African Lit
This person wrote Things Fall Apart
Who is Chinua Achebe
This is what African masks traditionally used for
What is to express man’s connection & relationship w/ nature?
This is the name Nigerian head wrap
What is gele?
The World’s largest church, Basilica of our lady of Peace is located in this country
What is Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)?
In this tribe, it is the norm for women to wear large pottery or wooden plates in their lower lips
What is the Mursi tribe of Ethiopia?
This is where African literature originates from
What is Suburb Rhodesia?
This is the material that most African masks made out of
What is Wood?
A four-piece male attire found among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, West Africa is called this
What is agbada?
The “Door of no Return” is located in this country
What is Senegal?
This is the name of the annual ritual and competition that sees young men dress up in elaborate ornamentation and traditional face paint and gather in lines to dance and sing
What is the Guerewol?
This is the role of a griot
What is to tell stories and keep track of history and developments of African people over time?
Symbols and patterns used on African masks were mostly____
What is Geometric?
Kente cloth is worn mostly in this country
What is Ghana?
In this country, they have “baobab” trees that are over 2000 years old
What is Madagascar?
the Chewa’s Festival of the Dead in Malawi have meals prepared with water squeezed out from this
What is dead body?
this book from South African writer Cynthia Nozizwe Jele has been made into a motion picture
What is Happiness is a Four-Letter Word?
These types of sculptures were used to carve a chief’s or king’s scepter or pendant masks
What are Ivory sculptures?
This is what kufi is
What is a traditional brimless cloth hat worn by men throughout the African diaspora
Established in the early 19th century, Kolmanskop is one of the most visited tourist sites in this country
What is Namibia?
rather than saying hello, the Massai tribe found in Kenya and Tanzania does this as a way of greeting
What is spitting?
The name of this novel was influenced by an album of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti
What is Beast of no nation?
This is what a "Ndop" is
What is a wooden sculpture used to represent the ruler of the tribe/kingdom?
The Herero women of this country have adapted the Victorian dress of their German settlers that consist of a cowhorn-shaped hat
What is Namibia?
Of the Seven Wonders of the World, this landmark remains relatively intact
What is the Great pyramid of Giza?
In Eastern Cape, South Africa, young Xhosa men take part in a coming-of-age initiation called this
What is "Ulwaluko"?