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Community & Architecture
Students investigate the Bamum people of Cameroon and the use of symbols in African societies. They read a handout, and design a palace using African symbols, presenting and describing their design to the class.
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Spiritual Power of Symbols
Students examine how symbols are used in some societies to influence spirits and to protect rooms. They discuss and view examples of doors decorated with symbols, and create a door mural using African and American symbols.
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Artistic Symbols
Pupils compare and contrast symbols used in African and Plains Indian art. In this visual arts lesson, students compare symbols of 2 cultural groups found in their art. Pupils write a description of what items might have been left behind...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems
These works of art reveal symbols and graphic systems that help to communicate values and ideas of the African people.
Smithsonian Institution
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
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Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
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Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
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Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.
Curated OER
Inscribing Meaning: Test Your Memory
Introduce yourself to writing symbols of various African people. Then test your skills with this online memory game.