Creative Expression: Anthropology & the Arts
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show | anime
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show | popular culture
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show | arts
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musical form that is mixing w/British pop music & reggae to become popular form of world music | show 🗑
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bhangra originated in folk music of __ in N. India & E. Pakistan | show 🗑
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marking and adorning the body as an expression of cultural and personal identity, or which serves other functions | show 🗑
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application of aesthetic principles to the production of utilitarian objects and activities | show 🗑
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performances that are expressive forms of culture with functions similar to the other arts | show 🗑
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show | ledger drawings
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show | manga
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show | Orientalism
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contemporary visual arts and cultural performances of non-Western peoples, as they are increasingly part of a capitalistic global art world that includes international collections, museum exhibits, and tourism | show 🗑
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incorporates different musical styles from cultures throughout the world | show 🗑
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art is a(n) __ aspect | show 🗑
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art is guided by __ __ involving imagination, beauty, skill, & style | show 🗑
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painting, architecture, sculpture, carving, pottery, & weaving are considered __ & __ arts | show 🗑
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show | crafts
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music, song, poetry, folklore, & myths are considered __ __ of sound as art | show 🗑
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dance, sports, games, & play are __ of human body considered art | show 🗑
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in Japan, __ __ is considered an art form | show 🗑
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in Spain, __ is considered art form | show 🗑
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in China & Islamic Middle East, __ is considered art form | show 🗑
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fundamental dimension of human species | show 🗑
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tools manufactured according to aesthetic principles, embellishment of burial sites beyond practical, & sophisticated/complex cave paintings/sculptures of prehistoric human’s indicate __ __ between arts & being human | show 🗑
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show | Neanderthals
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show | sophisticated artistic
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show | expression
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show | cultural themes
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show | conscious; unconscious
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creative expression __ to different aspects of culture | show 🗑
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show | pleasure; inseparable
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show | fragmented nature
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art is embedded in almost all aspects of culture in __ societies | show 🗑
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show | Inuit
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show | instrumental value
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Inuit do not make distinction between __ & __, as is similar in other nonindustrial societies | show 🗑
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in West creative arts such as dance, weaving, singing, & playing of musical instruments are performed as a special __ __ __ called the arts | show 🗑
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societies, other then West, dance, weaving, singing, & playing of musical instruments are connected with __ __ activities such as religion, exchange, or storytelling | show 🗑
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show | specialized role
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show | originality
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show | innovation; difference
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show | Western perception of artist
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show | art in Africa
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show | ethnocentric
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evidence indicates making of art in all cultures recognized as a(n) __ __, although not necessarily innovative process | show 🗑
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creation of something entirely new | show 🗑
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improvisation more highly valued than artistic originality & creativity expressed in creating interesting & endless __ on already established __ themes | show 🗑
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believe only one right way to sing a song; improvisation not valued, foreign music dangerous & not for __ | show 🗑
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show | remain stable
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arts are a means of __ __ through images & marking real world __ | show 🗑
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art expresses basic __, __ & __ of reality in ways that are culturally meaningful | show 🗑
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show | reflection; intensifies
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much of power of the arts comes from its __ __which leaves production/performance open to __ of interpretations | show 🗑
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show | basic cultural theme
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artistic production/performance may | show 🗑
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show | one another
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important anthropological perspective on arts is to understand surface & deep __ __ through which arts __ & __ responses from participants/audience | show 🗑
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show | symbolic art
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show | art products or performances
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in some cultures, art products/performances are believes not merely to __ but to partake of the __ of the thing visualized | show 🗑
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show | spirit; powerful
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show | powerful; traditional processes
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show | art; religion
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show | stability
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show | separated
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religious groups may attempt to __ __ on art they consider __ | show 🗑
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show | Black Madonna
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religious leaders in US put pressure on media to exclude showing portion of __ 2000 concert in Rome incorporating __ __ | show 🗑
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artistic forms are powerful means of symbolic __, conveying __ & provoking interpretation & emotions that have both individual & cultural __ | show 🗑
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show | traditional artistic symbols; emotions
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one of important contributions of anthropological perspective on art is ability to convey the __ __ symbolic elements to outsiders | show 🗑
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show | Western music
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important in evoking emotion because people in that culture have been taught the association | show 🗑
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show | emotionally
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show | embodies
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refers to characteristic manner of expression & different cultures/artists have different ones | show 🗑
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__ principles are often very stable | show 🗑
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show | archaeological evidence
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show | chronological periods
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artistic styles are often used by archaeologists to __ different cultures in region from each other | show 🗑
