There are also steatite human figures, sometimes distorted, called nomoli or, in wooden form, pomtan (singular, pombo)—that certainly date earlier than the 16th century and were used probably for ancestor worship or fertility rites.
Feuchtwanger was horrified and incensed at the way in which his work had been manipulated and distorted, calling Harlan's film a Schandwerk ("a shameful work").
Among them was Mr. Bolton, who dismissed the 2007 assessment as "famously distorted" and called on Congress to investigate its politicization.
"EP 1 mixes the darkest techno sounds with hip-hop structures," says Aucan, resulting in a heavy cloud of what they call "distorted obscure imagery".
A gay psychiatrist in Philadelphia finally agreed to appear on the panel in heavy disguise, and with a voice distorting microphone, calling himself "Dr. H. Anonymous".
Conway denied what she called "distorted" rumors that Trump plans to soften his stance on deportations if elected president.
The media reports have, as usual, completely distorted the story, calling it an angioplasty, which is entirely untrue, and this is why so many friends have been concerned about my health.
Rooted in trance music of the Bazombo people, from where Congo meets Angola, Konono's songs are amped-up, distorted call-and-response chants with dizzying plinking patterns that just grow fiercer and more jubilant as they stretch out.
Mr. Coffman put out an ad accusing Mr. Miklosi of opposing some mandatory minimum sentences for sexual offenders, a claim the Democrat called badly distorted.
Mr. Soltanieh dismissed what he called the "distorted information" about Parchin.
