ART488 Exam 1 Slide IDs

Family Monument & Individual Gravestones

Midwest American Culture

20th Century

North America

Maple Park cemetery established in 1876 and has many different types of monuments with different types of stones

graves are often grouped into family lots and enclosed with stone borders

Broken Headstones with Motifs & Epitaphs

Midwest American culture

19th Century

North America

Maple Park cemetery has black and white dead people sharing same lots (integrated)

Emma and Lewis Tutt were a prominent black couple; Lewis was a merchant and police force worker, his half brother Davis was killed by Willd Bill Hickok, buried without ceremony, then reburied in the Tutt family plot

Broken Gravestones, Fallen out of Slot Bases

Midwest American Culture

19th Century

North America

Park like setting of the cemetery is a 19th century idea of the rural cemetery movement to encourage visiting

planting of maple trees was early priority to provide shade and beautiful fall colors

Lichens Eating a Gravestone

Midwest American culture

20th Century

North America

Concrete Ledger Monument

Midwest American culture

20th Century

North America

Family Lot Enclosure

Midwest American Culture

19th Century

North America

Part of an Oil Lamp

Ozarks, American Midwest culture

Early 20th century

North America

Rose O’Neil was an illustrator and suffragette, inventor of the kewpie doll

Lived on Bonniebrook estate, which burned down then was rebuilt as duplicate of the original

Brass Skewer with Human Figure

Dogon culture

Late 20th century

Africa

Dogon culture is in Mali (western Africa), developed metallurgy long time ago

Last wax cast bronze figures for tourist trade

Prancing Horse Bank

United States culture

Late 19th century

North America

Toy banks manufactured in 19th century along with molded cast iron toys

Toy banks encouraged children to save money; screw could be taken out of this to get the money out

Miniature Cast Iron Stove

United States culture

Early 20th century

North America

Popular toy between 1870 and WWII until plastic toys became accessible

Very well made faithful reproductions of large scale items

Cast Iron Toy Saucepan and Skillet

United States culture

Early 20th century

North America

Popular toy between 1870 and WWII until plastic toys became accessible

Very well made faithful reproductions of large scale items

“Dancing Dog” Wind-Up Toy

United States culture

Early 20th century

North America

Lindstrom Tool & Toy company of Bridgeport, CT produced this toy in the 1920s

Advertised as tin, but really an alloy

Ice Skates with Leather Straps

United States culture

Early 20th century

North America

Ice skates first developed in Scandinavia with bones, then wood, then iron in the 18th century

Mass production of skates popularized the activity in the US in the 19th century

Isocholo Hat

Zulu culture

20th century

Africa

Traditionally worn by brides/married women, but today worn by women for ceremonial events

Made of human hair and cotton over a grass-fiber basketry frame, red ochre pigment

Pakei War Shield

Mundugumor culture

20th century

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Projecting faces through relief carving, represent spirits and spears

Both men and women in this culture engage in combat

Water Spirit Basketry Mask

Blackwater Basin cultures

20th century

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Long nose indicates male spirit (phallus) an “ario”'; mask represents a water or wilderness spirit that lived in a hollow tree

Used during initiation masquerades

Basketry wickerwork over wooden frame, cassowary feathers, pigmented clay

Pair of Miniature War Shields

Sepik River Region culture

20th century

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Mini versions of traditional war shields made by different cultures as tourist trade items

Relief carving and paint decorations offer spiritual protection

Ceremonial Cone-Shaped Mask

Kilenge culture

20th century

New Britain Island, Oceania

Conical basketry masks adopted from other cultures

Masks like this used for dances as performers celebrate initiation of a male into a higher level of social prestige

Plant and Animal Bark Painting

Aboriginal culture

20th century

Australia

Illustrate episode from the Dreaming, typically show supernatural and ancient beings/spirits from that time

Painting is powdery matte pigment on eucalyptus bark

Made to not last