Full Description
For anyone who wants their children to understand and love the art of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, this guide has questions and answers about thirty amazing objects. Anticipating how children will react to artifacts ranging from a Congolese mask or a Sioux warrior's tunic to a Javanese puppet or an Easter Island Moai, each section begins with very simple observations - 'This face doesn't look very African!' - and moves on to more complex questions such as 'What do the decorations on the forehead and temples represent?', 'Does white mean something special in Africa?'.Written in everyday language for people with no art expertise or teaching experience, the book includes maps, colour coding and thumbnail images to help you see where each featured work of art comes from. The explanations also include guidance on what's most appropriate for what age, from four to fourteen. There are invaluable tips for planning a visit to a museum and a thorough discussion of modern western perceptions of world art and the tricky terminology associated with the subject.
Contents
o Forewordo What to call it Primitive Art? Early Art? Exotic Art? Distant Art? Negro Art? Ethnic Art? Tribal Art?Non-European Art?Extra-European Arto Re-viewed: The Western way of seeing art has evolvedo Art or craft?o Some Keys to readingBefore you lookFace to face with World ArtPreconceived ideaso Featured worksHow to use these pagesYup'ik mask - AlaskaKwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) mask - CanadaNumakiki (Mandan) tunic - USAOlmec head - MexicoAztec/Mixtec pectoral - MexicoTairona pectoral - ColumbiaMundurucu head - BrazilBaga, nimbi (D'mba) shoulder mask - Republic of Guinea Statue of JennA (c) -Jeno - MaliDogon couple - MaliSenoufo deble (or pombia) statue - Ivory CoastBenin plaque - NigeriaMandu yene bamoum throne of King Nsangu - CameroonFang reliquary figurine (Emiya BiA (c) ri) - GabonDouble-headed Kongo dog - Democratic Republic of CongoPunu Okuyi mask - Gabon/Democratic Republic of CongoMbala (giguma) headrest - Democratic Republic of CongoTsam dance mask -MongoliaMiao women's celebration clothing - ChinaGusoku armour - JapanDayak earrings -Indonesia or MalaysiaNias ancestor figurine (Adu siraha salawa) - IndonesiaJavanese puppet of Haruman - IndonesiaAboriginal painting - AustraliaYimam (yipwon) statue - Papua New GuineaCeremonial malagan statue from New Ireland - Papua New GuineaMask-head-dress from Malakula - VanuatuClub ('u'u)- Marquesas Islands, French PolynesiaHawaiian feathered head - USAEaster Island Moai - Chileo Want to know more?BooksAudio-visual and multi-media publicationsMuseums
