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Sculpture & Carvings / Made of wood, brass, ivory, stone, clay, etc. / Sculptors = believed to be blessed by the gods - deeply respected - made many statues of ancestors / Statues…used in religious rituals for blessing of ancestors … kept in holy places … gifts for gods / Made of wood, brass, ivory, stone, clay, etc. / Sculptors = believed to be blessed by the gods - deeply respected - made many statues of ancestors / Statues…used in religious rituals for blessing of ancestors … kept in holy places … gifts for gods
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West Africans Value Arts
Chapter 6, Section 4 Historical and Artistic Traditions, page 150~151
Created by:Miharu Sugie, Sarah Doyle,
and Anais Teyton
Introduction The African history was told orally for many centuries.
As rituals relating to history were important, so were the many arts of West Africa.
The valued arts include sculpture, mask & cloth making, dance, and music.
Sculpture & Carvings
Made of wood, brass, ivory, stone, clay, etc. Sculptors = believed to be blessed by the gods
- deeply respected
- made many statues of ancestors Statues…used in religious rituals for blessing of
ancestors
… kept in holy places
… gifts for gods
Mask & Cloth making Painted, lifelike Carved from wood Showed animal faces…ex.Lions, hyenas, monkeys, etc
Used in rituals (dancing) Kente--famous fabric
Hand woven, brightly colored Kings and queens clad in it for events
Pictures of West African Cloth (Kente).
Picture of West African Masks, sculptures
Music & Dance
Used for... Entertainment Help for people to honor & respect history
Base for celebrations Dance- vital celebration to this day
Conclusion
African art is still admired
Inspired artist Henri Matisse Pablo Picasso