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The veranda post carved by Olowe of Ise is a very fine example of his work. It also subtly records the presence of the Europeans as colonists among the Yoruba. Which of the following supports this statement.

The European billed cap found on one of the male supporting figures.

Colonization of the Pacific Islands reached its zenith during which century?

19th century

The moai serve as silent sentinels on stone platforms, which were burial sites or were used for religious ceremonies. Based on this, which of the following would the moai depict?

Ancestral chiefs

The presence of the Portuguese heads on the Benin waist pendent of the queen mother indicates

Benin's trade and diplomatic relations with the Portuguese

Recently, many Nok style works have left Nigeria through __________?

Black Market

The ceremonial men's house of the Iatmul in Papua New Guinea is associated with which of the following?

Female ancestor

Which of the following groups would NOT allow women entry into the ceremonial men's house?

Iatmul, Papua New Guinea

The Maori meetinghouse is filled with ancestors who are a very potent force. Which of the following describes the conceptualization of the meetinghouse itself?

It is body of an ancestor.

Dynamic forms covered with intricate curvilinear designs are most typical of which of the following peoples?

Maori

In Oceanic societies, men derived political authority by excluding women from participating in rituals and certain object-making endeavors. Women were rarely allowed to produce images that had religious or spiritual powers or that conferred status on their users. Which of the following would account for this exclusion?

Men perceived the difference in the innate power of women.

In which of the following societies can women control and dance certain masks?

Mende

In which society can women control and dance certain masks

Mende

What is one possible explanation for the eradication of tattooing in Polynesia?

Missionary zeal worked to eradicate tattooing

The earliest African sculpture in the round is from which of the following groups?

Nok

The word tattoo is of what origin?

POLYNESIAN

Which European people established contact with the kingdom of Benin in the 1470s?

Portuguese

Women in Oceanic societies were active in creating which of the following?

Pottery

What is a characteristic of the Nok style in ceramic sculpture?

Scarification

Masquerades have long been a quintessential African expressive form loaded with meaning and cultural importance. Masquerades provided governmental functions for stateless societies. Which group of peoples would have masquerades?

Senfo

What is mana?

Spiritual power

How do Mende masks symbolize the ancestral female spirits?

The glistening black surfaces of the masks evoke the ancestral female spirits.

Malanggan rites are mortuary festivals. Which of the following explains the purpose of these rites?

To facilitate the soul's transition from the world of the living to the realm of the dead

How was information transmitted from one generation to the next in Pacific Island societies?

Verbally

Which of the following Polynesian groups is primarily responsible for the major art form of barkcloth weaving and decorating?

Women

The stone monolith found at Great Zimbabwe has two sculpted animals that are associated with the ancestry of the rulers: the bird with the first wife's ancestors and the crocodile with the wife's elder male ancestors. Based on this description, where would the most likely location for the placement of this monolith?

ancestral shrine of the rulers 1st wife

How do Mende masks symbolize the ancestral female spirits?

ideals of female beauty, mortality and behavior, large forehead symbolizes wisdom, neck design-beauty and health, and the plaited hair the order of ideal households

The kuba mask known as Bwoom represents which legendary royal ancestor?

legendary dwarf of pygmy who signifies the indigenous peoples on whom kinship was imposed

Where do Yoruba legends place their origins

lle-lfe

Kongo peoples have power figures that a trained priest must concentrate. These figures embody powerful spirits. What are those figures called?

nkisi n'kondi

Malanggan refers both to the festivals to honor the deceased and which of the following?

objects and carvings produced for these festivals

Figure carvings on a Maori meetinghouse represent which of the following?

real and mythological ancestors

Kongo nkisi n'kondi figures each have their own

rule

white chalk

spiritual strength

The tower form found at Great Zimbabwe suggests a granary.Based on the African symbols found on the tower, explain the meaning for this tower form?

suggest the ruler as the dispenser of grain

The Igbo peoples traditionally build mbari houses. Why are mbari houses built?

to honor ala the earth goddess

In Mende culture a broad, high forehead signifies which of the following?

wisdom, beauty and success