metalware
121Tokyo National Museum — ▪ museum, Tokyo, Japan Japanese Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, the first and foremost art museum in Japan, located in Ueno Park, Tokyo. The original collection, formed in 1871 and initially housed in temporary residences, was a… …
122Traun — ▪ Austria town, north central Austria. It lies along the Traun River, just south of Linz. First mentioned in 612, it became the seat of the countship of Traun, which became Abensperg Traun in the late 16th century. Traditionally an… …
123Tripura Hills — ▪ hills, India hills in eastern Tripura state, northeastern India. The Tripura Hills, by way of the Mizo Hills of Mizoram state on the east, form a low western extension of the Purvachal, a strategically located highland region fronting the …
124western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
125Winterthur Museum — ▪ museum, Winterthur, Delaware, United States in full Winterthur Museum & Country Estate museum in Winterthur, Del., U.S., near Wilmington, that specializes in American decorative arts and furnishings. Occupying a mansion built in 1839 by …
126Yoro — ▪ Honduras city, northwestern Honduras. Situated in the highlands at an elevation of 1,837 feet (559 m), it is located near the headwaters of the Aguán River. Although its founding date is uncertain, it was first mentioned in 1684. It is… …
127Zanjān — ▪ Iran also spelled Zenjān, city, northwestern Iran. It lies in an open valley about halfway along the Tehrān–Tabriz railway line. It is the principal city of the Zanjān region. It was ravaged by Mongols in the 13th century. Once the… …
128tole — noun a) A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded b) tola (unit of mass) …
