Week 13 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the role of potlatches in northwest coast worldview (British Columbia)?
A
Basis of government
2
Q
What are transformation masks?
A
Northwest costs animated animal masks
3
Q
What material were the totem poles traditionally made of and why?
A
Cedar to let it decay
4
Q
What is the art «the spirit of Haida» by bill Reid a representation of?
A
Connection (with mythical creatures from Haida stories and mouse woman
5
Q
What did bill Reid’s art do?
A
Revitalisation of the northwest coast art
6
Q
What does the Inuit worldview revolves around?
A
Spirits lying within animals, including the spirit of deceased relatives
