Exam 29: Art of Africa in the Modern Era

In Yoruba tradition, honoring a deceased __________ by creating a beautiful dwelling place for its spirit represents hope for the future, for survival, and for prosperity.

Whenever the okyeame or __________, for an Ashanti ruler spoke on behalf of the ruler, he held a staff.

African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed in natural history or ethnographic museums.

Why do children hold a key place in African ritual and society?

How are African traditional art forms known to us today?

Throughout the colonial period and after World War II, many African artists trained in __________.

How did the Nkanu peoples confront colonial domination through art?

In the view of many African cultures, a person's death is comparable to __________.

Yoruba sculptural figures are typically __________ in size and static in position.

How is contemporary African art different than tradition-based African art?

Why do many African cultures emphasize the importance of maintaining relationships with ancestral spirits?

Why are major deities rarely depicted in African art?

What traditional practice in Yoruba culture is used to determine the source of a client's problem?

How do the Chokwe use divination?

Which statement does NOT apply to the kente cloth produced by the Ashanti culture?

Prior to the twentieth century, African art collections in the West were typically housed in ___________.

What happened to art shipped from Africa to Western Europe prior to the twentieth century?

The __________ care for a spirit spouse in hopes that life unfolds more smoothly.

The large central "X" on Bwa masks represents the __________ that every initiated Bwa wears as a mark of devotion.

Before the nineteenth century, the most important external influence on African cultures was __________.