Art Appreciation-Chapter 19

Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Chapter 19

Africa North of the Saraha, art is mostly influenced by Egyptian, Roman, and Islamic traditions We will be focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa in this chapter Much of the art was made of parishable materials, so little is still remaining of this art

Head, Nok Culture Made of terra cotta Life-size Dates from the time of the Greeks and Romans Beautiful detail on the hair ornaments Abstracted eyes and nose

Benin Head Bronze casting Portraits of royalty or distinguished ancestors Often placed in altars

Pendant Mask Carved ivory Portrays a Queen Mother who gazes out with a serene expression Her crown has alternating human heads and salamanders The salamanders represent immortality The slots on her brow held consecrated ointments during ceremonies

House Post by Olembe Alaye Literally a house post meant to hold up a roof Also a meditation on the idea of support The top figure is an elder seated in a chair, the second figure is a woman holding a baby on her back, and last is a woman holding her breasts in a traditional gesture of welcoming All three of the figures represent the backbone of the community Wisdom, nurturing, and hospitality This post was used on the tomb of a Chief

Adire Cloth Textile arts are highly developed in Africa Many patterns have specific uses or meanings Adire cloth is made by using stencils made from tin on the cloth and then pressing flour and water into the stencil The flour and water resists the dye that is then used on the fabric

Basic Beliefs The world was created by the union of Earth Mother and Sky Father Ancestors are the intermediaries between people and the gods Mana-spiritual power that resides within a person

Coconut Grater Highly finished wood artwork One sits in the saddle and uses the blade to grate the coconut

Moai There are around 600 of these large stone sculptures on Easter Island They were discovered by explorers in 1770 Many are up to 32 feet tall They are head and torso carved from one stone and a hat or topknot carved from a different stone They represent ancestors that protect and oversee

Aumakua Aumakua- ancestral deity Found in a burial cave of a chief Human hair and bones are used in this small sculpture Highly refined wood carving Exaggeration the the female form and roundness

Jar Pueblo pottery Each Pueblo has its own style, this jar is Acoma Made from local clay and shaped without a wheel Pigments are made from earthen powders The patterns refer the the forces of nature

Hopi Kachina A kachina doll is made by fathers and given to sons to teach and pass on traditions

Tlingit Community House Abstracted animals depict their mythology Totem-animal or plant that serves as an emblem of a family or clan They often symbolize prehuman ancestors

Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun Among the largest of the pyramids in the world Many Mexican cultures believe that humanity emerged from a hole in the ground and this pyramid may mark the spot It sits over a deep cave The pyramid is aligned to face the sun on August 12, the first day of the Maya calendar

Temple of the Feathered Serpent Shows the storm god with goggle eyes and scaly face Feathered serpent is portrayed with it ’s head emerging from a plume of feathers

Lintel From Yaxchilan Written symbols around the edges help us to understand the meaning The king is standing holding a flaming torch His wife, Lady Xoc has pierced her tongue and will use the blood on sheets of paper in the basket in front of her

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