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Which of the following is a convention used by Yoruba artists in West Africa to create portrait sculpture?
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They carved lines into the surface of the face to represent war victories.
They carved lines into the surface of the face to represent war victories.
They sculpted the form from a block of plaster and painted it to look like bronze.
They sculpted the form from a block of plaster and painted it to look like bronze.
They idealized facial features to create their vision of perfect beauty.
They idealized facial features to create their vision of perfect beauty.
They put holes around the neck to attach the portrait to a bronze god or goddess.
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They idealized facial features to create their vision of perfect beauty.
Yoruba (and Ife) portrait heads often show idealized, harmonious facial proportions and smooth surfaces meant to convey spiritual and royal qualities, rather than literal, individualized likenesses.
Yoruba (and Ife) portrait heads often show idealized, harmonious facial proportions and smooth surfaces meant to convey spiritual and royal qualities, rather than literal, individualized likenesses.
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