The Personal and Useful Objects in Daily Life of Central and Southeastern Africa

Museum Worksheet

I. The Arts of the Personal Object in Daily Life

1. Name six different useful objects that you viewed.

a.

d.

b.

e.

c.

f.

2. Most of the objects to sit upon and to prepare food with were made of what?

3. What is an adze?

4. Why do you think the maker of the useful object put designs or decorations on it?

5. The objects were used for different life functions, such as:

a.

b.

c.

II. Purpose & Perfection

1. Pottery was used to

a.

or

b.

things.

2. Pottery is made of

a.

3. On the back of this paper, draw three designs that you see on some of the pottery. Think about which ones you would like to draw.

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