Indigenous Peoples and Peace Art Flashcards
Distinct social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral to as the lands and natural resources for they live occupy or from which they have been displaced
Indigenous people
Approximately how many indigenous people are there worldwide?
476 million in over 90 countries
Indigenous people are also known as..
First peoples
aboriginal peoples
native peoples
Adivasis
Janajatis
Range from functional works decoration home ceremonial items illustration of blower and history to modern twists of a visual language rooted in culture
arts of indigenous people
Oldest unbroken traditional art in the world
Australian indigenous art
The oldest firmly dated rock art painting in australia
A charcoal drawing on a rock fragment
Several different types of rock art across australia
Rock engravings
consists of various paint colors like yellow brown red and white. The paintings for mostly images of animals or lakes and the dreamtime.
Dot painting
It is a kind of mob like birds eye view of the desert landscape and it is often meant to tell a traditional dreaming story
Aerial desert country landscapes
With one meter high stones firmly embedded in the ground to the smaller stone arrangements found throughout australia
Stone arrangements
Second most populous of all native american people in the united states
Navajo
Navajo people have been known for…
weaving
Are the meso american indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern mexico
Maya
Art is a means of union among men, a means of communication
Leo tolstoy