Cincinnati Art Museum ....................................... Symbols in African Art

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Summary:  Students will take part in a videoconference with the Cincinnati Art Museum.  During the videoconference, students will have the opportunity to interpret possible symbolism and functions of African objects in the Museum.  The  Museum will also show the students five objects from its African collection (Senufo Door Panel, Kongo Power Figure, Cameroon Carved Stool, Cameroon Mask) and describe their symbolism and function.  The students will also be asked about the symbols they chose to describe themselves.

Objectives

•  Students will interact with the Cincinnati Art Museum staff through a fifty minute videoconference.

• Students will learn about symbols in African Art

• Students will use the Museum objects to reinforce activities completed in preparation for this videoconference.

Concepts

A videoconference conducted by the Cincinnati Art Museum staff extends students learning through emphasis on the viewing and discussion of art objects.  During this videoconference with Museum, students will explore African Art and examples of symbols and symbolism in those objects.

Video Conference Schedule

• 5 minutes  Introduction to CAM staff (This is also a buffer time in case of connection complications.)
  
  10 minutes Brief discussion of student pre-video conferencing activities.
  
  20 minutes Museum staff will lead students in an in-depth investigation of selected art objects.  Objects include:

  • Senufo Door Panel

  • Congo Power Figure

  • Cameroon Carved Stool

  • Cameroon Mask

  • Congo Carved Tusk

  10 minutes Questions and student sharing of art projects.

  5 minutes  Closing (This is also buffer time in case of connection complications)

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