Question

36.Carved from a single piece of wood, this pole was created to satisfy the spirits of people who had not received a proper burial after falling victim to headhunters. Photo by Sailko, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license. What type of Oceanic art is this considered?

1. Australian art
2. Micronesian art
3. Melanesian art
4. Polynesian art

Answer 1

In Northeast New Guinea, the New Ireland culture carves detailed poles as well as figures and boats. These wood carvings are created to honor those who have recently died and to help send the person’s spirit to the ancestors. What is the name for these wood carvings?

Answer 2

In Northeast New Guinea, the New Ireland culture carves detailed poles as well as figures and boats. These wood carvings are created to honor those who have recently died and to help send the person’s spirit to the ancestors. There are houses used for housing these wood carvings and for hosting important cultural ceremonies. What is the name for these houses?

Answer 3

A hos was a charm that had an abstract human form whose legs were made from the spines of stingrays. What type of Oceanic art is it representative of?
A. Melanesian art

B. Polynesian art

C. Australian art

D. Micronesian art

Answer 4

How many monoliths are found on Easter Island? A. Approximately 100 B. Over 800 C. Close to 450 D. Fewer than 70

Answer 5

Many of the sculptures created in Polynesia are not clearly male or female.
a. true
B. false

Answer 6

Aboriginal cultures believed the world was created by ancestral totemic spirits during a period called “Dreamtime.”
1 true
2 false

Answer 7

Wondjina paintings are taken from Aboriginal mythology, where the Wondjina were sun and rainbow spirits.
1. true
2. false

Answer 8

On the island of Chuuk, canoes had removable carved birds at each end that were used to signal an intention of war or peace.
true
false

Answer 9

3. Melanesian art

Answer 10

The wood carvings created by the New Ireland culture to honor the deceased are called Malangan carvings.

Answer 11

The houses used for housing the Malangan carvings and for hosting important cultural ceremonies in Northeast New Guinea are called Malangan houses.

Answer 12

A. Melanesian art.

Answer 13

B. Over 800.

Answer 14

A. True

Answer 15

1. True

Answer 16

1. True

Answer 17

True.