Art
What was most art pieces made out of?
Wood
What do West Africans believe in?
Magic
What is a griot?
A griot is a person or group of people who tell stories and entertain the village.
What is kente?
Kente is a type of cloth with many different patterns.
What was jewelry mostly made of?
Gold, Gems and Shells.
What are priests called?
Witch Doctors.
What does the griot do with the records?
They pass it down from generation to generation so the village knows its history.
Who discovered Kente?
Two young men from Ashanti.
What are 4 types of art they do?
Sculptures, Masks, Jewelry, and Pottery.
What did witch doctors do?
They casted spells to cure the ill and other problems.
What stories were occasionally told by griots?
Stories with morals and lessons.
What does kente represent?
Kente represents the history and philosophy of West Africa.
What 2 things influenced the art in Africa?
Arabs and Christian Europeans.
What were rituals used for?
Rituals were used to call on the spirits and ancestors.
What types of stories were USUALLY told by a griot?
Stories about gods/spirits and kings/heroes.
What type of people use kente today?
Wealthy people.
What were masks decorated with?
Ivory, gems, paint and animal fur.
How do witch doctors able to tell the future?
By throwing bones and seeing what position they land in.
What were the other jobs of the griots?
Keeping records of people and village history.
How was kente discovered.
It was discovered when 2 young men learned how to weave from a spider named Anansi.