap, but to this was added in the early days the white linen cornette.
At first it was used only in the country, being in fact the headdress of the Ile de France district, but in 1685 its use became general.
Seven sisters were martyred during the French Revolution, and ten laid down their lives for the Faith in 1870 at T'ien-tsin, among whom was an Irishwoman, Sister Alice O'Sullivan.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03605a.htm   (2459 words)

  
 BuyCostumes -- Village People Indian Headdress Costume
A brightly colored Indian headdress with multi colored headband, feathers, and white marabou accents.
Styled after the one worn by Felipe, that sparked the idea for the famous 70's group, the Village People.
Village People Indian Headdress (125893) Orders placed before 3pm CT usually ship same day.
www.buycostumes.com /ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17429&PCatID=promos&ccatid=homethanksgiving   (88 words)

  
 Paye & Baker Sterling Spoon, Indian with Headdress - 204
Paye & Baker Sterling Spoon, Indian with Headdress
This lovely spoon is a side view of an Indian head in headdress with a braid.
The handle is a stalk of corn with 3 ears of corn.
www.rubylane.com /shops/kingdomofstuff/item/204   (204 words)

  
 Juliet with Headdress (Getty Museum)
She became his wife and an important subject for him.
Here Juliet Man Ray presents an elegant three-quarter view, swathed in a scarf crowned with a Brazilian headdress of straw and shells.
A typed caption on the back of the picture suggests that it may have been intended for publication, possibly as a fashion image.
www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=53258   (85 words)

  
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Village People Indian Headdress - Village People Costume accessories - This Village People Indian Headdress features yellow and red feathers and attached Indian print headband.
Indian Feather Headdress War Bonnet feathers atached to beaded handband.
Perfect for school play and reports, this beautiful, deluxe, ceremonial style Native American Headdress is made of long flowing sides of multi-colored...
www.shopping.com /xGS-Indian_Headdress   (593 words)

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