particularly the figurehead

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particularly the figurehead sent on January 10, 2017 (17:36) by Luisa Borroni. 0 comments, 98 views.

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La polena è una figura scolpita in legno che anticamente ornava la prua di un veliero. La polena ha spesso significato simbolico o scaramantico e generalmente allude al nome della nave. Nelle galee era una testa di cinghiale, di serpente o di drago, mentre successivamente ebbe spesso forma umana, soprattutto di donna o di sirena.Durante il medioevo i Vichinghi foggiarono le prue delle loro imbarcazioni in forma di animali feroci e serpenti marini, facendo assomigliare le loro navi a terribili draghi di legno che corrono veloci sulle onde. L'età dell'oro delle polene è il XVII secolo, quando galeoni e vascelli inglesi, spagnoli, olandesi, francesi e portoghesi mostravano figure sospese a prua sempre più grandi e vistosamente colorate realizzate da artisti specializzati.

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