TEXTILES & FASHIONSACTIVITY

For centuries, artists and clothiers have used symbols on textiles (clothing and fabrics). The symbols could be pictures, designs, or even colours. The clues on the right tell you the meanings, but can you fi nd the matching symbols on the robe?

SYMBOLS! CLUES...1 This Indonesian image of the andung (a skull tree found in a royal village) symbolizes victory over enemies.2 This mythical animal symbolizes purity.3 In North America, many associate this with an autumn holiday, but in England during the 15th and 16th centuries, it symbolized earth.4 This is a primary colour and there’s a type of music named after it. It is associated with divinity, Heaven, and wisdom.5 In China, this is the ultimate symbol of power. Only the emperor could wear one with 5 claws. 6 This symbolizes the union of Heaven and Earth and is often associated with leprechauns.7 This was the royal colour for China’s emperors. It can symbolize faith and goodness, or evil and cowardice.8 This is now a universal symbol for peace.9 Ancient Greeks made this plant into a wreath as a prize for athletes. For Romans, it symblolized victory, and for Christians, the resurrection of Christ.10 This colour is associated with

royality, nobility, and power.