4–4% of the AP exam. Key topics: Polynesia: Easter Island moai (ancestor commemoration, volcanic tuff, ahu platforms), Hawaiian featherwork and war helmets, Melanesia: Abelam yam cult houses, ancestor poles (malagan), body ornamentation, Micronesia: Nan Madol, navigational charts, architecture, Australia: Aboriginal bark painting, Wandjina rock art, dot painting (contemporary connection to traditional forms), New Zealand Maori: meeting house (wharenui) carved programs, ta moko (facial tattooing), hei tiki, Northwest Coast of North America (overlap with Unit 5): totem poles, bentwood boxes, potlatch objects, Function of art in Pacific cultures: ancestor veneration, social rank, ritual efficacy, navigation, Materials and techniques: basalt, volcanic tuff, obsidian, feathers, bark cloth, wood carving.
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