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Flashcards in Africa Vocab Deck (12)
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1
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Bas-relief

A

low relief

2
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Cire perdue

A

French for lost wax casting

3
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Course

A

horizontal layer of stone used in building

4
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Dressed Stone

A

highly finished, precisely cut block of stone

5
Q

Fetish

A

inanimate object worshipped for its magical powers or because it is inhabited by a spirit

6
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Finial

A

knoblike architectural decoration usually found at the top point of a spire, pinnacle, canopy, or gable

7
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Kente

A

Ashanti woven textiles

8
Q

Oba

A

ruler or king

9
Q

Scarification

A

decorations made by scarring

10
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Terracotta

A

medium made from clay fired over a low heat and sometimes left unglazed

11
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Warp

A

vertical threads in a weaver’s loom. Warp threads make up a fixed framework that provides the structure for the entire piece of cloth.

12
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Weft

A

The horizontal threads in a woven piece of cloth. Weft threads are woven at right angles and through the warp threads to make up the bulk of the decorative pattern.