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In the Solomon Island, for example, the artistic characteristics of common
everyday objects are considered to be essential to the successful use of the
items. A small statue on the front of the boat is supposed to help the boat to reach
its destination. The use of headdresses by Bambara people of Mali, in Africa, is
to help the corps grow. Likewise, among Bakongo people , small statue of
ancestors foretell the future, and images of a mother and child give protection to
a woman as she gives birth to a baby.
However, art also reflects the changes in society that take place when
different cultures influence one another. For example, when most Bambara
people turned to Islam, they gave up their ceremonies to make the crops grow
and make these headdresses only for tourist; the headdresses have no function.
In conclusion, art expresses essential qualities of a time and place, reflects
various cultures, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding that
can be found in most history books.
(Adapted from Kirn and Hartman, in Interaction 2 Reading. 2002)

Questions on Specific information

1. Please identify which one is thesis, argument, and conclusion

2. What can we learn from art history that we can’t usually learn in a general
history class?

3. What is not part of objective information?

4. What does art reflects?
5. Why in mosque and palace there is no image of people and animals?

6. What is art believed by traditional tribes in Africa?

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