AP Art History: Unit 6 practice

The central figure is a(n)

• Priest

• Oba

• Shaman

• Queen

The material this plaque is composed of is

• marble

• brass

• stained ivory

• wood

Although the massive walls at the Great Zimbabwe were first interpreted as purely defensive, another more recent interpretation suggests that these walls functioned as

• a recreational area for public gatherings

• a place to protect and raise cattle

• a symbolic show of royal authority

• a high place for eagles to land

The Asante people from Ghana reserved this material for royal use

• brass

• silver

• ivory

• gold

The nails and other materials added to the nkisi n’kondi are intended to

• express the physical strength and status of the warrior

• demonstrate the wealth of the sculpture’s owner

• recall the historical narrative of the local community

• activate the spiritual power residing inside the figure

Ikenga sculptures symbolically stand for which of the following?

• power of the mind

• power of the right hand

• power of spiritual vision

• power of animal kingdom

This mask from the Chokwe peoples was performed by

• elderly community women

• young adolescent girls

• men with respect

• it was not performed

This matrilineal pwo mask was performed in honor of

• newly initiated boys in the Chokwe culture

• elderly fathers who have raised a family

• mothers and the founding ancestral female

• a female nature deity worshipped by the Chokwe

One key difference between this mask and the Pwo from the Chokwe peoples is this mask

• represents an ideal women

• is strictly danced by women

• is not used during winter months

• is a specific portrait of a young girl

Which specific “secret” society initiates the young girls within its culture?

• Menda

• Sande

• Baga

• Bamana