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An #African Art #Review for the #AP #Art History Test
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1
What is the medium of the Veranda Post - Opo Ogoga?
Wood and fibers
Terra Cotta and pigment
Cast Bronze
Wood with pigment
2
How is the Lukasa memory board used?
It is used to hold objects on the table, like a bowl
hold it in left hand and trace with the right index finger.
Place the newest baby of the tribe inside of it.
It is kept on the wall as decoration
3
What mask has rolls at the neck that represent the ripples of water that form as the deity emerges from the water.
Bundu mask
Pwo mask
Ikenga
Mblo
4
What is the name of this piece of artwork?
Power figure
Mblo portrait mask
Female Pwo Mask
Bundu Mask
5
What was the function of the reliquary statues?
Placed over boxes containing the bones of important people
Used as decoration
Used in a ceremonial dance
Used as good luck charms
6
What is the title?
Ikenga
Opa Ogoga
Igbo
Wall plaque from Oba's palace
7
The Great Mosque of Djenne is made of what?
Mudbrick
Terra cotta
Stucco
Granite
8
What is the title of this piece?
Bundu
Ikenga
Ndop
Nkisi N'Kondi
9
What is the name of this piece of artwork?
Female Pwo Mask
Elephant mask
Bundu mask
Mblo mask
10
Who is responsible for wearing this mask?
Leaders with great wealth or power
Young females becoming women
The women of the tribe
Leaders most interested in protecting the animals
11
The taller figure at the top of the Veranda Post is represented as:
The Queen
The King
An African god
The spirit of the African Peopld
12
What happened to the Wall plaques in Benin?
They are still there
The British stole 900 Plaques after the Benin refused to trade
They decorate the homes of the king
It holds the soul of the king
13
What is the name of this?
Pwo
Ikenga
Aka Elephant mask
Mblo
14
What do the zig zag patterns on the trunk represent?
The ability of the elephant to camouflage
It is just a meaningless pattern
The spots on a leopard - symbols of royal power
The ability of the animal to run through the bush
15
What is an Ikenga?
It is a shaman
It is a horned deity
A king of the town
It is a soldier
16
What is this piece of artwork called?
Reliquary statue
Bundu mask
Ndop
Mblo portrait mask
17
What is the function of this mask?
To protect the women of the town from harmful sun
Used as decoration
Used as a ceremonial wedding mask
Are used by men in ritual dances, where they dress as women.
18
What is this piece of artwork called?
Ndop Portrait figure
Ikenga
Power figure
Lukasa Memory board
19
Why did the reliquary statues protected the bones of the dead?
To help decorate the grave areas
To ensure the good will between the living and the dead
Because the Fang people felt bad for the dead
To ensure the dead stay away
20
Igbo men commission an Ikenga to be made, when they achieve more in society what happens?
They carve away pieces, making it smaller
They commission a more elaborate one to be made
They do nothing, it is just decoration
They add on to the existing sculpture
21
What is a Mblo?
A Baule person
A costume
A ceremonial dance
An African wedding ceremony
22
What happens to this mask when it is unwearable or its user dies?
It gets buried with the dancer
It gets burned
It gets passed on
Nothing it is just decoration
23
What is this piece called?
Power Figure
Reliquary figure
Golden Stool
Lukasa Memory Board
24
What is the name of this piece of artwork?
Veranda post
Bundu mask
Ikenga shrine figure
Reliquary Figure
25
What is this piece of artwork called?
Ikenga shrine figure
Power Figure
Lukasa Memory board
Reliquary figure
26
What symbolizes power on the Ikenga?
It's knife
It's long neck
It's horns
The small head in it's hand
27
What are hanging off the Golden stool to warn the king of danger?
Golden thread
Shrine figures
Small horns
Golden Bells
28
What is the title of this piece?
