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Example Question #1 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Oceanian Sculpture
The large statues made from volcanic ash known as moai are found on __________.
Easter Island
Christmas Island
Samoa
the Hawaiian Islands
Easter Island
The moai of Easter Island are the small eastern Polynesian Island's most famous monuments, 887 statues with giant heads that are placed all around the island. While sharing much in common with other Polynesian sculpture, the remoteness of Easter Island and its intense tribal warfare make these symbolic monuments to ancestors larger and more stylized than other similar pieces of art.
Example Question #2 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Oceanian Sculpture
What were the feathered capes (or cloaks) worn by Hawaiian noble men called?
'i'iwi cape
garments of the gods
nobility cape
'ahu'ula
olona
'ahu'ula
The cloaks were called 'ahu'ula. These were capes made of red, yellow, and black feathers. They were worn during both ceremonies and battles.
Example Question #31 : Sculpture Beyond European Artistic Traditions
The Malangan figures were not involved in ___________.
negotiating land rights
honoring the dead
birthing rituals
affirming clan group identities
birthing rituals
The Malangan figures were single use sculptures made in an island of Papua New Guinea for malangan, a set of rituals that were used to say goodbye to the dead, affirm clan identities, and negotiate land rights.
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