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DO NOW Primitive People and their Art
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How did people in the OSA meet their basic needs?
How did people in the OSA communicate? How do we know people in the OSA had religious beliefs?
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What do pictures do? They tell stories
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What do pictures do? Communicate Ideas
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Capture what is important…
What do pictures do? Capture what is important…
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How do we know? Lascaux Cave in France
Discovered by 4 teenagers who followed their dog into a small cave opening Cavern 66 feet wide and 16 feet high 600 painted drawings and over 1500 engravings Opened to public in 1948 but closed in 1963 Artificial lights faded the vivid colors
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PURPOSE OF CAVE ART PAINTING?
Mysteries of Cave Art What did they draw? Stick figures, animals, human hand What kind of animals did they draw? Bison, horses, reindeer, cattle, aurochs, fish, wolves, fox Believed animals were guiding spirit = success in hunting Why the human hand? Used as signature Painting of human body considered religious taboo WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PURPOSE OF CAVE ART PAINTING?
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"It has been a long time since we have been on a hunt, and our family is getting very hungry. We have entered our sacred cave, to ask the spirits to help us to catch some large animals to feed us, and to provide our clothes. By drawing the animals we will hunt on the walls of our sacred cave, we will have power. We will be as fast as the deer, as strong as the bear and the mighty buffalo. Our drawings are as sacred and as special as this cave.”
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How was Cave Art Made? Worked by candlelight
Fire was extremely important in the Stone Age Used seashells as paint containers Painted with their fingers Used moss to blend colors Shaded pictures by dipping animal fur in paint
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Colors in Cave Art Pigment crayons Most common pigments black and red
Clay and charcoal Clay – red, yellow, brown Mix clay with animal fats, vegetable juice, blood and urine to help stick to rock surface
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As the earth begins to warm life begins to change for people living in Africa at this time…
More plants More animals More food Build permanent homes (why?) Learn agriculture (farming) More people Specialization Trade Build large cities CIVILIZATION
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