West African Mask

Artwork Title	Punu Beauty Ceremonial Mask
Medium	Wood and Copper
Dimensions	39cm high

This particular African mask indicates the beauty of a woman of the Punu tribe of Gabon in West Africa, whose tradition says that it may only be crafted by a male of the tribe. In addition to the usual embellishments, this mask also carries a tracery of copper - very much a latter day embellishment. Also, sometimes these masks are painted in white clay to honor ancestors. This mask has stylised hair, piled high as a statement that this lady has never undertaken manual work and that her head therefore has never been oppressed with the weight of a heavy urden. Lastly, the mask was acquired from a travelling African trader.

social studies- African Proverb

“The haughty blind person picks a fight with his guide”

This phrase has a lot of meanings and I think it talks about a blind person which don’t like being different from all the other people. Also, my opinion about this phrase is that a blind person is feeling lonely and he picks a fight with his guide for insignificant reason.  Concluding, I think that this phrase gives an excellent message to all the people.

Mosaics

Mosaics is the art of images, created by small pieces of colored glass, beans, stones, and other materials.It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral. The earliest known examples of mosaics made of different materials were found at a temple building in Abra, Mesopotamia and are dated to the second half of 3rd millennium BC. They consist of pieces of colored stones, shells and ivory.

Can Anna be as strong a leader as a man in times of peace and war?

   Both men and women are strong humans. I think that in a time of war both of them would be strong enough, but in the book "Anna of Byzantium", the diplomats said that the newborn baby brother of Anna should be the emperor of Byzantium because he was a boy, even Anna was the first child in the family. I think that their decission was wrong because Anna was the first child so she had to be the emperess, no matter that she was a gilrl.
   Generally, I think tnat girls have more evil mind than the boys, but i think boys are more physicly strong than girls. In a war, both of them boys and girls will be strong and i think they have to be together so they can be both of them stronger.
   Lastly, I think both girls and boys are strong and even. Also in a war they will both fight with the enemy and hopefully win if they have trained people to fight in a difficult war.