Ch. 6 Section 4 West African Value Arts

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Ch. 6 Section 4West African Value Arts

• Kate DArcy
• Hana Jackson
• Daisy Saldivar

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Intro Listen

• Just learned about the storytellers that
  maintained oral history
• Art valued throughout West Africa
• Sculpture best known
• Masks carved of wood
• Clothing Woven cloth
• Music and Dance important visual arts

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Music Copy

• Honor history
• Central to many celebrations
• Played when ruler entered room

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Dance Copy in Blue

• Celebrate events or ceremonies
• Dances for weddings and funerals
• Dances preformed like hundreds of years ago

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Masks Copy in blue

• Masks carved into animal faces
• Hyenas, lions, monkeys, and antelopes
• Wore masks during rituals

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Clothing Copy in Blue

• Kente Hand woven, brightly colored fabric
• Kings and queens wore kente for special occasions

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Sculpture Copy in blue

• Carvings out of wood, brass, clay, ivory, stone,
  etc
• Religious rituals
• Gifts for gods
• Never supposed to be seen by people
• Thought artist had been blessed by gods
• Artists use ancestors, like grandparents, for
  models

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Listen Conclusion

• African art still honored
• Even after decline of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
• Art help inspire famous artists (i.e. sculptures
  inspired Pablo Picasso)