Prehistoric
What piece is thought to be the oldest known artwork of any kind from Africa?
Apollo 11 Stones
The elephant mask shows its ties to the wealthy by
its use expensive materials such as the indigo cloth and leopard pelts
The Nukuoro female deity would be used during which ritual?
The harvesting of breadfruit.
What influenced the background for the Oba's Plaque?
Christian crosses brought by European traders.
The Buk mask from Torres Straight was made from what?
Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers (cassowary/frigate bird), resin, and paint
What did the running horned woman represent?
A hunting ritual
to protect what was placed inside the reliquary box
What do the shells represent from the navigation charts?
The location of islands.
Why was Oba the largest figure on the plaque?
To emphasize his power; hierarchy of scale
The Conical Tower at one point functioned as?
A granary
What animal did the sacrum bone come from?
Camelid (a relative of the llama)
What does the name Pwo refer to?
an adult woman who had given birth
The sculptures of Moai are thought to represent what/who?
The chiefs, they are marked by the red rocks on their heads.
What does the Veranda post represent?
The dynamic relationship between the king and his senior wife.
Why is the Golden Stool considered sacred?
It represents the link between the living rulers and the gods.
The precise arrangement and orientation of the megaliths of stonehenge suggest that this site was used for?
marking the solstice
What was mapped out on the Lukasa?
it mapped out information needed to retell traditions and history
What was the difference between the red feathers and the yellow feathers on the Ahu' Ula?
THe yellow feathers were more scarce and were considered worth more
What does the bird atop the kings head in the Veranda Post convey?
Divine presence
Which complex has canals that divide its society?
Nan Madol
The accomplished technical skill displayed on bushel with ibex motifs provides evidence for a society that developed
a specialized division of labor
What are Ikenga figures used for?
To address the powers, successes, and failures of an individual.
Created around 1,000 BCE in the Reef Islands of the Solomon Islands, these red-slipped earthenware fragments were decorated with structured geometric motifs using a tooth-like dentate stamp and inlaid with white coral lime paste
Lapita Terra Cotta Fragment
According to oral tradition, this sacred gold-covered wooden object fell from the heavens into the lap of King Osei Tutu in the early 1700s, unifying the nation and housing the collective soul of its people
Sika Dwa Kofi (Golden Stool)
Carved from extremely dense greywacke using only stone tools, this 3,500-year-old Papuan mortar and pestle—thought to depict a fetal spiny anteater—was revered by the indigenous Enga people as a sacred "simting bilong tumbuna" imbued with its own supernatural life.
The Ambum Stone