ART 77 - Pre-Colonial Arts

Institution:

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

Subject:

Description:

This course examines the cultural traditions and artworks of the peoples of Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Australasia before European colonization. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of cultural objects and architecture related to sacred ritual and cosmology, social structures, the symbolism of natural forces and the imaging of power, both supernatural and human.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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