What is the relationship between the metalwork of the Benin culture of Africa and their world view?

What will be an ideal response?


Lifelike images of ancestors housed the spirit and were symbols of the oba's capacity to organize the world and to prosper. Only the oba could order brass work from the royal casters guild.

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What is the most likely source for the Orientalizing motifs on fibula excavated from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb?

A. Rome B. India C. Mesopotamia and Persia D. Greece

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Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett had all of the following in common except

a. they were all jazz pianists b. they were all heavily influenced by Bill Evans c. they all got their start playing in the Jazz Messengers d. they all worked as sidemen for Miles Davis

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In noh, a few pages of text can take hours to perform

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The sound plot has less detail than the sound score.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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