Function: The function of this image is...

A demonstration of the ruler’s power

Context: What happened during the conflict between the British and Ashanti?

The Golden Stool was put into hiding.

Form: Which of these masks do not have performance elements to them?

All of the above have performance elements.

Function: Which is NOT a function of this image?

Assert man’s complete dominance over nature

Content: What is NOT a common characteristic of power figures?

Elaborate clothing and decoration

Function: Which is NOT a function of this image?

Resemble a person’s appearance

Form: All are true about the media EXCEPT

The mud brick is imported from holy sites around Mecca

Content: Which is not a part of the complex?

Conical tower housing god image

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AP Art History Africa Quiz

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Final Project for AP Art History. The focus of the questions will be on Images 167-180 from AP, but some questions will reference other artworks either from the 250 or similar in nature to the 250.

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Function: The function of this image is...
A deity to be worshiped
A demonstration of the ruler’s power
A diagram used for storytelling
A commodity traded with Europeans
2
Context: What happened during the conflict between the British and Ashanti?
The Golden Stool was added to a collection in Britain.
The Golden Stool was traded in return for peace.
The Golden Stool was put into hiding.
The Golden Stool was stolen as loot.
3
Form: Which of these masks do not have performance elements to them?
B
C
A
All of the above have performance elements.
4
Function: Which is NOT a function of this image?
Emphasize the fon’s transformative powers
Honor the king through dance
Assert man’s complete dominance over nature
Bring about social harmony
5
Content: What is NOT a common characteristic of power figures?
A chamber to hold medicine
Insertions such as pegs or nails
A reflective surface over the stomach
Elaborate clothing and decoration
6
Rapid Fire Dates: Golden Stool
1630
1550
1700
1815
7
Context: Which artist made this post?
El Anatsui
Mishe miShyaang maMbul
Olowe of Ise
Oba Ewaure
8
Context: What occasion is associated with this mask?
Funerary rites
Royal celebrations
Harvest festival
Female initiation rituals
9
Content: What is a similarity between these two pieces?
Equal numbers of both genders
Focus on contemporary weaponry
Motifs of fertility and good fortune
Located in palace complexes
10
Function: Which is NOT a function of this image?
Highlight a person’s occupation
Resemble a person’s appearance
Celebrate a person’s achievements
Represent a person’s status
11
Function: The function of this image is most similar to...
A Byzantine icon
A Sumerian votive figure
A Buddhist stupa
A Greek kouros
12
Form: All are true about the media EXCEPT
The mud brick is imported from holy sites around Mecca
The ostrich eggs on stakes symbolize fertility
The wooden posts are used as scaffolding and support
The re-plastering of the mosque is a community event
13
Content: Which is not a part of the complex?
Larger area for general population
Great Enclosure for royals
Conical tower housing god image
Sacred rocks located high up
14
Context: Identify this mask and its culture based on a similar piece in the 250.
Aka, Bamileke
Mblo, Baule
Bundu, Mende
Pwo, Chokwe
15
Form: A common ndop motif is the ibol. Define ibol:
A ceremonial knife
A wooden, plinth-like platform
An emblem of a king
A grandiose royal headdress
16
Content: Which is not located on the lukasa?
Extensive lines of text
Geometric, topographical elements
Movable beads
Animal (crocodile) characteristics
17
Form: All are components of this mask EXCEPT
Scarification
An elongated face
Small, slit-like eyes
Protruding teeth
18
Rapid Fire Dates: Great Mosque of Djenne Rebuild
1887-1888
1928-30
1911-1912
1906-1907
19
Rapid Fire Dates: Nkisi Power Figure Century
19th
16th
17th
18th

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