Asian Art
Referring to the geography of Asia with these terms are considered outdated, as they were created from a Western perspective.
What is Near East or Far East?
In terms of style, African art can mostly be classified as this.
What is abstract?
The term precolumbian refers to the time before this man's explorations to the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The Proud Raven pole was created by this culture.
Who are the Tlingit?
This is a burial mound that is said to hold the relics of the Buddha.
What is a stupa?
Hinduism can be called this, as all the deities derive power from a singular source.
What is polycentrism?
This West African cloth is highly symbolic, unique to the wearer, and originally only worn by elite members of society.
What is kente?
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize make up this region.
What is Mesoamerica?
Commonly called a headdress, the Cheyenne would call these feathered headpieces this.
What is a war bonnet?
This magical creature is said to the held create the first kente cloth.
What is a spider?
He is the founder of Buddhism, and considered the first Buddha.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
They are the typical performers in the African masquerade.
Who are men?
They were the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica.
Who were the Olmec?
They are the ancestor guardians of Easter Island.
Who are the Moai?
The mother of Coyolxauhuqi and Huitzilopotchli.
Who was Coatlicue?
Holding the drum of creation and the fire of destruction, he is the creator and destroyer god in Hinduism.
Who is Shiva?
These are the materials used by contemporary Nigerian artist El Anatsui, that connect to the history of the transatlantic slave trade.
What are aluminum cans and bottle caps?
The Templo Mayor was created by this culture.
Who was placed atop the Proud Raven pole to commemorate the first sighting of a white man in the area?
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"? (Though it's not really him).
The dot on the forehead of the Buddha is called this.
What is an urna?
The bun on the top of the Buddha's head is called this, and is a symbol of Enlightenment.
What is an ushnisha?
The Bronze plaques found in the British museum were looted from this African court.
What is the Kingdom of Benin?
The Inca created textiles made up of symbolic patterns, which were called this.
What are t'oqapu?
This is the original indigenous name for Easter Island.
What is Rapa Nui?
The purpose of totem poles is to do this.
What is commemorate clan and ancestor lineage?