Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836; Costume; Television and children; Television -- History; Nineteen fifties; Clothing and dress
Davy Crockett's name is famous both in history and in entertainment. An explorer and hunter in the eastern United States, Davy Crockett made a name for himself as a frontiersman, daredevil and United States Congressman! He died in the Mexican...
Undoubtedly the world's most famous fictitious cat, Garfield is a lazy, fat, lasagna-eating, wise-cracking, lovable character who hates Mondays, diets and exercise! Cartoonist Jim Davis created Garfield in 1978, never imagining the phenomenal...
Yoruba (African people); Yoruba (African people) -- Social life and customs; Chairs
In ancient and current Yoruba culture, people of importance are symbolically and physicallly separated from the rest of society. At specific times, the feet of alaase (rulers, priests and initiates) must not be in physical contact with the earth....
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919; African Americans; African American businesspeople; Women capitalists and financiers; Women-owned business enterprises; Women millionaires; Businesswomen; Cosmetics industry; Millionaires; Indiana; Businesswomen --...
Sarah Breedlove Walker (1867-1919), better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was a central figure in the development of the African-American market for commercial beauty products. Shortly after the turn of the century, she developed a formula for hair...
Guitar; Musical instruments; Dylan, Bob, 1941-; Autographs; Music -- History; Folk music -- History; Music -- United States -- History
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is immeasurable. Throughout his career, he changed the face of many different genres of music, including folk, rhythm and blues, rock, pop and country. Born in 1961 as Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth,...
Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea - social life and customs; Marriage customs and rights; Shells; Dowry; Brides
Among many of the indigenous peoples of Papua New Guinea, items from their environment, like shells and ivory from boar's tusks, were valuable. Traded from group to group, resources from the coasts could be obtained by people living further inland....
Named Gojira in his native Japan, Godzilla first hit the big screen in 1954. This first Godzilla film was directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Toho Studios. An enormous success in its own country, Gojira was soon acquired and re-edited by US...
Africa; Ghana; Ashanti (African people); Kente cloth; Kente cloth -- Ghana; Hand weaving; Handicraft -- Africa; Africa, Art
This cloth strip is very special. It was made in the Ghanaian village, Wonoo, world-renowned as one of the centers of manufacture for Asante kente cloth. This strip was purchased from a shop owned by Nana Asante-Frempong, one of many premiere...
Shamanism; Necklaces; Haida Indians; Haida Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit Indians; Tlingit Indians--Social life and customs
In the past, shamans healed the sick, helped bring success in hunting, fishing or war and worked for spiritual balance in the community. By traveling to the spirit world, shamans could call upon spirit-helpers to aid them in recovering lost or...
Ganesh or Ganesha is the Hindu elephant-headed god and is known as the Remover of Obstacles and the god of domestic harmony and of success. He is the most beloved and revered of all the Hindu gods and is always invoked first in any Hindu ceremony...
