The most important vestment among the insignia is the stole, the emblem of sacerdotal status, the origin of which is the ancient pallium.
Yet for all that, chefs care about what they wear, and there are intimations of snobbery, too, in the elaboration of insignia on the jacket and, most important, the height of the toque.
Getting your insignia seen at the top table is all-important to the marketing men and women of these companies, and the horse-trading between the players and potential sponsors during breaks is nothing if not comical.
The most important initial actions of sacred kingship the ascent to the throne and coronation with proper insignia and king's robes have remained the same in many modern cultures.
These sculptures are made to be worn as insignias by male and female elders of the Osugbo society, an important judiciary body in the community.
The most important position under the king was the Chief Minister (Mahasandhivigrahi) whose position came with five insignia commensurate with his position namely, a flag, a conch, a fan, a white umbrella, a large drum and five musical instruments called Panchamahashabdas.
Part of the insignia of social position was the accumulation of wealth, and objets d'art were an important part of that wealth.
Thus the codfish has been an important New England symbol for centuries, its image appearing on many early coins, stamps, corporate and government seals, and insignia such as the early crest of the Salem Gazette.
The flag bore the Albanian black-eagle insignia, a map of a notional 'Greater Albania' and the faces of Ismail Qemali and Isa Boletini, two important figures in the era that centred around the country's independence in 1912.
