AP Art History - Art of the Pacific

AP Art History - Art of the Pacific

By Marie Tripp

Multiple Choice

What are the islands of the Eastern Pacific called?

• Indigenous Americas

• The Great Islands

• Polynesia

• Hawaiian Islands

Multiple Choice

The people of Polynesia were skilled Fishmen, farmers, could navigate the ocean and currents, and created with wood fiber and feathers

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this structure?

• Nan Madal

• Moai

• Ahu Ula

• Buk

Multiple Choice

Where is Nan Madol located?

• Pohnpei

• Hawaii

• Easter Island

• Torres Straight

Multiple Choice

What makes up Nan Madol?

• Granite blocks

• Basalt Stones

• Wood

• Limestone

Multiple Choice

The Sandeluer people were able to navigate from one island to the next by way of a complex system of

• Underground tunnels

• Canals

• Small bridges

• the ability to fly

Multiple Choice

The large Basalt stone needed to be brought in from surrounding areas and were not local to the area

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Nan Madol functioned as the elite center for the nobility and served for mortuary activites presided over by priests

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this statue?

• Moai

• Ahu Ula

• Nukuoro

Multiple Choice

Where are these statues located?

• Hawaii

• Torres Straight

• Easter Island

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this piece?

• Nan Madol

• Moai

• Ahu Ula

• Hiapo Tapa

Multiple Choice

What is this name of this piece?

• Nan Madol

• Moai

• Ahu Ula

• Staff god

Multiple Choice

What is the elongated shaft wrapped in bark cloth represent?

• The body

• The blood

• The soul

• There is no reprentation

Open Ended

What is this a picture showing?

Open Ended

The other end of the Staff god contained a Phallus, what happened to it and why?

Open Ended

How is the soul of the god represented in the Staff god?

Open Ended

Discuss how the Staff god shows both male and female elements.

Multiple Choice

What is the title of this piece?

• Moai

• Buk Mask

• Female Deity

• Ahu Ula

Multiple Choice

Who are the people that created wooden sculptures like this of this gods and deified ancestors

• Moai

• Buk Mask

• Nukuoro

• Ahu Ula

Multiple Choice

How would the Nukuoro use their statues?

• They would cook them dinner and feed them

• They would adorn them with flowers and special headdresses

• They would use them like a mannequin and model clothing after them

• These Female deities did not have a function

Draw

Circle where you think the Torres Strait is located.

Multiple Select

Turtle shell masks were used during what type of ceremonies?

• Funerary ceremonies

• Rituals to increase bountiful harvests and increase fish and game

• Marriage ceremonies - the union of 2 people

• Coming of age ceremonies

Draw

Look closely at this Buk mask and trace over where the bird and human are located.

Multiple Choice

Who wears the Buk mask with a russling costume of grass?

• The woman elders

• The men elders

• Important Kings

• Young girls trying to become women

Multiple Choice

What is Hiapo made from? What does Hiapo mean...

• Pigment

• Animal skin

• A type of weaving

• Bark Cloth

Open Ended

Describe the motifs that are created on this hiapo.

Multiple Choice

Who is the artist that created Tamati Waka Nene?

• Godfriend Lindauer

• Tamati Waka Nene

• Hiapo - Tapa

• Nukuoro

Multiple Choice

What is the medium of this piece?

• Acrylic on canvas

• Oil on wood

• Natural pigments, dyes, & berries

• Oil on Canvas

Open Ended

In your own words, who was Tamati Waka Nene, and what did he do?

Draw

Circle the tewhatewha in this painting.

Multiple Choice

Gottfried Lindauer was known for creating what type of painting?

• Seascapes

• Landscapes

• Portraits of British leader

• Portraits of Maori leaders

Multiple Choice

In the Navigation chart, the vertical and horizontal sticks represent what?

• The wave swells

• Coral reefs

• Deep water

• Supports for the chart

Draw

Trace over the lines that show where the WAVE SWELLS are located.

Draw

Circle where the islands are located on this Navigation chart.

Multiple Choice

The Navigation chart was taken with the Marshall Islanders on their voyage in canoes to read the location of the islands and the swells in the water.

• True

• False

Poll

The navigation chart WAS NOT taken with them in their canoe... What did the Marshall Islanders do to navigate the waters?

• They memorized the chart!

• I still think they took it with them

• They ate it, it looks like a pretzel

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the Malagan Mask?

• To ward off evil spirits

• To honor the eldest member of the Papua New Guinea tribe

• To assist the souls of the dead into the spirit world

• To honor a dead ancestor

Multiple Choice

Is a Malagan ceremony a time for grief or celebration?

• Grief

• Celebration

Multiple Choice

This is an example of the temporary ceremonial house built to house the statues and mask used in the Malagan ceremony. Once this exhibition is seen by the people of the tribe, the souls of the dead are released. Are the sculptures and masks direct portaits of the dead?

• YES

• No

Open Ended

Why do the people of Papua New Guinea treat the Malagan masks with utmost care?

Open Ended

What was given to Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Tonga?

Poll

This is the AP piece that is going to be assessed. Here you see a PHOTOGRAPH of Queen Elizabeth being presented the Tapa Cloth by fiji women. What do you think that the photograph is showing?

• How the Fiji islands of Polynesia are a happy place.

• That the people of Fiji are inviting the British Royal family to their islands

• That the women of Tonga and their elaborate barkcloth/ tapa designs are important in society