Question

Hawaiian Feather Helmet

1. What is the significance of this feathered helmet?
2. Describe the feathered helmet. Which elements of art does the helmet use?
3. Why are the feathers in the helmet important?

Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island Statue
1. Describe one element of art used in the eastern island Statue. How is the element used?
2. What was the purpose of Hoa Hakananai'a likely to have been? Where would the statue have been placed on Easter Island?
3. This statue was incorporated into the birdman contest. What changes were made to it as a part of this?

Bird-Shaped Pestle
1. Describe what the Pestle discussed in the podcast. What is one or more elements or principles of art that are used in this piece?
2. What would the piece have been used for? Why do you think functional items like this are decorated?
3. What was the historical environment of this piece? How does this piece help us learn about history?​

Answer 1

Hawaiian Feather Helmet

i) symbol of highest rank reserved for men of te chiefly class of Hawaii

ii) They are made from woven frame structure made from plant Freycinetia arborea and decorated with bird feathers. They use featherwork art techniques

iii) they are important to achieve feathering

Hoa Hakananai's Easter Island Statue

i) Hoa Hakananai's Easter Island Statue is carved similar to petroglyphs

ii) it was used for birdman ceremony. In Easter Island it was placed at southwestern tip of island

iii) carvings were added to its back

Bird-Shaped Pestle

i) Art of sculpture has been used. Pestle discusses the evolutionay tricks used by humans to spread into hostile environment

ii) it was used by farmers to grind the vegetable taro in mortar. It was decorated as it may have been a festive object

iii) It was used by farmers. It tells us how and when humans learned to settle and cultivate lands. That's how their eating habits and diet changed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hawaiian Feather Helmet: It was collected in 1778 by Captain Cook. Hats of such design are examples of traditional headgear in musuems around the world

Hoa Hakananai's Easter Island Statue is located in Brititish Museam in London. It was brought from Easter Island in Nov 1868

Bird-Shaped Pestle is a historical artefact thought to be used by early farmers in Papua New Guinea