AP ART AFRICAS

22 August 2022
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Cowrie shells in artworks by both African and Pacific Island peoples often represent:
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fertility
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The artistic traditions of Africa and the Pacific Islands share:
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all of the previous answers
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Because art from Africa and the Pacific Islands follows traditional methods, it:
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tends to look the same over long periods of time
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Terracotta heads with prominent holes in the pupils, nostrils, mouth, and ears were made by the culture of ________.
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Nok . . . Nigeria
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Over time, the Nok sculptures of human figures have:
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ceased to exist
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Twin figures were traditionally made by the Yoruba of western Nigeria:
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all of the previous answers
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The medium of the Yoruba twin figure is
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bronze
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Sacred Yombe objects are called minkisi nkisi. The singular nkisi means ________.
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sacred medicine
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A ________ would activate a nkisi Mangaaka by
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ritual specialist . . . driving metal objects into it
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Abstract designs and patterns can convey information that is as important, recognizable, and specific as both representational and narrative imagery.
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true
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Kente cloth is now worn by non-royal members of the Asante and Akan groups as well as people living entirely outside of Ghana.
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true
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Match the kente cloth color with its meaning:
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royalty, wealth, and spiritual purity
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African masks are most meaningful to the groups that made them:
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when they are being used in ceremonial performances or masquerades
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The cross bars on the Kanaga mask made by the Dogon people of Mali represent ________.
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the upper realm of the sky and the realm of the earth below
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The Great Mosque at Djenné in Mali is:
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the largest mud-brick building in the world
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There are ________ placed on the spires of the Great Mosque at Djenné in Mali.
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ostrich eggs
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The parts of the Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa that remain are made of:
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stone
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According to the Shona, sculptures at the Great Zimbabwe represent birds , which they consider to be:
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the messengers of the spirits
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The objects made by the Pacific Island cultures often have both ________.
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practical usefulness and sacred significance
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The tattooed facial designs of the Maori were so distinctive and specific to an individual that at times they have been used as a form of legal signature.
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true
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"Mimis" in Australian rock art represent:
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spirits
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Figures in Australian rock art are only ever depicted in outline.
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false
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The most prized feather cloaks made by Hawaiians are ________ in color.
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yellow
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Hawaiian feather cloaks could be:
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all of the previous answers
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The moai of Easter Island represent:
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deified ancestors who were chiefs
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The Easter Island moai figures are identical, with no unique individual features.
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false
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The Abelam of Papua New Guinea hold festivals in which:
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yams wear masks
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For the Abelam of Papua New Guinea, the person who grows the largest yams:
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achieves higher social status and secures prosperity for the village
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The cult houses of the Abelam of Papua New Guinea are used as part of the initiation cycle for male members of the community. These ceremonies take place over the course of ________.
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twenty to thirty years
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The cult houses of the Abelam of Papua New Guinea are designed to:
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impress initiates with the power and complexity of their culture's deities and traditions