Analyzing Art — Unit test Answers

Aborigines

Tattooed designs of the Maori people that became a personal signature.

The Olmecs created mainly sculptures out of basalt. The Mayans made sculptures out of stucco and created pottery out of clay. They also used the codex-style of painting in their pottery. American Southwest Natives created what was called Rock art, which was mainly painting on rocks or cave walls.

Answers may vary. The robe was collected by Lewis and Clark on their expedition into the western lands acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. It was sent to President Jefferson.

Women wove the decorative tukutuku panels inside the meeting house

The Mayans employed the codex-style of painting. Using this method, a vessel was covered in white slip, painted in light brown washes, then outlined in dark brown or black. Painters were often members of the ruling elite.

Answers may vary. The Frida on the left, in the white dress, represents her European identity, and the Frida on the right, in a traditional Mexican peasant dress, represents her Mexican identity.

Answers may vary. Many of them were knocked down and destroyed when the natives entered a period of warfare among themselves.

Another name for the Inca Empire

Portrait of a German Officer

This is an Olmec colossal head, a massive stone sculpture carved from basalt. It shows a human head with strong features and a helmet-like headdress, and it may represent a ruler or important ballplayer. The sculpture is impressive because of its huge size and the skill required to carve and move the stone. This type of sculpture was created by the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.