Throughout ancient Egyptian history, art and culture remained constant to support the idea of “order over chaos.” However, in the mid-14th century BCE a revolution occurred in Egyptian society, culture, and religion, consequently causing a brief transformation in Egyptian art. These changes can be detected in the Relief of Princess with an Earring. This sculpture was made in the 18th Dynasty (1353-1336 BCE), during the reign of Akhenaten. Although only a portion of the limestone relief is displayed in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology, the sculpture still demonstrates the attributes that are found in art from Amarna Period.…
In summary, throughout the entire ethnography one can identify how these women derive satisfaction, power, authority, and security through customs of dress, lineage, and work, even with their particular gender roles. Fernea talks about how women in El Nahra are satisfied, feel powerful, have authority, and security because of their attire/customs of dress. But specifically speaking about gold jewelry. The more gold a woman acquires the greater it signifies to the other wives or that woman’s friends that her husband values her and he is less likely to leave her. This in turn, proves that woman has more power and authority over the other wives, if there are any, and that she is more secure, martially speaking, giving the woman satisfaction.…
Around the top, there is a necklace of five strands of green, blue, and white glass beads at the part, which resembles a neck. Feathers were placed on top of this Nkisi figure in the manner of the feather headdresses worn by important chiefs and priests in Kongo . Feather decoration as a crown on top of the charm is a common artistic form seen in many Pacquet Congos. In the case of the Bosou Paket the elegant crucifix part can be seen as a…
During the mission period of Northern California, specifically around the missions of the Bay Area, there has been a great amount of research done into uncovering the archaeology of the resistance and level of assimilation undergone by the Natives who lived or were involved with the missions at the time. Over course of these investigations much evidence has been found that shows a level of integration for the individual was present in this time period at the missions in order for the native peoples to gain from what the missionaries and missions themselves could provide for them. I propose that through further analysis of the methods, material culture, and greater investigation in the cultural phenomena of paseo, we can attain a more accurate…
The Yaqui territory is located in the Southwest region in the State of Sonora between the towns of Cajeme, Guaymas and Bácum . The Yaqui tribe is composed of eight villages, which are: Vícam, Pótam, Bácum, Huirivis, rahum, Belém, Tórim and Cócorit. The basis of social organization is nuclear, monogamous, inbred family; within the interior of the family, the elderly play an important role. The highest authority is the father who is the breadwinner, has interference in the informal education of children and collaborates in some domestic activities.…
Santerians say the necklace ceremony is equivalent to the ceremony of baptism and is the first of the initiations given in Santeria (Gonzalez, 1994, p. 165). A Babalawo, by the use of a divination ritual called the bajar a Orunla determines which orisha(s) will be the initiate’s, or iyawo’s ruling head. The iyawo is given five to six necklaces, and these are removed in certain circumstances – bathing, sexual activities,…
The native people of North America have always depended on natural resources for survival. One of the natural resources that the Iroquois were the turtles. The Iroquois used the turtle's back as some sort of calendar. With its pattern of thirteen large scales standing for the thirteen moons in each year, and twenty eight smaller scales standing for the twenty eight days between each new moon.…
After first contact with the Europeans, the diverse cultures of North American Indians began to undergo vast and various forms of change. European colonization and Western contact introduced novel materials, new techniques were developed in order to incorporate them into their material cultures. Thus, designs changed as the techniques and materials changed. However, the change with the largest impact was the change in purpose of art.…
The commencement of the ceremony involves the girl being dressed by her godmother. The first piece that is placed on the young girl is a fringed buckskin cape that represents fertility. A feather is placed in her hair for longevity, and a T-necklace for a lifetime of wealth. “An important ritual item that the initiate must have in her possession for the 4-day dance is the wooden staff or cane (gish ih zha ha). The cane has eagle feathers (representative of protection) and oriole feathers (symbolic of a good, happy disposition) attached to it; these are also reflective of the hope for long life” (Markstorm).…
It is common for women to decorate their face with piercings. They will use a thin bone or reed to pierce through their nose or lips. Rods made of bone or wood is sometimes pierced through their ears and they will use feathers that are fashioned to hang as part of the decoration. Women will also place flowers behind their ears or on their arms. Both men and women use symbols painted on their body to express emotions and also for celebrations.…
She said, “O gods, these shall be my lapis necklace, lest I forget, I shall be mindful of these days and not forget, not ever!” (Foster, 90). Her necklace served as a way to memorialize the human beings that died due to the genocide. Essentially, the necklace contained a variety of different colored jewels, which was meant to symbolize a rainbow and represent her pledge to remember to never forget the horrific act of genocide committed. Evidently, this showed how the gods repented for their actions and felt remorseful for the actions.…
Because it is illegal for most people to posses certain types of feathers, gem stones are now used to replace the symbolism feathers once held. For increased strength and protection, some makers add arrowheads. For others, arrowheads point to the four corners of the earth, directions from which the wind blows. The end-point weave of a spider web pattern is now uncommon, giving way to mid-point weaves, loops, stars, and other decorative, frilly patterns. The traditional use of feathers and beads is still in practice, but the symbolism only remains in non-commercial…
The earrings that hang from her ears are elaborately decorated very similarly to the extent of her lowest headband, but it isn’t clear if they show the same pattern. Continuing down her body, her neck appears to be smooth, and her chin is free from it. On her neck hang three separate, highly decorated necklaces. The necklace closest to her chin is the shortest and shows several arrays of small beads all connected by a smoother curved band. The middle necklace is longer and thicker than the first necklace, but is similar in composition.…
These influences along with the Aztecs own tastes made their art one of the most varied of all ancient cultures. Their sculptures were usually of individuals from the family of gods they worshipped. They were carved from wood and stone and their figures could be monumental in size. They decorated many of their pieces of art work with metals, especially turquoise which was their favored material. The Egyptians also were fans of metal and turquoise, using them to make beautiful necklaces crowns, and even bracelets.…
Appearing better than you are is something that is expected in a day and age of social media. Every teen wants to have designer clothes, the best car, or the most followers on Instagram, which can be damaging to teens. Teens aren’t the only ones impacted by fake appearance; adults also will try and appear better than they are to give off a certain Image. This trend didn’t dawn during the past ten years, appearance versus reality has been around as long as humanity. Guy De Maupassant pushes the image of a false reality in both of his short stories, The Jewels and The Necklace.…