Nukuoro Atoll is a unique culture because...

It is located in Micronesia but is culturally Polynesian

What are two things that the Staff God represents?

The combination of female and male elements

Malagan masks were expensive and highly prized because...

No two masks could be used for the same ritual rites, The carver could never make any of the masks look the same

What is the PRIMARY concern of the Malagan life sized figurine?

Honoring and dismissing the dead

Why was yellow such an valuable color?

Scarcity of material, Representation of power

In Fijian culture, which designs showed that the mat had a very important function?

Simple, abstract, geometric designs

How would the weaver for the Ahu'ula transfer the wearer's genealogy to the cape?

The weaver would recite the wearer's history as he sewed.

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1
Why were the Moai facing the sea?
They where watching out for danger of the colonials
They where looking at the horizon in order to see the gods
They weren't facing the sea
They protected themselves from other islanders
2
Where would you typically find a sculpture like the Female deity from Nukuoro?
Inside a chief's home
Within a temple
Aboard a boat to bless the journey
Among a parade during Mataariki
3
Nukuoro Atoll is a unique culture because...
Were the only peoples to have a cultural festival for sea
It is located in Polynesia but it is culturally Maori
They were the only peoples to embark on two way journeys
It is located in Micronesia but is culturally Polynesian
4
The Buk Mask may have been...
An anthropomorphic totem
All of the above
The portrait of a hero
An ancestral portrait
5
Who removed the phallus from the staff god?
Women of the tribe
The crusaders
Christian missionaries
None of the above
6
Who painted this?
Tamati Waka Nene
Gottfried Lindauer
Henry Partridge
7
What are two things that the Staff God represents?
The cooperation between woman and nature
The combination of female and male elements
The mana and the gods that provide it
The duality of women and men through a totemic sculpture
8
Pacific Art influenced modern artists such as...
Paul Cezanne
Pollock
Pablo Picasso
Paul Gauguin
9
Who where the Lapita people?
Totemic animals
Ancestors from Southwest Asia
The gods of the Maori people
Ancestors from Southeast Asia
10
During what month would the Female deity from Nukuoro be replaced if it was rotting?
Tangaroa Month
Mataonki Month
Rarotonga Month
Mataariki Month
11
Malagan masks were expensive and highly prized because...
No two masks could be used for the same ritual rites
Malagan took months of preparation to wear the masks
The feasts could not be eaten without the mask
The carver could never make any of the masks look the same
12
Why was the Staff God wrapped in barkcloth?
To protect the sculpture
All of the above
To conserve the ancestral god's mana
To contain the ancestral god's mana
13
When was this painting made? When did Nene die?
1890; 1871
1873; 1871
1871; 1890
1875; 1896
14
Nan Madol had a function similar to which of the following?
Albert Street
Palace of Versailles
Alhambra Fortress
Tōdai-ji
15
What material is unique to this particular Buk Mask?
Crocodile scales
Frigate bird feathers
Barkcloth
Turtleshell
16
What DIDN'T the beliefs of the people who lived in the Pacific islands revolve around?
The ocean
The earth
The ancestors
The afterlife
17
What wasn't a technique for creating the bark cloth designs?
Carved beater
Rubbed on with wooden designs
Stencils of banana leaves
Stitched
18
What is the PRIMARY concern of the Malagan life sized figurine?
Serve as a representation of the transition from boy to man
Honoring and dismissing the dead
Affirmation of the identity of the clan groups
Negotiate the transmission of rights to land
19
This is...
A painting of an ancestor
An ancestral Maori chief
A painting of ancestral Maori chief
A painting of a Maori chief
20
Why was yellow such an valuable color?
Scarcity of material
Representation of power
Ancestral heritage
Protection from enemies
21
In Fijian culture, which designs showed that the mat had a very important function?
Complex, geometric designs reminiscent of the ocean
Minimalistic horror vacui
Simple, abstract, geometric designs
Circular patterns with intricate black and white designs
22
In Pacific Art, sculptures would typically serve to...
Be the resting place for a deified ancestor
Be the resting place of a god/goddess
1 and 2
Contain the spirit of the festivities during certain months
23
What is the primary material women used to create their art?
Bark cloth
Volcanic tufa
Rock
Feathers
24
What culture made the Hiapo (Tapa)?
Niua
Moai
Lapita
Niue
25
What do the tattoos on Tamati Waka Nene represent?
Decoration for a ceremony
His mana
His family tree
His life achievements
26
Polynesian people believed their ancestors where...
Migrated from Southwest Asia
Descended from the gods
From the Yuan dynasty
27
How would the weaver for the Ahu'ula transfer the wearer's genealogy to the cape?
The weaver would use Olona fiber native to the region
The weaver would weave ancestral emblems into the cape
The weaver would chant to honor the wearer's ancestral gods
The weaver would recite the wearer's history as he sewed.
28
When were the Moai constructed?
19th century
1200 BCE
6th century
11th - 16th century
29
When was the Buk Mask made?
19th century
18th century
17th century
late 16th century
30
What did the vertical and horizontal sticks represent in this Navigational Map?
The wave patterns
Nothing
The swells
The different routes

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