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The Yoruba veranda post depicts:

The sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool) represents:

Duplicate of AP Art History Africa

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Content Unit 6: Africa, 1100-1980 CE

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1
The sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool) represents:
the power of the Asante king.
the most sacred seat of the king.
the soul and identity of the Asante people.
2
The Yoruba veranda post depicts:
the king and his senior wife
the line of royal succession
a mother and child
3
The stone walls of Great Zimbabwe exemplify the use of:
ashlar masonry
flying buttresses to support massive walls
large barrel vaults
mud-baked brick
4
Nkisi n'kondi figures are used by:
Kongo elders
royalty
military leaders
ritual specialists
5
The Bundu mask is atypical among African masks because it is:
created by specialists.
it is danced by women.
part of an initiation ritual
carved by men
6
The most prevalent material used by African artists (in the 250) before colonization was:
shells
wood
bone
metal
7
The iconography of the Kuba Ndop suggests:
kingship
religious authority
military status
8
To show the relative importance of the king, the sculptor employed which
engraving
deep relief
hierarchical scale
lost wax casting
9
Which culture created the Ikenga (shrine figure)?
Ashanti
Kongo
Luba
Igbo
10
The power of this figure is activated by:
its performance in a masquerade.
impaling the figure or hanging objects upon it.
being carried in a procession
11
The content of this sculptural program was:
scenes from successful military battles
scenes from the origin story of the Edo people.
scenes in the life of the royal court
scenes of slave raids