exam 1

Question 1

Nok Civilization

Answer 1

Terra Cotta Statues
elongated face and chin resting on knee (single leg)
eyes flat at top curved at bottom
Penis Sheaths
no funerary context to their sculptures
pierced oraphices

Question 2

Ife

Answer 2

heart of yoruba people
small almond eyes in copper statues
elongated neck
scarification
striated lines on face
beaded necklace and headdress
ritual vessels were broken on purpose so liquids could flow into the earth

Question 3

Oni

Answer 3

Ife ruler

Question 4

oba

Answer 4

Yoruba ruler
red garb
ivory cuffs
red coral beads
feet kept off the ground
face covered

Question 5

British Punitive Expedition (1897)

Answer 5

brits wanted to visit Edo people
they refused and brits came anyway
some brits were killed
british sent punishment expedition, they sacked benin and burned down the palace
looted the alters taking heads and plaques. their artwork became disorganized

Question 6

Benin Kingdom,

Answer 6

ruled by Ogiso = king of the sky
leopards and pythons were totems of their rulers
place of the Edo people
plaques depicting king with servants
mudfish are supernatural representing raining season

Question 7

Yoruba

Answer 7

the most twins are in yoruba
circular artworks split into spirit and earth realm
Eshu=trickster god
shango= god of thunder and twins

Question 8

Ifa divination

Answer 8

there is a divination trey involving a ritual with a diviner and pine nuts thrown onto a trey and read.

Question 9

Orisha,

Answer 9

gods of Yoruba

Question 10

Shango

Answer 10

god of thunder and twins
represented as a woman when associated with dance

Question 11

Eshu

Answer 11

trickster/messenger god
god of crossroads
helps with decisions about sex and money
young and old face

Question 12

Gelelde

Answer 12

masking ceremony performed by men for women
old women are considered to have spiritual power
snakes, birds, and lions on the masks
calm humanoid face depicted

Question 13

Ere Ibeji

Answer 13

in the image of twins
statue made in the image of a deceased twin
treated like a living being
depicted in adult form
indigo often used to color hair

Question 14

Ase

Answer 14

Yoruba word meaning power of life

Question 15

Igbo

Answer 15

people of Nigeria
no chief ruler in their society
council of elders makes decisions
meritocracy
ozo=highest title

Question 16

Ikenga,

Answer 16

skulptures associated with status
a shrine to achievment
ichi marks = scarification
horns on the head
weapons and heads of defeated enemies held
birds on top of horns
staff and tusk

Question 17

Agbogho Mmuo

Answer 17

maiden spirit
spirit mask ceremony
white face = purity
spiral hair
Uli paint on face
female - safety - light - order - cumulus clouds

Question 18

Okoroshi,

Answer 18

ugly deformed masks
diverse in design
some are horned and fanged representing bravery
male - bush - dark - chaos

Question 19

Uli,

Answer 19

of the igbo peoples
cursive patterns painted onto bodies
lizards coiled pythons and humanoid figures
spirals, sunburst, and crescent moons

Question 20

Mbari

Answer 20

of the igbo people
houses constructed as property right
depicting gods and abundance
niches occupied by figures
people do not enter
made when something happens like a natural disaster or disease spread
burning of the enclosure fence reveals Mbari for the first time

Question 21

Asante

Answer 21

people of ghana
kente cloths
golden stool

Question 22

Asen,

Answer 22

of the Fon people
forged iron staffs were created for each ancestor serving as a link between the living and the dead where offerings and recognition would be offered to each Asen during the dry season in a ceremony called ahanbiba

Question 23

Makpo

Answer 23

royal staff / club like shape / pineapple king / carried by head of household

Question 24

Bocio

Answer 24

of the Fon people
empowered object / cadaver
accumulated patina further empowers
royal bocio are refined and pristine
regular bocio not as well made

Question 25

Kente

Answer 25

textile cloth strip woven of asante people

Question 26

Adinkra

Answer 26

of Asante people stamped cloth with symbols representing things in their culture

Question 27

the golden stool

Answer 27

of Asante people houses soul of Asante nation stool is more important than the king

Question 28

Akua ba

Answer 28

fertility doll abstracted form with big flat forehead minimal styling utilitarian - kept with mothers or those trying to have children

Question 29

Fon

Answer 29

people of the Dahomey kingdom biggest group in Benin

Question 30

Nommo

Answer 30

of the Dogon primordial ancestors that started the world violent crash in arc spilled four pairs of Nommo into the world figures often sculpted in male/female pairs with pointy heads

Question 31

Ginna

Answer 31

Shrine square / 2 stories / flat roof grid like design roof can stage a performance

Question 32

Togu’na

Answer 32

house of words male meeting place to chill and talk open gazibo type structure posts carved with gendered figures square structure womanly iconography

Question 33

Yapinu ginu

Answer 33

menstruation house exclusive to women curvy closed structure circular woman are together

Question 34

Awa

Answer 34

mens society responsible for making keeping and deligating of masks of the dogon society

Question 35

Dama

Answer 35

of the dogon people collective funeral every years to release the souls since the last Dama

Question 36

Kanaka

Answer 36

dogon mask said to represent lizard figure masking allows for communications with the spirits swoop and hit the ground during masking ceremony

Question 37

Sirige

Answer 37

mask worn during Dama ceremony called tree or big house. very tall mask touches earth and heavens axis mundi

Question 38

Baule

Answer 38

ivory coast

Question 39

Waka snan

Answer 39

figures kept in private space sculptures that embody spirit

Question 40

Blolo bian (or Bla)

Answer 40

of Blaue people spirit spouse can cause problems with sex and relationships smooth surfaces acarification down cast eyes inward looking oradianed with jewelry

Question 41

Mblo

Answer 41

of Baule people portrait masks down cast eyes birds

Question 42

Goli

Answer 42

big series of masks day long masking ceremonies 4 pairs of masks performed 2x per month less spiritual restriction

Question 43

Mouse divination

Answer 43

divination practice using mice to foretell future as mice are considered a vehicle to communicate with the spirit realm