Conical Tower
Great Enclosure
Great Mosque of Djenne
The Great Wall
29
The veranda post is one of how many sculpted for the palace at Ikere by the artist Olowe of Ise
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4
3
5
30
What medium is the Aka elephant mask?
painted bronze
Wood, fibers, metal
Glass beads, woven raffia cloth
painted wood
31
What is the visual signifier for this ndop portrayed on the drum
A hoe
Many children
A severed hand
A healthy crop
32
What is the medium?
Granite
Gold
Wood
Brass
33
In the Great Mosque of Djenne, what are Torons?
Open windows used to discard trash
Points on top of the Mosque
Wooden beams project from the walls - a permanent ladder
Flat edges
34
How is the golden stool used
As a decoration for the English royalty
It it not used
Carried on a pillow, only the king can touch it - king raised over it
It is meant for everyone
35
The crowning ornaments of the Great Mosque have what on top of them?
A wooden mask
Ostrich Eggs
Wooden sculptures
Shells
36
What is the function of this piece of artwork?
They are vessels for containing spiritual forces
A vessel for drinking water
A vessel to hold ones belongings
They are meant to be burnt
37
The seated figure in the Veranda Post is represented as:
An African god
The spirit of the African Peopld
The Queen
The King
38
Why was the Great Mosque unusual among West African mosques?
It has only 1 level
It had a different wall surface
It was originally built in the east and moved to the west
The site was originally a palace and thus was not sacred
39
Who created this veranda post?
Olowe of Ise
Sande Society
Sika Dwa Kofi
Opo Ogoga
40
How does a Nganga activate the power figure?
Special cavities (head & stomach) are filled with materials
The body is painted
The eyes are painted white
The sculpture is carved from wood
41
The Ikenga symbolizes which of the following:
Hard work
Success in Farming
Having many children
All of the Above
42
What was the function of this wall plaque?
To decorate the poor's homes
It holds the soul of the king
To show Benin's court life
As a plaque on the mantel
43
What signifies the head role or being a king in African art?
The head is 1/2 the size of the body
The hair is displayed in a large way.
The missing right hand
The head is 1/3 the body
44
What is the function of the golden stool?
It is meant for everyone
As a decoration for the English royalty
It is the soul of the Ashanti nation
It is meant for the king to rest upon - like a throne
45
What is the name of this piece?
Aka Elephant mask
Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)
Power Figure
Reliquary figure (nlo bieri)
46
What do the Ostrich eggs symbolize?
Beauty and Success
A good hunt
Fertility and purity
A good harvest
47
What is the title of this piece?
Lukasa (Memory Board)
Ikenga (Shrine figure)
Mblo
Sika Dwa Kofi (golden stool)
48
What is the function of the Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)
It is a reliquary
To show the strength and power the queen has in the kingdom
It is to be worn and danced around with
It was a wedding present
49
What function are the beads, shells and bits of metal, attached to the memory board serve?
Created in the shape of the departed loved one.
Remembrance of people, places, things, & relationships
They have no function
It is a decorative pattern
50
Who does this artwork portray?
The king
A man wearing a birthday cake with candles
an honored person of the village who is celebrated
The queen
51
When people seek solutions to problems what material is added to the power figure's exterior?
Nails
Screws
Wood
Rhinestones
52
Who used this bundu mask?
The men
mblo
Sande Society
Everyone
53
Who is this an idealized portrait of?
An important woman
The Kuba leader/king
A strong worker in the tribe
It is not idealized
54
What is the function of the Conical tower and circular wall
It housed the king
It was an important trading center
It was a burial location
It's function is unknown
55
How is the Bundu mask worn?
By the men of the tribe
it is not worn
On top of the head, with the head not inside
This is not a mask
56
What is the name of this piece of artwork?
Oba's Palace
Conical Tower
Ndop
Great Mosque of Djenne
57
The Chokwe people follow the ancestors of their matriarchs, therefore the men dance to honor ?
Their female descendancts
The female gods
Other men
No one, it is just decoration
