Totem Poles
Totem poles are traditionally associated with which region of Canada? (province/city/area)
Birtish Columbia, Vancouver area
In which region of Canada is Inuit culture traditionally located?
The Arctic and Subarctic (Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon)
What is the name of the island of the Haida peoples
Haida Gwaii
What famous Indigenous artist is associated with the Woodland School of Art?
Norval Morrisseau
What Element of Art refers to the path of a moving point?
Line
What is the name of the animal commonly found on a totem pole, who is a powerful figure and ruler of the skies in First Nations cultures.
Thunderbird
Name one practical object that Inuit artists traditionally made.
Cups, bowls, clothing, blankets, or pillows
Name a type of artwork traditionally associated with Haida art.
Totem poles, prints, carvings
Where does woodland art typically originate from?
Ontario region (and saskatchewan/manitoba)
What Element of Art describes how a surface feels or appears to feel?
Texture
What do totem poles communicate?
A family or village history, identity, lineage, or rights and cultural practices.
What is the name of the Inuit Art statue from Masterpiece Mondays
Standing Bear
What are two common design shapes or forms found in Haida art?
Ovoids and U-form shapes
True
What is the difference between shape and form?
Shape = 2D and Form = 3D
What cultural ceremony was banned by the Canadian government under assimilation policies and was closely connected to the raising of totem poles? (Indigenous Name)
Potlatch
True or False: Haida art contains a lot of organic shapes/forms
True
What is the name of the style that shows the internal parts/spiritual aspects of figures and animals?
X-ray Style
What Element of Art refers to the lightness or darkness of a colour?
Value
What do the raising of totem poles again during the 1950s and 1960s symbolize?
Indigenous cultural reclamation, survival, and resistance.
What is the name of the Haida artist who carved/sculpted the sculpture out of wood in our Masterpiece Mondays
Bill Reid
What do the lines and outlines in woodland art represent?
That everything is connected
What Element of Art refers to the area around, between, and within objects? Or how you can show depth/perspective in a piece
Space