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Gilbert's Living with Art, 6/e
Mark Getlein
Arts in Time
Arts of the Pacific and of the Americas

Learning Objectives

In addition to being able to recognize all of the key terms, artists, and artworks presented to you in the chapter, after reading the chapter you should be able to:

1.

locate the geographic regions discussed in relation to one another and be able to discuss various aspects of the cultural history of the following regions prior to European settlement:
  • Australia, Melanesia, and Polynesia;
  • Mesoamerica, South and Central America, and North America.

2.

describe the ritual use and significance of many of the art objects reproduced in this chapter and discuss them in their larger cultural context.

3.

explain how gender-based societal roles have often determined the way certain art objects were made or used.








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