africa Flashcards
1
Q
bundo mask
A
mende peoples
liberia
wood, cloth, fiber
brings girls into womanhood
2
Q
ikenga (shrine figure)
A
igbo peoples (nigeria)
wood
symbolize personal accomplishment
3
Q
lukasa (memory board)
A
luba peoples
wood, beads, metal
narrative
4
Q
aka elephant mask
A
cameroon
wood, woven raffia, cloth, beads
political
5
Q
reliquary figure (byeri)
A
fang peoples
wood
basic shapes
6
Q
veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife
A
yoruba peoples
wood and pigment
exaggerated proportions and open space
7
Q
treasury and great temple
A
jordan
light hits this piece to make it a rose color
outside of a tomb
8
Q
buddha
A
afghanistan
cut rock with plaster
religious
was destroyed in 2001
9
Q
the kaaba
A
mecca
granite
building where muslims face five times a day to pray
