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ARTS – Grade 8
Quarter 3 –Module 2: Artifacts and Arts Objects of South, Central and West
Asian Arts (India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Tibet)

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 ARTS
MUSIC • ARTS • PHYSICAL EDUCATION • HEALTH
8
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 2
Artifacts and Arts Objects of
South, Central and West Asian
Arts (India, Pakistan, Saudi
Arabia and Tibet)
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the ARTS 8 Self - Learning Module 2 on Artifacts and Arts

Objects of South, Central and West Asian Arts. ( India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
and Tibet)

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their
personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as
they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to the ARTS 8 Self-Learning Module 2 on Artifacts and Arts Objects

of South, Central and West Asian Arts. ( India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tibet)

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner is
capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and skills
at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectation - These are what you will be able to know after

completing the lessons in the module

Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the

concepts to be mastered throughout the lesson.

Recap - This section will measure what learnings and skills that
you understand from the previous lesson.

Lesson- This section will discuss the topic for this module.

Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform.

Wrap Up- This section summarizes the concepts and applications

of the lessons.
Valuing-this part will check the integration of values in the
learning competency.

Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from
the entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS
Most Essential Learning Competencies:
1. reflect on and derive the mood, idea or message from selected artifacts and art
objects; and
2. appreciate the artifacts and art objects in terms of their utilization and their
distinct use of art elements and principles.
Learning Outcomes:
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.

PRETEST

IDENTIFICATION
Identify the following sentence. Look the answer below and write your
answer before the number.
__________1. Celebrated by Hindus in India and also known as the “Festivals of
Lights”.
__________2. Small piece of desert crafted from dried camel skin.
__________3. Lamp used in every Tibetan temple, household and altar.
__________ 4. Made of wood with the shallow part covered in lead and decorated
with brass.
__________5. Hindu Goddess of wealth.

Butter Lamp Camel Skin Lamp Diwali

Incense Burners Lakshmi Shiva

RECAP
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with correct letter to get the right word.
1. ___ A ___ D ___L ___ - spiritual and ritual symbol in Asian cultures.
2. R ___N ___O ___I - rows of colors , it is a traditional and practiced Indian art.
3. ___ R ___ C ___ A ___ T - brightly flamboyant trucks painted with images of
 idealized landscapes, famous personalities, flowers, and trees turned village lanes,
city streets and long-distance highways into a gallery without walls.
4. A ___ A B ___ A N R ___ G ___ - primarily made from wool, but one finds a
broader variety of materials in the area as compared to other regions of the world.
5. C ___ R ___ L E ___ - most basic form of Mandala.

LESSON

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

INDIA

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. This is why the
holiday is also known as the “ Festivals of Lights.”

https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/diwali-
diya-16615970633.html
SAUDI ARABIA

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.

https://destinationksa.com/revisiting-traditional-crafts-of-saudi-arabia/

PAKISTAN

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_craft
 TIBET

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.

. https://mandalas.life/get/tibetan-
butter-lamp/

ACTIVITIES

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.

1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4 9 23 1 12 9 12 1 13 16

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

2. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

9 14 3 5 14 19 5 2 21 18 14 5 18

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________
3. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3 1 13 5 12 19 11 9 14 12 1 13 16

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2 21 20 20 5 18 12 1 13 16

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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 & section__________ Date:______

Parent Name & Signature: __________________________________
 WRAP-UP
Direction: Give at least one significant lesson learned from India,
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tibet. Write your answer on the space
provided.
I

India _________________________________________________________________________
Pakistan _____________________________________________________________________
Saudi
Arabia________________________________________________________________________
Tibet _________________________________________________________________________
VALUING

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.

POST-TEST

Direction: 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 lampb. 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
____6. What are the months of Hindus New Year?
a. April & May b. October c. November d. b & c

KEY TO CORRECTION

D 6.
B 5.
C 4.
A 3.
C 2.
A 1.
Post-Test
Circles 5. Lakshmi 5.
Butter Lamp 4. Arabian Rugs 4. Incense Burners 4.
Camel Skin lamp 3. Truck Arts 3. Butter Lamp 3.
Incense Burner 2. Rangoli 2. Camel Skin Lamp 2.
Diwali Lamp 1. Mandala 1. Diwali 1.
Activity 1. Recap Pre-Test
 References
1. Revisiting Traditional Crafts Of Saudi Arabia. DESTINATION. OCTOBER 27, 2015.
https://destinationksa.com/revisiting-traditional-crafts-of-saudi-arabia/
2. Pakistani craft.Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.July 07,2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_craft
3. TIBETAN BUTTER LAMP. Mandalas Life. July 07,2020. https://mandalas.life/get/tibetan-butter-
lamp/
4. Orange Wex Diya Diwali Diya. IndiaMART Diwali Diya.July
14,2020.https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/diwali-diya-16615970633.html
5. Butter lamp. Wikipedia.July 14,2020.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_lamp
6. CAMEL SKIN LAMPS – sendpack. July 14,2020.https://sendpack.com.pk/product/camel-skin-
lamps-8/
7. SAUDI ARABIAN SILVER AND GOLD INCENSE BURNER.July 14,2020.
https://www.invaluable.com/buy-now/saudi-arabian-silver-and-gold-incense-burner-
df94a4b912