Exam 2 (Vocab)

Question 1

shaman

Answer 1

individuals (typically priests, preachers, magicians, actors, doctors, and other in larger, more industrialized societies) who are able to enter self-induced trance states and communicate with the celestial world (functions: healing, spiritual, etc)

Question 2

eland

Answer 2

a spiral-horned African antelope that is believed to be a “particularly spiritual animal” even though this spiritual energy runs through every living thing

Question 3

talisman

Answer 3

an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck

Question 4

vigango/kigango

Answer 4

a funerary post in kenya from the giryama people in the 20th century used to commemorate male ancestors (typically those who were members of the elite Gohu society). it provides a physical space to communicate with and leave offerings to spiritual ancestors

Question 5

prayer scroll

Answer 5

used to heal someone who is ill or sick through pulling out bad spirits and demons; written in Ge’ez (sylized, geometric patterns may represent talismen, which hold a protective power and the eyes are emphasized because demons can be removed via eye-to-eye contact)

Question 6

parchment

Answer 6

sacrificed animal skin used as the base for prayer scrolls (the animal sacrifice is a replacement death for the ill person)

Question 7

odo

Answer 7

focus on youth

Question 8

lost-wax method

Answer 8

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Question 9

Oba

Answer 9

divine king in Benin kingdom

Question 10

Olokun

Answer 10

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Question 11

Chi Wara

Answer 11

mythical spirit who taught people how to farm; possibly the product of a female god mating with a cobra

Question 12

minaret

Answer 12

tall, slender tower with a balcony used to call people to prayer

Question 13

Scramble for Africa

Answer 13

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Question 14

Oro Efe

Answer 14

performer on the first night in the Gelede ritual who gets the authority to perform from women; Oro Efe reinforces good behavior and condemns asocial/bad behavior

Question 15

manilla

Answer 15

form of Nigerian currency

Question 16

African wax print cloth

Answer 16

time-intensive product, originally made in Indonesia, but was later adopted by Europe to be mass-made and sold to Western Africa