dendroglyph

dendroglyph
Any of various symbols carved into tree trunks by primitive peoples.

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  • Dendroglyph — See arborglyph for tree carvings left by Basque sheepherds. An example In the Chatham Islands the indigenous Moriori people practiced the art of momori rakau (tree carving) as a ritual possibly associated with death or remembrance. Many scholars… …   Wikipedia

  • dendroglyph — denˈdroglyph / glif/ noun (Gr glyphē carving) an ancient carving on a tree • • • Main Entry: ↑dendro …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chatham Islands — This article is about an island group of New Zealand. For other islands with this or similar names, see Chatham Island (disambiguation). Chatham Islands Native name: Rekohu, Wharekauri Topographical map of the Chatham Islands …   Wikipedia

  • Moriori — are the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands ( Rekohu in the Moriori language, Wharekauri in the Māori language), east of the New Zealand archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. The term has also been used for the hypothesised original settlers of… …   Wikipedia

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  • art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction       the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often …   Universalium

  • Moriori people — Moriori are the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands (Rekohu in Moriori, Wharekauri in Māori), east of the New Zealand archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. These people lived by a code of non violence and passive resistance (see Nunuku whenua),… …   Wikipedia

  • dendroglifas — Bendroji  informacija Kirčiuota forma: dendròglifas Kirčiuotė: 1 Rūšis: naujai skolintos šaknies žodis Kalbos dalis: daiktavardis Kilmė: anglų, dendroglyph « graikų k. dendron „medis“ + glyphē – „raižinys“. Giminiški naujažodžiai: dendroparkas;… …   Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas

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