What does Matrilineal mean?

Passed down through the Mother's line

Early Western collectors admired all of the following qualities of African masks EXCEPT:

They were made for use, not as "art for art's sake".

Veranda Post, Queen and King Enthroned

Early Western collectors admired all of the following qualities of African masks EXCEPT:

They were made for use, not as "art for art's sake".

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1
What does Matrilineal mean?
Passed between siblings.
Passed down from the father's line.
passage of time along a timelineThis is a wrong answer
Passed down through the Mother's line
2
Identify this piece.
Pwo Mask
Ndop portrait
Malangan Mask
Buk
3
The stones of the Great Enclosure and conical towers at Great Zimbabwe are arranged in
courses of ashlar masonry.
post and lintel construction.
mortared levels.
rows.
4
The great mosque from the islamic African period in 1200 CE was to
Be a source of protection
Be a house for the royals
Be a religious building
5
Early Western collectors admired all of the following qualities of African masks EXCEPT:
Their perceived "primitivism".
They were made for use, not as "art for art's sake".
Their difference from Western norms of beauty.
Their geometric abstraction.
6
Identify this piece
Nikisi n'kondi
Mblo
Pwo
Sika dwa kofi
7
What are some features of this piece that indicate contact with Europeans?
The horse and coral ornaments
Teh use of relief sculpture in bronze
The use of hieratic scale
The presence of attendents and shade coverings
8
What was a common theme for African art during the 19th-20th century to revolve around?
Ancestry
Life
Animals
Power
9
The Bundu mask is atypical among African masks because it is
carved by men.
danced by women.
created by skilled craftspeople.
part of an initiation ritual.
10
What was the function of the Edo plaque?
To show how short they were compared to other Africans
To show their wealth & power
How their village was defeated
The god of Aries would protect them from evil
11
Identify this image.
Wall Plaque from Oba's palace
Caryatid
Veranda Post
Queen and King Enthroned
12
What is the purpose of this piece?
Initiation rituals for women
Remembering the deeds of ancestors
spiritual protection of ancestors
Glorification of the king
13
The Benin plaque is made of
copper
brass
silver
wood
14
Early Western collectors admired all of the following qualities of African masks EXCEPT:
Their geometric abstraction.
Their difference from Western norms of beauty.
Their perceived "primitivism".
They were made for use, not as "art for art's sake".
15
Chokwe masks were used to depict:
Celebration of a woman's successful childbirth
the ideal woman who has gained wisdom.
all of the above.
Celebration of womanhood.

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