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show | prehistoric cultures
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artistic styles are often used by archaeologists to speculate about __ & __ __ in ancient cultures who either had no writing systems or writing systems are not understood | show 🗑
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show | emphasis
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show | masks; paintings
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show | verbal skills
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writing is one of defining attributes of civilization & key source of cultural identity & unity | show 🗑
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in China, writing was __ __ of legitimacy & appeared on state monuments & documents | show 🗑
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show | Islam
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show | geometric design; calligraphy
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show | emphasis; cultural meaning
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show | ritual
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art functions in society to __ cultural themes | show 🗑
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art functions in society by confirming __ __ by making visible power of __ or government __ | show 🗑
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show | resist authority
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art functions in society to express personal & social __ | show 🗑
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show | elites; domination
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allow only people in certain social statuses to wear certain material goods | show 🗑
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example of art used to resist domination of the state | show 🗑
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art is used to intensify ideas of __ | show 🗑
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art is used to express & record ethnic __ & __ | show 🗑
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art is used to make __ statements | show 🗑
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artistic expression using __ __ & __ is powerful way of communicating with & attempting to control natural/supernatural worlds | show 🗑
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dance movements that imitate movements of animals are believed to exert control over those animals; dependence on nature leads to perception of it as an active/personal force to which people must appeal in order to survive | show 🗑
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show | contemporary hunting societies
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among most spectacular remains left by early Homo sapiens & provides understanding of connections between art & ritual | show 🗑
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about 32,00 years old | show 🗑
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about 10,000 years old | show 🗑
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show | best-known Paleolithic cave art sites
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Altamira caves in Spain & Grottle Chauvet caves in France are sites of __ __ save paintings | show 🗑
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show | bulges; dips
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cave artists __ __ rock in low relief, to make work more dramatic | show 🗑
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show | costume; jewelry
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Paleolithic artists __ & __ human figures & ritual & ceremonial objects | show 🗑
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show | grave goods
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Paleolithic artists made __ __ that may indicate some for of record keeping | show 🗑
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Paleolithic artists made systems of __ & __ in addition to their paintings | show 🗑
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show | sexual; seasonal
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show | illustrations; processes
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Ice Age cave art also contains frequent markings of __ __ | show 🗑
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theories about implications of cave art speculate that a hunter drew image of animal kill in sacred spot in order to __ its __ to nature | show 🗑
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show | intense emotions
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art forms are not merely a(n) | show 🗑
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show | integration
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death, pride, gender relations are | show 🗑
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show | particular; compelling
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show | dominant cultural themes
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show | explicitly; unconscious
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in art a repressed aspect of a culture is considered | show 🗑
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show | pop culture
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show | otaku
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show | kawaii
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cuteness image from Japan; big-eyes, beribboned, expressionless pussycat character w/out a mouth to express emotion | show 🗑
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awakened from eons of submarine sleep by hydrogen bomb explosion; exhibits radiation-induced physical deformities & engages in nightly attacks on Tokyo reducing city & people to ashes | show 🗑
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interprets contemp. Pop culture of anime/manga/otaku subculture growing out of repercussions of Japanese defeat by US & dropping on A-bomb, & post-war society dominated by American-imposed democratization & demilitarization | show 🗑
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Murakami emphasize that Japan has not really examined its __ for events in WWII & post-WWII | show 🗑
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Murakami emphasizes denying WWII event traumas created __ __ such as anxiety, shame, & pervasive sense of impotence which find their outlets in pop culture | show 🗑
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Murakami reinforces view that Japan’s postwar dependence on US has kept it from __ __ | show 🗑
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reflected in popular fascination in Japan w/fantasies of violence & power, frequently used in anime | show 🗑
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show | opposite obsession
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show | African-American
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show | Tenjho Tenge
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show | Infinite Ryvius
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show | Samurai Champloo
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show | height of fashion
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show | fansubbing
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emphasizes potential for anthropological & ethnographic research exploring cultural context of Japanese pop cultures & global interactions of its participants | show 🗑
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show | Clifford Geertz
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show | expressive forms
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consuming passion of Balinese; competition for prestige among men; intense identification w/animals w/much time spent caring, discussing, & looking at them | show 🗑
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show | ideal masculine self
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in identifying w/his animal, Balinese man identifying with what he most fears, hates & fascinated by __ __ __ that animal represents | show 🗑
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cockfight embodies opposition of __ & __ | show 🗑
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show | creative power
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cockfight embodies __ __ of loosened animality | show 🗑
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central to Balinese cockfighting & basic part of competition for prestige that forms deep play aspect | show 🗑
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show | own masculinity
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show | prestige
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refer to as “playing with fire without getting burned” in Balinese cockfighting | show 🗑
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show | rivalries; hostilities
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expression of open interpersonal & intergroup __ almost never happens in course of __ Balinese life | show 🗑
