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Bola [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bola: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bolas : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
DEF

A necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A Niger-Kordofanian language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue nigéro-kordofanienne

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • History of Technology
  • Military Training
CONT

[The hunting technology of the Thule people.] ... Waterfowl were killed with blunt arrows ... or the bolas - a group of bone weights tied together with thongs and flung at low - flying birds.

OBS

Plural form: bolas or bolases. Based on WEBIN.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Histoire des techniques
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
DEF

La "bola" est formée de plusieurs balles de pierre ou d'ivoire réunies par des cordelettes; on l'utilise surtout en Sibérie orientale et dans l'Alaska, pour chasser les oiseaux (...)

Spanish

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