Anne Schaller West Carrollton High School Centerville ILILE Workshop Companion Content Pathfinder: Masks and Fibers Grade Level: 10-12 Subject Area: Art Specific Topic: African and South Pacific Masks and Fibers CONTENT INFORMATION Students gather information about selected African and South Pacific regions for the purpose of creating a PowerPoint presentation, an original myth, and an original mask. CONTENT CATEGORIES Books (Non Fiction) 291.1 SEN Senior, Michael, 1940-. Illustrated who's who in mythology. New York : MacMillan, c1985. A guide to the gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines from every culture. 291.1 WIL Wilkinson, Philip, 1955-. DK illustrated dictionary of mythology : heroes, heroines, gods, and goddesses from around the world. 1st American ed. New York : DK Pub., 1998. A guide to mythology divided into nine sections, each focusing on the mythology of a particular civilization or region, with special feature boxes on major figures, events, and places. 398.2 CRE The Crest and the hide : and other African stories of heroes, chiefs, bards, hunters, sorcerers, and common people. New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1982. Contains twenty tales and legends from the Ashanti, Mensa, Swahili, Soninke, Tswana, Zulu, and other African peoples. Books-Fiction E 398.2 AAR Aardema, Verna. Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale. New York : Dial Press, [1975]. Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz. Reference Books REF 912 DOR Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. The Dorling Kindersley world reference atlas. Rev. 2nd American ed. New York : Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., c1998. REF 912 HAM Hammond world atlas. 3rd ed. Maplewood, NJ : Hammond, 1999. Revealing new historical perspectives, this atlas includes more than 160 pages of new, computer-generated, world maps with physical relief, 60 detailed inset maps of major metropolitan areas, thematic data, and a 110,000-entry master index. Atlas can be used with or without accompanying CD-ROM. REF 912 HAM Hammond Incorporated. Hammond atlas of the world. Maplewood, NJ : Hammond, c1993. Provides detailed maps of the world, of global relationships, and of land and water surfaces. Includes a guide to interpreting maps, statistical tables, and a master index. Guggenheim Museum exhibit - Africa: The Art of a Continent Article from LORE magazine The Metropolitan Museum of Art Aboriginal Art Online Pacific Island Travel Art-Pacific Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Batik:Traditional Fabric of Indonesia Batik of Indonesia Infohio Electronic Resources Britannica Online (keyword---African masks) Article entry"The functions and forms of masks" Video Resources Africabs enduring arts: Now and then An introduction to classic and modern African art. Art of Indonesia: Tales from the shadow world. National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990. Introduces viewers to the myths and symbols that have been a part of Indonesian culture for more than a thousand years. Australian dreamings. Tucson, AZ: Crizmac, 1996. Introduces the narrative power of Aboriginal art. Island Worlds: Art and culture in the Pacific. Tucson, AZ: Crizmac, 1998. A study of the artistic traditions of the Pacific islands of Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia. Realia Sample masks