Welcome to Gallery 8
Bookmarks Representing Countries
updated 5 May 2022
This gallery presents bookmarks representing countries around the world. Members may send bookmarks for their country. Some ideas:
Bookmarks Representing Countries
updated 5 May 2022
This gallery presents bookmarks representing countries around the world. Members may send bookmarks for their country. Some ideas:
- famous or unusual places
- well-known artists, writers or other creative people
- national museums or libraries
- materials that are identified with your country; historic events.
- you may think of other themes that are especially evocative of your country.
AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 🇦🇺
Libraries Australia's Heritage #1 from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Libraries Australia's Heritage #2 from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Libraries Australia's Heritage #3 from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Canberra from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Sydney Opera House from Debrah Gai Lewis
CANADA 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
"Anne of Green Gables", the novel, from Randy Whiteman
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Niagara Falls Tower from Randy Whiteman
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Canadian National Hotels from Randy Whiteman
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Canada Steamship Lines from Randy Whiteman
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GERMANY 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 updated 5 May 2022
Map of Germany with neighboring countries from Helga Moghaddam
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Part of the Rhine River from Mainz north to Köln / Cologne from Helga Moghaddam
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Cologne and "Eau de Cologne": a passage way at the flagship store of "Eau de Cologne 4711" from Helga Moghaddam
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Panoramic view of the city Cologne, with the cathedral "Kölner Dom" from Helga Moghaddam
Graffiti painted on the Berlin Wall
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The sign says "Attention, here you are leaving West-Berlin".
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Graffiti painted on the Berlin Wall
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Impressions of the "Berliner Mauer" (Berlin Wall), with an original small piece of the wall. At the top titled "Berlin, die Mauer - the wall - le mur, original stone of Berlin wall"
The wall between East Germany and West Germany existed from August 1961 till November 1989. At the beginning it was barbed wire, but later it was a solid concrete wall. On the west side the wall could be used as canvas, and was painted over and over with graffiti. Some of them are really works of art.
When the wall was opened and pulled down, it was not only an official governmental act, but also people demolished and broke it up, taking pieces away for souvenirs.
Parts of the wall are installed as historic monuments, and also at places outside of Germany. And some people had the wise idea to use small pieces of it for bookmarks. - From Helga Moghaddam
The wall between East Germany and West Germany existed from August 1961 till November 1989. At the beginning it was barbed wire, but later it was a solid concrete wall. On the west side the wall could be used as canvas, and was painted over and over with graffiti. Some of them are really works of art.
When the wall was opened and pulled down, it was not only an official governmental act, but also people demolished and broke it up, taking pieces away for souvenirs.
Parts of the wall are installed as historic monuments, and also at places outside of Germany. And some people had the wise idea to use small pieces of it for bookmarks. - From Helga Moghaddam
German Parliament from Aurica Schoen
German Parliament - reverse from Aurica Schoen
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Bookshop Thalia advertising the European Championship from Aurica Schoen
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Bookshop Thalia advertising the European Championship from Aurica Schoen
KENYA 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 updated 27 July 2023
Helga Moghaddam sent these hand painted die-cut leather bookmarks that are untreated on the back side (not smooth). There are similar animals listed under Uganda.
Hand painted gazelle on leather from Kenya
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Hand painted crane on leather from Kenya
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LITHUANIA 🇱🇹 🇱🇹 🇱🇹 updated 16 January 2023
Gintautas Deksnys contributed this collection to celebrate Lithuania's Freedom Defenders Day, 13 January. Some of them depict his town of Kaunas. 16 February 2023
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MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 🇲🇾 🇲🇾 updated 3 December 2021
Member Michelle Woo's students created bookmarks depicting Malaysian legends.
UGANDA 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 🇺🇬 updated 27 July 2023
These six handmade bookmarks from Helga Moghaddam are made up of recycled paper, mixed with fibres of bananas, pineapples, hemp and steppe grass.
Handmade bookmark from Uganda of giraffes from Helga Moghaddam
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Handmade bookmark from Uganda of gorillas from Helga Moghaddam
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Handmade bookmark from Uganda of birds from Helga Moghaddam
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Handmade bookmark from Uganda of figures from Helga Moghaddam
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Handmade bookmark from Uganda of footprints rom Helga Moghaddam
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Handmade bookmark from Uganda of women from Helga Moghaddam
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This bookmark is made of fig tree bark, painted with two Massai figures. In some African countries the bark of fig tree traditionally was used for royal attributes as capes and hats. Also in some other countries besides those in Africa, the fig tree is considered a holy tree.
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Massai figures on fig tree bark bookmark from Helga Moghaddam
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Helga Moghaddam sent these hand painted die-cut leather bookmarks that are untreated on the back side (not smooth). There are similar animals listed under Kenya.
Hand painted leather lion from Uganda
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Hand painted leather leopard from Uganda
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Hand painted leather ostrich from Uganda
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Hand painted leather kingfisher from Uganda
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Hand painted leather zebra from Uganda
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Hand painted leather lion from Uganda
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Hand painted leather giraffe from Uganda
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