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The nautical star is an informal signifier indicating membership in the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, or United States Marine Corps. The symbol recalls both the five-pointed star of the US national flag and the color pattern of the compass rose found on many nautical charts. Insignia including nautical stars:
Sailor Jerry made significant contributions to the art of tattooing. He expanded the array of tattoo ink colors available by developing his own pigments.He created custom needle formations that embedded pigment with much less trauma to the skin.
Star of David, or Jewish Star, a hexagram symbolizing Israel, Judeans, and/or Jews; properly speaking, this "star" is called the "Shield of David," (Magen David), while the pentagram is the "Star of David." Note that this is a cultural, rather than religious symbol. Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi
The sidereal compass rose demarcates the compass points by the position of stars ("steering stars"; not to be confused with zenith stars) [6] in the night sky, rather than winds. Arab navigators in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, who depended on celestial navigation, were using a 32-point sidereal compass rose before the end of the 10th century.
Sailor tattoo motifs had already solidified by the early 19th century, with anchors, ships, and other nautical symbols being the most common images tattooed on American seafarers, followed by patriotic symbols such as flags, eagles, and stars; symbols of love; and religious symbols. [5]: 532–3
Because the nautical star can consist of any two contrasting colors, the symbol is better rendered in monochrome. Also, I cleaned up the way the vertices meet in the center and increased the width of the border and the symbol's overall size. 19:43, 7 November 2006: 500 × 500 (4 KB) Grendelkhan
The Stella d'Italia ("Star of Italy"), popularly known as Stellone d'Italia ("Great Star of Italy"), [14] is a five-pointed white star, which has symbolized Italy for many centuries. It is the oldest national symbol of Italy , since it dates back to Graeco-Roman mythology [ 15 ] when Venus , associated with the West as an evening star, was ...
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. [ 1 ]