Section 6 EXAM ART RENISSANCE
The distinctive and varied clothing of today's indigenous Andean peoples reflects what Inka practice?
Using clothing as an expression of political power
What was the function of the decorated canoe prow and splashboard from the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea?
They were made to be used during kula, or exchange expeditions.
How did Marquesan chiefs traditionally acquire power in the period before European contact?
Through warfare
Why do Chuuk seafarers in the Caroline Islands lower their canoe prow ornaments when approaching another vessel?
To indicate that their voyage was a peaceful one
What are displayed on the poles set up by the Haida in front of their houses?
Totemic emblems of clan groups
What technique was used to make traditional Pueblo pottery, such as this jar by María Montoya Martínez and Julian Martinez?
Coiling technique
Mwashamboy, Bwoom, and Ngady Amwaash are masks that can be found in what context?
Kuba festivals
Which Plains art form continued to flourish during the reservation period in the late 19th century?
Ledger painting
A linguist's staff is carried by which of the following?
A counselor who speaks for the king or chief
Which of the following describes the most recurrent Senufo female mask style?
A small face with fine features
Mural paintings depicting what theme are used to decorate the interior of the Kuaua Pueblo kiva, or male council house?
Agricultural fertility
What does the turtle symbolize in the female Sowie mask of the Mende?
An underwater home
What do the enormous moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) likely represent?
Ancestral chiefs
Among the most striking of all African sculptures are the Ci Wara headdresses of the Bamana of southern Mali. What animal do these sculptures represent?
Antelope
The Elema people of Orokolo Bay in the Papuan Gulf practiced Hevehe, a cycle of ceremonial activities that involved the display of masks made of what material?
Barkcloth
The asye usu, or bush spirits, are part of the visual vocabulary of what people?
Baule
The nkisi n'kondi are power figures produced in which of the following societies?
Kongo
What do the carved figures on Asmat bisj poles represent?
Deceased individuals
Marquesas Islands hair ornaments are in the form of tiki—carvings of what kind of figures?
Exalted, deified ancestor figures
Relic containers are made by which of the following groups of peoples?
Fang and Kota
What act is represented in the Aztec relief slab depicting Tlaltecuhtli?
Giving birth
What elaborate personal decoration do Samburu men, particularly warriors who are not yet married, expend hours on in the preparation for dances?
Hairstyles
The Polynesian feather cloak of Kamehameha III is from which culture?
Hawaii
The doors from the shrine of the king's head in the royal palace at Ikere, Yoruba, Nigeria, was made by Olowe of Ise. What is remarkable about this artist?
He is one of the few African artists whose name and career have been recorded.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Chilkat blanket from the early 20th century?
It is designed and produced entirely by Chilkat women.
How is the yam mask used by the Abelam in Papua New Guinea?
It is not worn by humans, but attached to yams in ceremonies to honor the ancestors.
This illustration from the Codex Murua shows a kneeling Inka man holding a khipu. What is the function of the khipu?
It records numbers and categories using the decimal system.
What is the significance of the mother and child figure from the Kongo from the late 19th century?
It represents an ancestor.
What aspect of Oceanic art was a strong influence on Western artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Its "primitive" quality
A transformation mask would be found in which area?
Northwest Coast
To participate in kula exchanges—in which white conus-shell arm ornaments are traded for red chama-shell necklaces—Trobrianders in Papua New Guinea carve ornate prows and splashboards on their canoes. What kind of imagery do these objects reveal?
References to sea spirits, ancestors, and totemic animals
What is symbolized by the claws, the necklace of severed hands and hearts, and the skirt of entwined snakes featured in this colossal statue of the beheaded Coatlicue?
Sacrificial death
Due to their sacred nature, the Navajo do not permit the reproduction of which type of artwork?
Sand paintings
Which of the following describes most Australian Aboriginal art?
Small and portable
What is distinctive about the Mende mask tradition?
Some masks and performances are controlled by women.
What formal features are notable on the seated couple from Dogon?
Strong stylization of body parts
The Aztec Great Temple, Tenochtitlán, Mexico City, ca. 1400-1500, is a remarkable example of what common trait in Mesoamerican architecture?
Superimposition
Which of the following statements best describes the style of Tlingit masks in comparison to the transformation masks of the Kwakwaka'wakw?
The Tlingit masks are more naturalistic.
What is the style employed by Aboriginal artists of Australia, particularly in their bark paintings?
The X-ray style
Which of the following statements does NOT apply to the Dilukai, the female figures that appear over the entrance to a Belau bai, or ceremonial meeting house?
The appearance of the Dilukai indicates that women are welcome at the bai
What subject is NOT represented in the 15th-century Borgia Codex, the largest and most elaborate of the manuscripts known as the Borgia Group?
The arrival of the Spanish conquistadors
What is symbolized by the structural features of the barge boards, the ridge beam, and the rafters in the Maori wharenui, or communal meeting house?
The body of the ultimate ancestor, the sky father
What is represented by the large ceremonial spoons or ladles made by people of the Dan culture?
The chief hostess
What is represented in the Aztec stone disk of Coyolxauhqui, from the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán?
The dismembered body of the moon goddess
This Fon warrior figure probably represents Gu. What kind of god is Gu?
The god of war and iron
What is represented by the eagle on a cactus painted on the frontispiece of the Aztec Codex Mendoza from Mexico City?
The legend of the founding of Tenochtitlán
What is symbolized by the rooster on the men's house, or bai, from Belau, in the Caroline Islands?
The rising sun
What is symbolized by the inclusion of male genitals and female breasts in uli statues from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, which are used in malanggan festivals?
The strength and the nurturing of a deceased chief
Which of the following statements is NOT true of Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inka settlement?
The structures are all made of adobe.
Many Iatmul ceremonial men's houses in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, have three sections. What do these three sections represent?
The three major clans who built the house
What is signified by the hoop surrounding the face of the North Wind mask of the Yupik Eskimo?
The universe
The remains of the Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, Peru, reveal the Inka mastery of what building technique?
The use of ashlar masonry
Why did traditional Asmat bisj poles include representations of the praying mantis and the cuscus, a fruit-eating animal?
These animals represented the idea of headhunting.
What accounts for the long, slightly flattened foreheads represented in the Asante akua'ba ("Akua's child") carvings?
They are emblems of beauty.
What is the function of the nkisi n'kondi?
They are used in dance and trance performances by diviners. They embody spirits to heal and give life, or to inflict harm, disease, or even death.
How are the "beautiful lady" masks used among the Senufo?
They are worn by men portraying female characters.
What is the best description of the formal qualities of the Baule male and female figures (probably spirits, or asye usu)?
They possess a mix of naturalistic and idealized features.
The Postclassic Maya were preeminent in the art of writing. Why do so few of their books remain?
They were destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors.
Who is responsible for producing the barkcloth made in Tonga since the late 18th century?
Women of high rank
The throne and footstool of King Nsangu of Bamum, Cameroon, are made of what materials?
Wood, textile, glass beads, and cowrie shells