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AP Art History Pacific Art and Americas
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1
In what context would a mask like this be used?
annual festival
initiation
funerary
coming of age
2
What basalt used to construct complexes in Nan Madol?
it is light and easy to transport
it could be broken into columnar shapes that were useful
it was rare, meaning it indicated great wealth
it was a good insulator
3
In
Pisupo Lua Afe,
the artist was trying to say
colonial economies have a negative global impact
imported goods have a neg. impact on Pacific island cultures
over consumption is bad
Pacific Islanders can embrace new cultures
4
what do these masks represent?
bush spirits
all of the above
spiritual doubles
dead ancestors
5
The 'aha 'ula was created to be a
shared costume in family units
sacred garment work by chiefs
ceremonial textile brought from distant lands
trade item
6
Maria and Julian Martinez referenced ancient Puebloan past by
creating ritual jewelry
reviving complex ceramic coloration techniques
carefully recreating designs of gods from old pots
excavating ancestral sites
7
How do the walls of Saqsa Waman at Cusco exemplify Inka architectural conventions?
megalithic stone blocks
buttresses to support the walls
they use standardized blocks to make patterns
complex vaulting for big interiors
8
The cape was intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
demonstrate wealth and good taste
frighten the viewer
protect the wearer
contain the family's mana
9
What happened to these objects after they were used?
they were placed in a temple
they were floated out to sea
they were destroyed
they were given to the chief
10
The location of the Lanzon Stele was intended to
enhance its visibility for larger crowds
create a dramatic viewing experience for the selected viewer
allow big crowds to move around it
maximize its exposure to the sun
11
When creating Black on Black ceramic vessel, Martinez was influenced by what contemp movement?
Art Deco
Renaissance
Expressionism
Bauhaus
12
The patterns on the cape are traditionally
passed down in families from mother to daughter
selected and commissioned by the weaver
associated with a particular lineage
owned adn produced exclusively by the artist
13
This mask was intended to be experienced in all the following ways EXCEPT
opening and closing during performances
musically clanking and rattling while the wearer moved
illuminated by firelight while the viewer danced
changing the wearer from human to eagle
14
How do we know this is a ritual object?
the material used
the alignment to the sun
the shape of the stone
the trace amounts of paint
15
Reliefs like this were most often found in what context?
as part of a relief embedded in architecture
on small personal shrines
commissioned by the Spanish Viceroy and taken to Spain
in burial chambers