Art history

Answar one full paragraph for each quation 

1-Masks in Our Society

How do we in our society approach the tradition of mask wearing?  Can you think of a ceremony, ritual in which you are required or invited to wear a mask?  How is this experience different than those of the Yupik people?

2-Please choose one of the topics below :

A)Comment on the significance and importance of Haida poles.

B)What stylistic characteristics do you think the artist used to create and/or achieve human aspects of the Kwakiutl transformational mask?

3-comment on the exaggerated features of Kwakiutl masks. What do they signify?

4-Think about the way of life for both the high-ranking Puebloans and the Adenas. What do the artifacts and their built environment tell us about their daily rituals?  Make sure you discuss specific objects discussed in the module and build your argument around examples with identifications and details.

5-Please only choose one of the two topics below: 

A)Describe one of the major symbolism of the N. American Pipes as you learned from the modules.

B)Daily rituals: Shamans, objects and the structure.  Think about the way of life for both the high-ranking Puebloans and the Adenas. What do the artifacts and their built environment tell us about their daily rituals?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1169905-1,00.html

http://images.library.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/5869?search=burial%20masks&submit_search=Search

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/indigenous-americas/a/fort-ancient-culture-great-serpent-mound

https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/13421/files/878992/download

http://books.google.com/books?id=PQVOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59&lpg=PT59&dq=mesa+verde+cliff+palace+cremation&source=bl&ots=0obQdn_vTq&sig=gScCVetE8YMiCDVUSZD5t2x-iME&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MNxFVMGsOe3P8QGpjoHgBA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=mesa%20verde%20cliff%20palace%20cremation&f=false

http://anthropology.si.edu/founding_collections.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/connections/masks#/Feature/

https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/ap-art-history/indigenous-americas/a/transformation-masks

http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/totem.html

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/131362/Kachina_Doll_Paiyatemu