americas pt 2

Question 1

painted elk hide

Answer 1

Cadzi cody
eastern shoshone
wind river reservation, wyoming
painted elk hide
affirmed native identity

Question 2

black-on-black ceramic vessel

Answer 2

maria and julian martinez
new mexico
black ware ceramic

Question 3

conical tower and circular wall of great zimbabwe

Answer 3

southeastern zimbabwe
shona peoples
granite blocks
monoliths and patterns

Question 4

great mosque of djenne

Answer 4

mali
adobe
largest mud-built structure in the world
Sudano-Sahleian

Question 5

wall plaque

Answer 5

boba’s palace
eco peoples (nigeria)
cast brass
part of a collection

Question 6

sika dwa kofi (golden stool)

Answer 6

ashanti peoples (Ghana)
gold over wood
shows the power of the divine

Question 7

ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe miShyaang maMbul

Answer 7

kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of Congo)
wood
commissioned by Kuba leaders as a narrative of their accomplishments

Question 8

power figure

Answer 8

kongo peoples
wood and metal
sharp objects in surface

Question 9

female (pwo) mask

Answer 9

chokwe peoples
wood, fiber, pigment, metal
celebrates adulthood and the breaking away from being with mothers

Question 10

portrait mask (mblo)

Answer 10

baule peoples
wood and pigment
large forehead and downcast eyes symbolize intellect