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African art
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Art History
12th Grade
11/29/2011

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terra cotta
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medium made from clay fired over a lwo heat and sometimes left unglazed. Orang-brown color typical of this medium
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naturalistic
Definition
a style of depiction that seeks to imitate the appearance of nature. A naturalistic work appears to record the visible world.
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scarification
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scratching, etching, burning, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification
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idealized
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mosques
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An edifice used for communal Muslim worship
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adobe
Definition
Sun-baked blocks made of clay mixed with straw...buildings are made with this material
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toron
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In West Africa mosque architecture, the wooden beams that project from the walls...used as support for the replastering of the building
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battered
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dressed stone
Definition
highly finished, precisely cut block of stone...creates a uniform face with fine joints
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monolith
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A single stone, often very large
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finial
Definition
Knoblike architectural decoration
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abstract
Definition
any art that does not represent observable aspects of nature or transforms visible forms into stylized image
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kente
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is a type of silk and cotton[citation needed] fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
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warp
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warp is the set of lengthwise yarns that are held in tension on a frame
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weft
Definition
the yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth
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motif
Definition
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
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