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African Art History1
Cross Cultural
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What African Culture are the Drums from | Asante, of Ghana |
| Who carved the African Drum | Nana Osei Bonsu |
| An indigenous aspect of the Bonsu Drum | similar protruding shape, similar materials |
| The three cross cultural items | Ameri African Drums, Afro Brazilian Oratorio, African American Wooden Statue |
| A an appropriation of the Asante culture, an addition to the slave drum | breasts |
| What period are the African Drums from | 20th century |
| What period are the American Drums from | 18th century |
| What region of Africa mixed with Brazilian roots to form the Oratorio | West Africa |
| What are the Oratorio's contents that represent the complete fusion of the two cultures | ex-voto and saint carvings |
| What was the indigenous property of the Oratorio | housed fetishes, whose magic could be activated through worship |
| Appropriated aspect of Oratorio | religious references, diorama concept |
| What were Africans doing in Brazil | Dutch Slave Trade |
| What time period is the Oratorio from | 19th century |
| What time period is the Wooden Statue from | 20th century |
| Who carved the wooden statue | Sargent Claude Johnson |
| What is the wooden statue called | Forever Free |
| Indigenous aspect of wooden carving | nude bodies, body proportions |
| Appropriated aspect of wooden carving | conservative slave dress |