Internet Exercises

Internet Exercises

1. Masks and Religion: Go to and read the American Museum of Natural History's web site on Kalabari masquerades entitled "Spirits in Steel" at http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/sokari/kalabari.html.
   1. Who are the Kalabari? Where do they live?
   2. What role do masquerades play in Kalabari society?
   3. Who are allowed to make masks? What are some of the common themes found in Kalabari masquerades?
   4. Are the Kalabari the only group in southeastern Nigeria that has masquerades?
   5. Can you think of anything in your society that is comparable to these masquerades?
      
      
2. Tourists and Indigenous Arts: Go to and read B. Sunday Eiselt's article entitled "Clay Pottery, Living Pots, and Kiln Magic: Jicarilla Apache Pottery and Cosmology in the Post-Modern Context of Santa Fe Style" at http://www.csfnet.org/501_99/FINAL/BEISELT/Jicarilla99/papers.htm.
   1. Who are the Jicarilla Apache? Where do they live? What is their history?
   2. What role has tourism played in the production of Native American crafts?
   3. Who is Felipe Ortega? What are his identities?
   4. What role do spirits play in pottery production for the Jicarilla Apache?