What was the significance to the Ife culture of the highly naturalistic brass sculptures depicting its rulers, such as the Head of a King?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: This brass head of the king was of great importance as the head was seen as the home of the spirit. It symbolized the king's capacity to organize the world, enabling the culture to prosper.
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Which of the following demonstrates the influence of portrait painting on early photography?
a. Margaret Bourke-White’s African American Flood Victims Lined Up b. Binh Danh’s Iridescence of Life #7 c. Julia Margaret Cameron’s Paul and Virginia d. Manuel Álvarez Bravo’s Two Pairs of Legs
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