Content Area 9
Content Area 9The Pacific
700-1980 C.E.
4% of Curriculum and Exam
11 works
Created in a variety of media, Pacific arts are distinguished by the virtuosity with which the materials are used and presented.
~College Board
Read chapter 3.5 from Gateways to Art - Understanding the Visual Arts.
Key Cultural Terms:
Aboriginals, Dreamings, “Big Men,” Hevehe,
ma-hevehe, kula, mana
Key Art & Architectural Terms:
meetinghouses, barge boards, ridgepole, pou tokomanawa, moko tattoo, bisj pole, cemen, tatanua masks, bai, Dilukai, moai, monoliths, ahu, pukao, ngatu, kautaha, kupesi, tapa, manulua, tiki, tattoo/tatau/tatu, moko, poupou, heiau
