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The endless knot or eternal knot is a symbolic knot and one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols. It is an important symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. It is an important cultural marker in places significantly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism such as Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Kalmykia, and Buryatia. It is also found in Celtic, Kazakh and Chinese ...
Drawings of tattoos, including initials, hearts, and an anchor, recorded in protection papers [5]: 529 There is a persistent myth that tattoos on European sailors originated with Captain James Cook's crew, who were tattooed in Tahiti in 1769, but Cook brought only the word tattoo to Europeans, not the practice itself.
In Africa, Solomon's knot is found on glass beadwork, textiles, and carvings of the Yoruba people. When the knot appears in this culture, it often denotes royal status; thus, it is featured on crowns, tunics, and other ceremonial objects. Also in Africa, the Knot is found on Kasai velvet, the raffia woven cloth of the Kuba people.
Celtic knots (Irish: snaidhm Cheilteach, Welsh: cwlwm Celtaidd, Cornish: kolm Keltek, Scottish Gaelic: snaidhm Ceilteach) are a variety of knots and stylized graphical representations of knots used for decoration, used extensively in the Celtic style of Insular art.
Buddhism: Endless knot, Lotus flower, Dhvaja, Dharmachakra, Bumpa, Golden Fish, Parasol, Conch; additional symbols for Hinduism and Jainism [citation needed] Bamboo: Chinese [9] Barnstar: United States [10] [11] Beemans gum: United States Popular among early aviators, including Chuck Yeager, to provide good luck during flights [12] [13] Chimney ...
Simple 7-crossing quasi-Celtic linear decorative knot. Date: 2010 (PostScript); 2013 (converted to SVG and uploaded to Commons) Source:
Also covered by the term is the visual art of the Celtic Revival (on the whole more notable for literature) from the 18th century to the modern era, which began as a conscious effort by Modern Celts, mostly in the British Isles, to express self-identification and nationalism, and became popular well beyond the Celtic nations, and whose style is ...
white background only near knot, slightly readjust margins: 12:27, 18 December 2006: 800 × 309 (4 KB) AnonMoos: adding white background: 04:16, 8 September 2006: 800 × 309 (4 KB) Erin Silversmith: Replacing with AnonMoos's version (not that I can detect any difference). 02:54, 5 September 2006: 220 × 85 (4 KB) Erin Silversmith: Corrected ...