Exam 24: The Arts

Jennifer Neptune was asked by a Native American elder to make a reproduction of a clothes item from the late 18th century seen in a photograph of material artifacts from his tribe.This work allowed the current tribal members to appreciate the rich cultural past of their own tribe.What was this item that she reproduced?

Why have the basic working-class American tattoo designs (such as "Mother" or "Donna" inscribed alongside a heart),been relegated to the bottom rung of today's tattoo hierarchy?

Master Ghanaian carpenter Paa Joe is most known for:

Huichol Indians use the roots of the Chama cactus for their trances.

Jennifer Neptune worked with the Penobscot Indians to recover an earlier type of hunting tool tradition.

What types of symbolic expression are used in visual art? Name and discuss two types,and give examples of each.

Anthropological interest in art goes beyond the appreciation of beauty in its many various forms.Explain why anthropologists are interested in art and how that interest has contributed to the understanding of cultures.Give two specific examples to illustrate your points.

The "coffin plane" now in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington,D.C. ,made only one independent flight before being stored as an art form.

Which of the following is not a common depiction of Bushmen rock art?

Among Australian aborigines,the ancestors' tracks on the earth are known in song as:

The interpretative approach can be used to better understand the meaning of rock paintings in southern Africa.

What is a motif? Explain this by giving an example.

The Bushmen use many natural minerals and materials for their rock art.Which of the following is not a commonly used material?

The observation that all cultures include activities that provide aesthetic pleasure suggests all of the following except:

The significance of tales to anthropologists is partly in their distribution across cultures.

Two people playing different patterns of beats at the same time is called:

Distinguish the anthropological use of the term "myth" from its popular meaning.

Your text describes a type of narrative found in many cultures in which a peasant father and his son,while traveling with their beast of burden,meet a number of people who criticize them.What is the motif?

Most of the situation comedies,soap operas,and adventure series shown on television are non-religious,non-historical,and appreciated primarily as a source of entertainment.Thus they may be classified as what kind of verbal arts?

What is ethnomusicology?