Understanding Art-Art of Africa

Most African Art we see in museums today was created for what purpose?

• Worship

• Marriage

• decoration

• celebration

a work which the artist uses a recognizable subject, but portrays it in an unrealistic manner

• abstract

• face mask

• head piece

• papier machet

• shoulder mask

sculpting technique using newspaper and liquid paste

• abstract

• face mask

• head piece

• papier machet

• shoulder mask

large carved masks made to rest on the shoulders of the wearer.

• abstract

• face mask

• head piece

• papier machet

• shoulder mask

a mask used to hide the identity of the wearer

• abstract

• face mask

• head piece

• papier machet

• shoulder mask

masks carved of wood and worn on the head like a cap

• abstract

• face mask

• head piece

• papier machet

• shoulder mask

Why is the sculpture of Africa important to the worlds cultural heritage

• it was about usefulness like pottery and homes

• it was about joy and sorrow

• it was about humans and animals

• it showed pictures of the whole world

The people in Africa below the Sahara lived in many different

• tribes and kingdom

• nations and kingdoms

• kingdoms and countries

• tribes and countries

Rock carvings and etchings in South Africa were created ___years ago.

• 27,100

• 27,000

• 26,000

• 25,000

The Membasu and the Lamu cultures created ornate wood carvings that were influenced by their trade with this counrty.

• China

• Japan

• United States

• India