GRADE 8 Worksheet no.

2
Artifacts and Arts Objects of South, Central and West Asian Arts (India, Pakistan,
ART Saudi Arabia, and Tibet)
Quarter 3-Wk.2-Lesson 2.

Name:_______________________________________________Grade and Section:________________________

What I Need to Know

1. identified the idea or message of the selected artifacts and art objects; and
2. appreciated the importance of idea and message of the selected artifacts and art objects.

What Is It

ARTIFACTS and ARTS OBJECTS of SOUTH, CENTRAL and WEST ASIAN ARTS
(India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tibet)

DIWALI
 is celebrated by Hindus in India and all around the world in October or
November. It is the Hindu New Year and a 3-day or 5-day holiday
depending on where you come from.
 it is a very exciting and colorful holiday, where homes are cleaned to
welcome the New Year and windows are opened so that the Hindu
goddess of wealth, Lakshmi can enter.
 Hindus believe that she cannot enter a house which is not lit up, so every
households burns special Diwali clay lamps (diyas) to light the way for the
goddess. Therefore, the holiday is also known as the “Festivals of Lights.

INCENSE BURNERS
 These are still used today in most Saudi homes. Earlier it was made of
wood with the shallow part covered in lead and decorated with brass.
 They would also contain mirror designs on the sides.
 Incense burners were made from clay in some regions.

CAMEL SKIN LAMPS

 Are a small piece of desert crafted from dried camel skin in deserts of
Cholistan and Multan and then painted over to create a unique craft not
found anywhere else in the world.
 Light pierces through the porous camel skin to create shadows of the
desert night.

BUTTER LAMP
 The light from the flame of the Butter lamp symbolizes the wisdom of the
awakened mind, dispelling the darkness of delusion and mental
obscurations.
 Butter lamps are used in nearly every Tibetan temple, household, and
altar.
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ACTIVITY 1: Decode the Message
Instructions: Decode the number below the line using alphabet after decoding give the message or idea of
the artifacts and arts objects. Write your answer on the space provided.

What I Have Learned

Direction: Give at least one significant lesson learned from India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tibet. Write
your answer on the space provided.

India______________________________________________________________________________________
Pakistan___________________________________________________________________________________
Saudi Arabia________________________________________________________________________________
Tibet______________________________________________________________________________________

Direction: Choose one of the following countries (India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tibet) show your
appreciation in their artworks using CARICATURE. Sketch your answer on the box provided.
 What Can I Do

ACTIVITY 2: DIWALI MAKING

Instructions: Draw a simple Diwali lamp on a separate clean bond paper. Indicate your name, section and
name of the activity on the upper part of the bond paper.

Materials: Pencil, coloring materials, bond paper/oslo paper

Procedure:
1. Make a sketch of a Diwali.
2. Add color to your Diwali to make it artistic.
3. Ask your parents to sign on the lower part of your artwork.

Activity 2: Diwali

Name:___________________________________________Grade and section: _______ Date:___________

Parent Name & Signature:______________

Assessment
Multiple Choice: Read the question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer
before the number.

_____1.What is the lamp that used in nearly Tibetan temple, household, and altar?

a. Butter lamp b. Camel skin lamp c. Diwali lamp d. Incense

_____2.Hindu New Year and also known as the “Festival of Lights“.

a. Butter lamp b. Camel skin lamp c. Diwali d. Lakshmi

_____3. A small piece of desert crafted from a dried camel skin.

a. Camel skin lamp b. Diyas c. Incense burner d. Lamp

_____4. It was made of wood with the shallow part covered in lead and decorated with brass.

a. Burner b. Diwali lamp c. Incense burner d. Light

_____5. Hindu goddess of wealth.

a. Bhrama b. Lakshmi c. Shiva d. Vishnu