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show | aesthetic ritual
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show | bullfighter
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involve complex & elaborate process of ritualized violence that makes it not only acceptable but beautiful | show 🗑
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show | skill; grace; courage
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show | competition; self-image
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show | matador
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for the audience, in a bullfight, __ __of honor is in physical shakedown, in public, between two men | show 🗑
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show | murder
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for Spanish, bullfight is not example of indulging in __ __ __ | show 🗑
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show | honor; anger
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power embodied in ruler/state represented through graphic, oral, or architectural/performing arts | show 🗑
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reiterate/legitimate divine/other source of ruler’s power & political structure through which society is governed | show 🗑
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art that reflect/send powerful message about importance of social hierarchy in Native American on NW coast of N America | show 🗑
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example of art legitimate social hierarchy & power, contributing to stability, especially in transitional times | show 🗑
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show | Inca kings
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show | upper-class natives of Peru
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visual language of European culture | show 🗑
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Chinese believe only those w/knowledge of past could have vision of __ | show 🗑
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essential imperial Chinese courts possess historical __ & __ to display knowledge | show 🗑
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life-size portraits of emperor had to incorporate (2) main Chinese ideals of __ __ | show 🗑
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show | Chinese
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show | individualized features
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Chinese imposing demeanor of absolute ruler, the __ of __ | show 🗑
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show | mythological; Confucian rulers
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show | folktales; oral traditions
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show | oral traditions
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show | African-American oral traditions
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show | Br’er Rabbit
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Br’er Rabbit stories are direct descendent of __ __ of W Africa & were also possibly responses to those local hierarchies | show 🗑
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show | badman
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one of most important artistic efforts & performances are those representing __ & continuity of __ __ | show 🗑
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show | illiterate
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ledger drawing of some Native American groups are example of use of art to __ history & __ cultural identity | show 🗑
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practice of carving a record of their chiefs into canes | show 🗑
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many of __ __ told by Native American groups demonstrate resilience of people who have experienced great hardship | show 🗑
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Native American ledge drawings provide a __ __ record, way for people to __ themselves in history beyond myths & legends | show 🗑
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show | trading posts
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show | men; warfare; hunting; tribal identity
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show | personal histories
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show | social customs & communal history
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show | art form
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when 70 Native Americans (S Cheyenne) imprisoned at Ft Marion in St Augustine scores of ledger drawings produced, which was a time of __ __ __ | show 🗑
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body art & adornments serves to announce identification with __ __ or mark their __ __ in society | show 🗑
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show | Polynesia
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body tattoos developed as form of decoration identifying men on margins of society, such a criminals | show 🗑
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show | Western societies
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popularity of piercing/tattooing indicates that these forms of body decoration are now part of __ | show 🗑
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in many cultures body art associated with enhancing beauty, thus related to | show 🗑
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show | henna
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show | India & Middle East
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young girl 1st decorated w/henna 3-4 in prep for Muslim holiday of Ramadan | show 🗑
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show | marriage; transition
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first night in 3-day marriage celebration | show 🗑
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girl decorated w/henna toward end of pregnancy; viewed as way of preventing illness/misfortune by placating malevolent spirits call jinn | show 🗑
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show | month of Muharram
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show | representational art
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henna parties are occasions where women are __ __ __ | show 🗑
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personal identity deeply connected to artist’s body work, & art critics/historians often try to link artist’s personal identity with their art | show 🗑
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great Mexican muralist | show 🗑
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votive painting of Christian saints & martyrs; Frida Kahlo | show 🗑
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show | Mexican folklore image La Llorona
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indigenous Mexican Tehuana costume of long embroidered skirt & blouse expressed Frida Kahlo’s __ w/peasants & poor of Mexico | show 🗑
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Kahlo’s paintings evidenced dualistic principles of dark/light & day/night which have origin in | show 🗑
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show | Kahlo
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combined historical images w/abstract expressionism & pop art of Native American life | show 🗑
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generated outraged responses among both native & non-native viewers because it broke taboo on talking about ways alcoholism devastated so many Indian lives | show 🗑
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differences in museum exhibits of Western & non-Western art implicitly distinguishes between __ us of West and non-Western __ other | show 🗑
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show | us; them
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show | we; other
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show | insight; fantasies
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show | outsiders
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show | observed; observers
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show | Orient
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show | Egyptian experience
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Europeans saw __ __ as threatening because perceived it as __ European civilization | show 🗑
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show | Orientalist paintings
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show | Islam in Orientalist paintings
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show | gender roles & relationships
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most common symbol of Oriental masculinity, painted in more relaxed poses, drinking coffee, or smoking hookah | show 🗑
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central to European fantasies of period of Orientalism | show 🗑
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women were portrayed as Orient’s __ __ whether hidden behind veil or revealed in harem | show 🗑
