Much of this work was feathered, and many of the wooden figures were clothed and decorated.
What is Polynesian art?
100
This religious movement influenced Japanese art.
What is Buddhism?
100
A great urban center in Mexico.
What is Teotihuacan?
200
Characterized by free-standing ancestral figures with cylindrical torsos.
What is Dogon sculpture?
200
The reddish volcanic rock, on Easter Island, that was carved to create gargantuan, expressive sculptures of humans weighing as much as twenty tons.
What is tufa?
200
He was the first major narrative scroll painter.
Who is Kanaoka?
200
They frequently used a motif combining human and jaguar features.
What is the Olmec?
300
Masks representing primeval ancestors displauing a dark finish and carved in a geometric style.
What is mortuary heads?
300
Stone amulets, created by the Maori peoples, in the forms of embryonic birds and humans with heads bent to one side.
What is hei tiki?
300
As opposed to the long, narrow horizontal scroll, known as emakimono, this was a hanging scroll.
What is kakemono
300
Their artistic achievements includeda calendar, writing, palaces and temple pyramids, polychrome pottery, stone stele, and stylized wall paintings and bas reliefs.
What is Mayan art?
400
Tending to be naturalistic and commemorative, made in durable materials.
What is courtly art?
400
Unlike this group, the Polynesians intended to create lasting works of art.
Who are Melanesians?
400
This style meant "pictures of the fleeting floating world".
What is Ukiyo-e?
400
Human sacrifice was important in both life and art, so the representation of skulls, hearts, and hands were common.
What is Aztec art?
500
In this religion "being" is regarded as vital energy and not solely as the living state.
What is animist?
500
These islands have sculptures made of large monoliths made of stone, or smaller personal objects of shell, ivory, or wood.
What is the Marquesas Islands?
500
Characterized by gravity, frankness of construction, and simple, vital compositions, sparsely ornamented.
What is Japanese Architecture?
500
They built agricultural terraces and an extensive network of roads and bridges and excelled at stone carving and metal working.