Figure 1 foundational unit
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What is this? What would it be used for? Does it belong in a natural history museum, or an art museum? Why? A .
Transcript of Figure 1 foundational unit
What is this?
What would it be used for?
Does it belong in a natural history museum, or an art museum? Why?
A.
B.What do the figures represent?
What would it be used for?
Why did the artist choose those colors?
C.
What is this?
Is it art? Why?
Why did form the patterns this way?
http://dallasmuseumofart.org/View/CurrentExhibitions/dma_384641
Royal crown (ade), Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, late 19th to early 20th century, glass beads, cloth, basketry, and fiber, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation, 2008.39
http://youtu.be/VWLJ8d5_Ygc
Mola: embroidered panels that make up a Kuna Indian woman’s blouse
The Kuna fill their Mola with designs derived from nature and tribal teachings.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Smith
Classic Navajo Serape c.1865. Raveled Bayeta Red, Native Handspun Indigo Blue and Natural White. 40 x 80 in.
www.faustgallery.com/dynamic/artwork_detail.a...
The colors of the Navajo blanket hold special meaning. Blue, black, white, and yellow represent parts of the story of Navajo origin.
http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/NavajoIndians.htm