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show | harems & slave markets
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show | postcards
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show | inaccessibility
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connects Orientalist fantasies to colonial reality, noting that raiding of women has always been dream & obsession of total victor | show 🗑
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show | Orientalist representations of women
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show | stereotyped; contrasted
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show | indigenous peoples
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quite willing to manipulate both art objects & info about their production to meet demands of Western buyers | show 🗑
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has now become important factor in both understanding & marketing their arts | show 🗑
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importance of artist in N American societies contrasts w/more general emphasis of __ __ in indigenous society | show 🗑
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show | status
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show | Maria Martinez
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arts have always been important in __ cultural boundaries | show 🗑
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promoted by popular Western TV shows about non-Western cultures, worldwide sale of ethnic art, traveling museum shows, circulation of tribal arts among Western collectors, & tourism | show 🗑
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artistic objects/performance that have origins in ritual/social life may become, through __, core around which modern cultural identities are constructed & important source of __ | show 🗑
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often debases indigenous, culturally authentic, & creative art into mass-produced souvenirs of low quality, lacking any cultural meaning | show 🗑
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show | support; reaffirm
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show | Bali
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ritually & socially significant cultural elements change __ as they become part of staged performances for tourists or move from original cultural context into world art market | show 🗑
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more recent anthropological interests in art are ways in which artworks of nonindustrialized societies have become __ in process of globalization | show 🗑
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more recent anthropological interests in art are ways in which artworks of nonindustrialized societies have become re-conceptualized __ & __ to meet worldwide demand | show 🗑
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traditional gate keepers of Western concepts of art; claim great art measured & responded to in terms of universal intrinsic artistic qualities | show 🗑
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emphasize art is culturally mediated perspective through which art is not only produced but viewed | show 🗑
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one’s education, social status, knowledge about reputation of artist, commercial value of art, & Western perceptions of nonindustrial cultures | show 🗑
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show | museum exhibits
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museums originated as national __ __, scientific institutions, preservers of disappearing cultures, & __ collections | show 🗑
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show | functionalist view of art
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primitive art in civilized places | show 🗑
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show | life histories
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show | cultural imperialism
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repression of ethnographic context, meaning & intention in exhibition of indigenous art made “primitives” seem less than __ & consolidated Western feelings of __ | show 🗑
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claimed art museum exhibits of decontextualized non-Western art emphasizing antique, pure, & authentic, ignored actual values of those who made art & placed art within Western capitalist culture, as commodities | show 🗑
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show | ethnographic inquiry
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museums __ & __ our perceptions of other culture | show 🗑
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mainly subsistence cultivators; two artistic products of tongkonan & tau-tau | show 🗑
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show | tongkonan
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wooden effigies of nobles carved in connection w/mortuary ritual; carved only for wealthiest nobility; important symbol of aristocratic status | show 🗑
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ethnographer of Toraja; tau-tau & tongkonan are key elements in cultural, political & economic struggle to define many cultural identities | show 🗑
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Toraja, tau-tau & tongkonan are key elements in cultural, political & economic struggle to define cultural identity in their __ social hierarchy | show 🗑
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show | regional multiethnic
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Toraja, tau-tau & tongkonan are key elements in cultural, political & economic struggle to define cultural identity in larger __ state | show 🗑
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show | wider world
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show | embodying; challenging
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show | social rank
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nobles in Toraja society | show 🗑
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show | ordinary people
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show | visual aspect
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tongkonan of __ are fully carved & adorned w/intricate patterns | show 🗑
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show | small portions
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tongkonan of slaves were __ from decorating houses | show 🗑
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relationship between tongkonan, family prestige & power is reinforced by __ in public rituals | show 🗑
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show | one’s own prestige
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Indonesian government’s use of tongkonan imagery on __ & __ give Toraja important identity as part of Indonesian state | show 🗑
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because of tourist interest in tongkonan Toraja were __ by Indonesian officials to alter them | show 🗑
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Torajan art also define Toraja in context of regional ethnic __ | show 🗑
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two important Muslim ethnic groups among Toraja | show 🗑
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tau-tau are commissioned by __ __ __ & every step of carving surrounded by ritual | show 🗑
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when __ __ tau-tau adorned with finely woven clothing, betel nut bag filled w/silver & bamboo utensils, head dressing, gold jewelry, & sacred knife | show 🗑
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tau-tau is supposed to __ deceased & it makes their __ __ | show 🗑
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due to Christian influence tau-tau are now viewed as __ __ of dead person | show 🗑
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in Toraja, tourism began process by which __ __ objects have been transformed into __ __ of economic significance | show 🗑
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show | ancestor abduction
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world music is based on __ musical traditions, produced for __ occasions, in __ languages | show 🗑
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traditional musicians, in world music, have frequently adopted Western __ & __ | show 🗑
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show | call-and-response; polyrhythm
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preserved by slaves & adapted into sacred & secular music of New World | show 🗑
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bhangra is music of __ but means different things to different __ | show 🗑
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bhangra often music of resistance to young, urban __ __ __ | show 🗑
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elders consider bhangra Western __ of their traditions | show 🗑
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