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Caddo
One of a group of N. Amer. Indian peoples of the Caddoan linguistic family that originally occupied the lower Red River area in Louisiana and Arkansas. The Caddo occupied the land from ancient times, and many striking examples of prehistoric pottery and basketry have been found. They were a semisedentary agricultural people who lived in conical pole-and-thatch dwellings. In the 18th cent. pressures from white settlers pushed many Caddo off their lands, a process that intensified with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. By 1835 the Caddo had ceded all their land to the U.S., and by 1859 most were living on reservations in Oklahoma. Today they number about 3,000.
Daddi
Italian painter. He became one of the leading painters in Florence after the death of his teacher, Giotto. He directed a busy workshop specializing in small devotional panels and portable altarpieces. His works include a triptych for the Church of Ognissanti (1328) and the polyptych Crucifixion with Eight Saints (1348). His style, a fusion of Giotto's seriousness and the lightness of Sienese art, featuring smiling Madonnas and abundant flowers and draperies, remained the dominant style of Florentine painting through the 14th cent.
Gaddi
Italian painter active in Florence. He was the son of a painter and mosaicist and a student of Giotto. His best-known works are frescoes in the church of Santa Croce in Florence. He directed a flourishing workshop for three decades, producing pictures in the style of Giotto but featuring more vivid picturesque effects with narrative detail. His son and pupil Agnolo (c.1350-1396) was an influential and prolific artist who likewise produced a notable series of frescoes for Santa Croce, The Legend of the True Cross (c.1388-93). Many extant panel paintings are also attributed to him. His concentration on design rather than expression and the decorative elegance of his cool, pale colors influenced the style of late Gothic art.
Wadai
Historical African kingdom, central Africa. Located east of Lake Chad and west of Darfur, it was founded in the 16th cent. A Muslim dynasty was established there c.1630, and though long subordinate to Darfur, it became independent by the 1790s and began a period of rapid expansion. It came under French influence in 1899 and French control 1912-14. The area is now largely in E Chad.
badger
Any of eight species of stout-bodied carnivores (family Mustelidae) that possess an anal scent gland, powerful jaws, and large, heavy claws on their forefeet. Most species are brown, black, or gray, with markings on the face or body, and are found in SE Asia. Badgers dig to find food and to construct burrows and escape routes. The Amer. badger (Taxidea taxus), the only New World species, lives in the open, dry country of W N. America. Badgers feed mostly on small animals, especially rodents. Species may be 9-12 in. (23-30 cm) high and 13-32 in. ...
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