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Art as Evidence: The Interpretation of Objects

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CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 01.02.06

Unit Guide

Narrative
Introduction
Ideological Masks
Cosmogonic Masks
Fertility rite
Rites of passage
Objectives
Background information: The African mask is not …
The mask: Definition
Elements of African art
Sample of Student Handout
Object Analysis
Sample Lesson Plans
Teacher Bibliography
Student Bibliography
Materials for classroom use

Rites of Passage: Initiation Masks in French Speaking Black Africa

Radouane Nasry

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Materials for classroom use

Laminated pictures and slides: Teacher's Curriculum Institute, World History Program: Empires and Kingdoms of Sub-Saharan Africa , Palo Alto: History Alive, 1997.

Materials for mask making (listed in unit activity).

Overhead projector

Slide projector

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