rubbings
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Similarly, a study published in May in the journal Communications Biology found that elephants form complex "sentences" through their various rumbles, ear flags, trunk rubbings and other actions.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
In 2016 graphic designer Marina Willer created a booklet of neon rubbings; manhole colouring books are available for people seeking mindfulness; and a Shoreditch company offers framed prints of rubbings for £80.
From BBC ● May 14, 2021
This week, participants will learn about Sari Dienes, who frequently used ink and webril, a cotton-based material used in the medical industry, to make rubbings of Manhattan’s subway grates, pavement cracks and maintenance hole covers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
It’s a sentiment Judy summed up in a poem she wrote to accompany her “Group” rubbings:
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020
Whenever she introduced her private thoughts into their rubbings or goings, they hooded their eyes.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
