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Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome -
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Qin Dynasty.
c. 221-209 B.C.E.
Painted terra cotta
Founded the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.E.)
Legalism - harsh rule, unquestioned devotion to the king
Ascended to throne at age 13 - immediately began to plan burial & underground palace -
c. 2nd Cent. BCE
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Hindu
India (Tamil Nadu)
Chola Dynasty
c. 11th century C.E.
Cast bronze -
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Pilgrims could circumambulate around the legs
Destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 - act of iconoclasm -
Three Kingdoms Period
Silla Kingdom, Korea
Fifth to sixth century C.E.
Metalwork -
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Most holy shrine in Islam Hajj - spiritual pilgrimage to Mecca (5th pillar) Multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread -
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Located on Temple Mount
Holy site to Jews, Christians & Muslims
Where Adam was created and buried
Believed to be where Abraham almost sacrificed son Isaac -
Pohnpei, Micronesia
Saudeleur Dynasty
Basalt boulders and prismatic columns
Constructed on a lagoon and surrounded
by water and man made canals
Nan Mandol was built on a coral reef a the edge of a mangrove swamp -
Nara, Japan
743 C.E.; rebuilt c. 1700
Wood with ceramic-tile roofing
10 year period of struggles for political authority, smallpox epidemics, and rebellion
Reaffirmed Buddhist faith
Made Buddhism national religion of Japan -
Bayon Temple has 54 towers, each has 4 faces
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Shona peoples
Coursed granite blocks
Entrances wide enough for entrance/exit in a single file line
No evidence the purpose was defensive
Likely intended as a show of authority -
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
c. 1100-1600 C.E.
Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base
Means “statue”
Represents sacred ancestors
887 in total -
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Yuan Dynasty, China
1351 C.E.
White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
Dedicated for a Daoist temple in Xingyuan, China Named after Sir Percival David - collector who purchased them -
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Had a classed society, with a king (Oba) at the top
Depicted importance by size
Surrounded by his attendees -
Taj Mahal - “crown palace” Mausoleum for his favorite wife - Mumtaz Mahal (died giving birth to their 14th child)
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia
Late 18th to early 19th century C.E.
Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
It was a gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992.
It is rare because many rakau atua were destroyed by missionaries when the people of Rarotonga embraced Christianity in the 19th century. -
Hawaiian
Late 18th century C.E.
Feathers and fiber
Worn and made ONLY by Hawaiian male nobility
Kalani’opu’u (high chief)
Believed humans were descendents of gods -
Nukuoro, Micronesia
Made of wood
Carved, wooden female figures had this name.
Depicted dietes of Nukuoro (fame) -
Igbo peoples (Nigeria)
made of wood
Figures dedicated to men’s strength
Mediated between spiritual and material worlds -
Created by the Chokwe People (early 20th century).
Worn by men only.
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Used to orally tell the history in Luba culture
Mnemonic device
Used to recount history in the context of spiritual rituals -
Dualism - balance of opposing elements
Calm expression/flexed muscles
Infant head/adult body (fertility) -
Marshall Islands, Micronesia
wood and fiber
Navigators would memorize the charts before going on journeys
The charts were not taken on the journeys
They don’t indicate distances between the islands -
Katsushika Hokusai
1830-1833 C.E.
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Produced to be sold as souvenirs - affordable to the middle class -
Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting
Used as offerings to gain work opportunities, food, and mark special days/occasions -
Maori (Nga-ti-toa tribe)
Auckland National Art Gallery
1890 C.E.
Oil on canvas
40.1’’ x 33.1’’
Tamati Waka Nene was the chief and important war leader in his tribe (Ngati Hao people)
Converted to the Wesleyan faith (methodist Christian denomination)