(AA) Review

Review

Can you answer the following questions?

  1. What are the core beliefs held by many African cultures? Can you identify their expression in art?
  2. Can you describe the traditions of full-round sculpture practiced by distinct African cultures?
  3. Can you describe the trade network of the Great Zimbabwe culture and the impact it had on their artistic and architectural production?
  4. Can you identify and explain the artistic forms associated with the practice of ancestor veneration in African cultures?
  5. Can you describe the construction and use of Kongo power images?
  6. Can you describe and analyze the sculptural figures of the Dogon and Baule?
  7. Can you identify and discuss the carvings of Olowe of Ise?
  8. Can you explain the traditions associated with costumes and masquerades in African cultures?
  9. Can you explain how non-native religions have impacted African arts and culture?
  10. Can you describe the art of body adornment and symbolism associated with the art?

Can you answer the following questions based on works in the presentation below?

  1. Beauty is very important to the Mende. This mask expresses ideals of female beauty in exaggerated form. Based on what you see, what do you think the Mende consider beautiful? (It may help to describe each part of the face separately.) How is the helmet mask different from the other masks you have seen so far? How is it similar to them?
  2. How is the elephant mask different from the other masks you have seen so far? How is it similar to them? Can you tell how this mask would have been worn? Compare how this mask is worn with how some of the other masks are worn.
  3. Describe the ikenda figure: what are three unusual aspects of this figure? Does this figure look different than the other figures you have seen? If so, how? How does this figure seem to represent strength?
  4. Describe how the Fang Guardian figure is visually different from the other figures in this presentation. Can you think of any other objects that perform the same function as this figure? Compare the way that the Fang people use this figure to the way that we use gravestones.

Review the African Arts works in the presentation below.

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