ceremonial object, any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Yoruba dance staffYoruba dance staff (oshe shango), wood and pigment, from Nigeria, 19th or 20th century; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York.(more) Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults...
ASL is widely used in the United States, parts of Canada and Mexico. Additionally, it is widespread in some African coun-tries such as Ghana or Nigeria (Nyst, 2010). ASL is claimed to have “no competing sign languages of similar size” (Padden, 2011, p. 25). The latest estimates ...
🛕 Hindu Temple, representing places of Hindu worship. 🕍 Synagogue, representing Jewish places of worship. ⛩️ Shinto Shrine, symbolizing traditional Japanese places of worship. 🕋 Kaaba, the most sacred site in Islam, located in Mecca. ⛲ Fountain, representing decorative water features...