Question 1

Staff-gods and Mangalan figures are both primarily made of:&#10;A)Wood&#10;B)Feathers&#10;C)Bark&#10;D)Paper

Accepted Answer

Staff-gods and Mangalan figures are both primarily made of wood.
Staff-gods are primarily wood, but they also include bark, feather, and paper. Mangalan figures are primarily wood, but also include vegetable fiber and shell

Question 2

A difference between the performance art of the Pacific and performance art of Africa and Indigenous Americas is that it was:&#10;A)Displayed to remind people of history&#10;B)Intended to be destroyed once the memory was created&#10;C)Carried, exchanged, and used by people of the region&#10;D)Made of wood and coral

Accepted Answer

A difference between the performance art of the Pacific and performance art of Africa and Indigenous Americas is that it was intended to be destroyed once the memory was created.
Pacific performance art objects, such as masks or figurines, were created for very specific purposes. Once these purposes were completed, then the masks or figurines would in many cases be destroyed.

Question 3

The theme most commonly found in Pacific art is:&#10;A)The family&#10;B)The sea&#10;C)The canoe&#10;D)The gods

Accepted Answer

The theme most commonly found in Pacific art is the sea.
The sea was a presence in the daily lives of a large portion of Oceania, as the sea both connects and separates the land and the people of the Pacific.

Question 4

On Rebbelib navigation charts, cowrie or other small shells represent:&#10;A)Wave swells&#10;B)Seafaring canoes&#10;C)Failed voyages&#10;D)Island positions

Accepted Answer

Cowrie or other small shells on a Rebbelib navigation charts represent the position of the islands.
Cowrie or other small shells represented the position of the islands on a Rebbelib, or a navigation chart. This would help sailors navigate their travels in the sea around the Marshall Islands. This information was memorized, and the charts would not be carried on the voyages.

Question 5

The representation of species of fish and birds on the Malangan:&#10;A)Alludes to the waning influence of indigenous cultures&#10;B)Alludes to the cyclical nature of the economy&#10;C)Alludes to natural characteristics and specific myths&#10;D)Alludes to familiar songs and folklore

Accepted Answer

The representation of species of fish and birds on the Malangan alludes to natural characteristics and specific myths.
A rock cod is depicted at the base of this figure. This is a species, which as it grows older, changes gender from male to female. The rock cod features in an important myth of the founding of the first social group or clan, and so it also alludes to the identity of that clan group

Question 6

Across Polynesia, the color red used in a feather cape was associated with:&#10;A)Heaven and earth&#10;B)Gods and chiefs&#10;C)Flora and fauna&#10;D)Plants and harvest

Accepted Answer

Across Polynesia, the color red used in a feather cape was associated with gods and chiefs.
Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. Such cloaks and capes were called ahu'ula or red garments. These garments announced their status to others.

Question 7

All of the following carry meaning in Pacific art except:&#10;A)The act of creating the art&#10;B)The act of performing the art&#10;C)The act of destroying the art&#10;D)The art itself

Accepted Answer

All of the following carry meaning in Pacific art except the art itself.
The object itself does not have meaning; rather meaning is communicated at the time of the work's appearance. This includes the means by which it was created and what parts of it were destroyed or not.

Deck 9: (AP) Art History: the Pacific