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Elephant with howdah. A howdah or houdah (Hindi: हौदा, romanized: haudā, derived from the Arabic هودج hawdaj which means 'bed carried by a camel') also known as hathi howdah (हाथी हौदा hāthī haudā), is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal such as a camel, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people ...
Medieval depictions show women seated aside with the horse being led by a man, or seated on a small padded seat (a pillion) behind a male rider. Ninth century depictions show a small footrest, or planchette added to the pillion. [1] These designs did not allow a woman to control a horse; she could only be a passenger.
Albrecht Dürer's Young Woman of 1507 wears hat called a barett, popular in the German states. A simple rounded hood of the early years of the century evolved into the French hood , popular in both France and England; its arched shape sat further back on the head and displayed the front hair which was parted in the center and pinned up in ...
The traditional scarf, worn across many parts of the Middle East, has come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.
The elephant is also represented in music such as Henry Mancini's hit song "Baby Elephant Walk", which has been described as "musical shorthand for kookiness of any stripe". [67] The American band the White Stripes' fourth album was entitled Elephant in honour of the animal's brute strength and closeness to its relatives. [68]
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...
The elephant calf is likely around a year old, and has albinism, Potgieter told Live Science. Albinism is a genetic mutation that stops the production of melanin, which creates pigment in the eyes ...
27. Why are elephants so wrinkly? Because ironing them takes way too long. 28. What animal is always up for an adventure? Elephants! They have a trunk with them wherever they go.