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"Presenting the gift of a pearl at the rainbow bridge" or Hongqiao Zengzhu, is a Chinese play in which Shuimu is a demoness that lives under the Rainbow Bridge. The bridge is also close to Sizhou and she calls herself 'Granny Water Mother'. She rules over other demons and one day meets a young man while she is in town (Sizhou).
Nacre (/ ˈ n eɪ k ər / NAY-kər, also / ˈ n æ k r ə / NAK-rə), [1] also known as mother-of-pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent.
They are commonly known as mother-of-pearls and are found in Africa. Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon , another river god.
In the British Museum Workers in mother-of-pearl in Bethlehem. Photo taken 1900–1920 by American Colony, Jerusalem. Mother-of-pearl work from Bethlehem, as seen in a shop in Ramallah, 2012. Mother-of-pearl carving is a traditional handicraft in Bethlehem, and is said to have been brought to the city by Franciscan friars from Italy in the 15th ...
and your mother, the governor of the East, and from your brother, our second in command, to you, our son, who is in Egypt, peace. Awake and arise from your sleep, and hear the words of our letter. Remember that you are a son of kings, consider the slavery you are serving. Remember the pearl, on account of which you were sent to Egypt.
Coin’s new designs come in extra-large colorful pendants that express the wearer’s own narrative in bold red carnelian, dreamy turquoise, or elegant mother-of-pearl.
Mami Wata, Mammy Water, or similar is a mermaid, water spirit, and/or goddess in the folklore of parts of Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Historically, scholars trace her origins to early encounters between Europeans and West Africans in the 15th century, where Mami Wata developed from depictions of European mermaids.
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