4.04 DBA Review

Gallery Review Worksheet
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Student Name Gallery and Session Topic
Macy Kunkle Gallery 4 Polynesia (CED Unit 9)

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This DBA review document must be completed and submitted to the DBA assignment in
the course to receive the password for the exams. There is NO CALL for this DBA. You
will schedule your next call at the end of Gallery 5. Be prepared to review gallery 4 AND 5
in the next DBA call. (25 pts weight x2 - 50 total points)
Concepts to consider as you record your responses
To Identify is to:
Share the facts about the artifact or structure including:
Title/Name, Artist or Culture, Geography/Location, Art History Period or Date,
Medium/Materials (these factors are all available within the snapshot document)
Visual evidence is:

What you see when you look at the work! Imagine you are describing to someone who has
never seen the artifact or structure before!
include formal art terms as you describe it! (technique, color, shape, lines, balance, etc)
Contextual evidence is:

The details about how it was made and why it was made! What cultural significance is there?
What purpose did or does it serve? What is the historical impact?
Use the space below to Use the space below to provide details related to each
Identify 5 POLYNESIAN identified work
Artworks Covered in the (You may combine information from the lesson with
gallery or CED Unit. external research to complete this section)
Each entry is worth 2 points
*Please include a thumbnail **Do not choose artworks featured in your snapshot
image (paste from the web or assignments.
Art Index)
**Do not choose artworks

featured in your snapshot
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assignments.
Image: Visual Details: The visual details on the Moai Platform are
the disproportionate bodies these statues have. They have
oval nostrils, thin arms and very large heads.
Contextual Details: The Moai Platform had the polynesian

colonizers of the island carve these. Each Moai is
presented with a statue of their own.
Title: Moai on Platform
Artist/Culture: Artist unknown

but inhabited by Rapa Nui
people.
Art/Historical Period: Pacific
Date Created: 1100-1600 CE.
Materials: Basalt, Volcanic tuff,

paint and stone.
Image: Visual Details: These figures are very simple. I would also
describe them as rigid with protruding areas. The
protruding areas that stick out are the elbows, shoulders
and breasts.
Contextual Details:Each figure has a name that is specific

to a person with a particular family such as a priest. Also, if
the statue becomes rotten they will replace it at the
Title: Female Deity ceremony.
Artist/Culture: Unknown
Date Created: 18-19th century

CE
Materials: wood
Image: Visual Details: This piece looks like you wear it like a
helmet. On top you have a human-like face with hair-like
features coming out the back. Above that it looks almost
like a bird mask with feathers popping up.
Contextual Details: The senior men would often wear these

during ceremonies along with costumes. This was a local
tradition that lasted a while.
Title: Buk Mask
Artist/Culture:Unknown artist
but the culture was Torres Strait
Islanders
Date Created:Mid-Late 19th

Century CE
Materials:Turtle shell, wood,

fiber, feathers, and shell.
Image: Visual Details: the Tamati waka nene was a painting on a

canvas that was very realistic. It was a man wearing a
mask with a type of fur wrapped around. He was holding a
weapon (axe) tight.
Contextual Details: Maori are people of New Zealand. In

Tamati Waka Nene the “Nene” part shows changes when
occurring. The man painted in the work was a highly
respected chief and war leader.
Title: Tamati Waka Nene
Artist/Culture:Culture of Maori
people
Date Created: 1890
Materials:Oils, Paints, and a

canvas
Image: Visual Details: The paintings were alway filled with shapes
with geometric patterns. The lines were always straight and
clean. And the circles were always even. These have often
also had spirals.
Contextual Details: The freehand paintings were always

often on cloth or clothes. To strengthen the tapa women
would usually beat it before handing it off to get painted to
Title: Hiapo ensure it would last. This was also unique to their culture.
Artist/Culture: Polynesian
culture
Date Created: 1850-1900 CE
Materials: bark cloth, Tapa, and

Paint
Write a Thesis Statement that describes the significance of the following artifacts. Make sure
your statement makes an argument that you could defend with specific evidence. (6 pts)
● Tamati Waka Nene: Tamati Waka Nene was a highly looked upon and respected chief of
the Ngati Hao people. He was also an important war leader and businessman. In the name
“Nene” it shows the change and in this period there was quite a bit of that.
● Staff God: The staff god sculpture was considered to be the creator god. This was primarily
served to religious icons in peruvian andes.
Choose 2 artworks from this gallery and describe similarities between the two and
differences between the two. (6 points)
Artwork 1: Buk Mask

Artwork 2: Fijian mats and tapa cloths served for Queen Elizabeth the second.
● Similarities: There are indeed remarkable similarities between these two pieces. The
Buk and Fijian mats and tapa cloths are both used during ceremonies and rituals.
There are also strong similarities between how they were used. The buk mask was put
on and used to represent respect to certain families where the Fijian mats and tapa
cloths were used by the people to show respect to Queen Elizabeth.
● Differences: But in fact, the differences were also prominent. The Fijian mats and
tapa cloths were worn by the people to show respect to the queen. The buk mask was
worn by senior men performing the ritual and ceremonies. Another prominent
difference was the Fijian mats and tapa cloths were made with tapa and the buk
masks used materials like shell, fibers, deaths, and that sort.
Reflection: Describe the meaning of Mana and Tapu. What is the significance of Tattooing in
Pacific cultures? (3 points)
The meaning of Mana is when a person's identity is expressed and protected by rules. The
Tapa was worn during ceremonies and it is a cloth-like material made by hand. The
significance of tattooing in this culture is that it will encase and shield the focus of power from
human interactions. It also is a sign of strength.
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Gallery Review Worksheet

Student Name Gallery and Session Topic

Macy Kunkle Gallery 4 Polynesia (CED Unit 9)

Concepts to consider as you record your responses

Visual evidence is:

Contextual evidence is:

**Do not choose artworks

Contextual Details: The Moai Platform had the polynesian

Artist/Culture: Artist unknown

Art/Historical Period: Pacific

Date Created: 1100-1600 CE.

Materials: Basalt, Volcanic tuff,

Contextual Details:Each figure has a name that is specific

Art/Historical Period: Pacific

Date Created: 18-19th century

Contextual Details: The senior men would often wear these

Title: Buk Mask

Art/Historical Period: Pacific

Date Created:Mid-Late 19th

Materials:Turtle shell, wood,

Image: Visual Details: the Tamati waka nene was a painting on a

Contextual Details: Maori are people of New Zealand. In

Title: Tamati Waka Nene

Date Created: 1890

Materials:Oils, Paints, and a

Contextual Details: The freehand paintings were always

Art/Historical Period: Pacific

Date Created: 1850-1900 CE

Materials: bark cloth, Tapa, and

Artwork 1: Buk Mask

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