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To what group of people did the creator of this piece belong? Collind p1: The group of people that created the ibeji and that the piece belongs to is the Yoruba people. The Yoruba live In Nigeria, and this piece is modern, considering it was made in the 20th Century. Jacobw p2: This figure was an //"ibeji",// belonging to the tribe of Yoruba. The Yoruba has a strong feeling about how art should be. This figure is also a Ewa, which is explained in the next paragraph. laynew p6: The group of people the ibeji and the group the piece belongs to is the Youruba people in Nigeria. Nick05: The creator of this piece was part of the Yoruba tribe located in present day Nigeria. reneer p6: This piece of artwork was created by the Yoruba people and is called an //ibeji//. The Yoruba people lived in modern day Nigeria.

What does //ewa// mean? What are the characteristics of //ewa//? Collind p1: The Yoruba word ewa is the word for character, and the definition is well done or well made. To make something be worthy to be called ewa is that it must depicted in the middle of the sculpture, and it shall not be to pretty, or to ugly, not old, and not young, and not too fake, but not too realistic. Another thing that has to be included to be ewa is that it must look human but not totally like one person. The third part that must be included to be ewa is that it has to show the mark of the knife, and the fourth thing is to reflect the light. Obviously to be considered a ewa sculpture many things must be considered.

Jacobw p2: "Ewa" is the Yoruba word for character; it means well done or well made. To call a sculpture a Ewa it shouldn't not look to ugly, not look to pretty, not look too old, not look to young, and look not to realistic but not too fake. It cannot look like a person in particular, but it has to be in human form. It needs to be able to show the mark of the knife, and it must be able to reflect light.

laynew p6: //Ewa// is the Yoruba word for character. The Yoruba people have a certain idea about art. It must follow these rules: must be depicted in the middle(not too ugly, not too pretty, not too young, not too old, not too abstract but not too realistic.) Must look human but not like any person in particular. The art also must show the mark of the knife and reflect the light.

Nick05: Ewa is a Yoruba word for character. It means well done or well made. The characteristics of an ewa are first it must not be to beautiful or to ugly, or to young or to old. Second it must look like a human but not a specific person. Third it must show the mark of a knife and Forth it must reflect light.

reneer p6: To the Yoruba people, the word ewa meant character, well done or well made. There are four main characteristics of ewa. The first characteristic of ewa is that the creature is shown as in the middle of everything (not too beautiful or not too ugly, not too young or not too old, not too abstract or not too realistic). The second characteristic of ewa is that it should look human, but not like any human in particular. The third characteristic of ewa is that the knife marks in the figure should be shown. The last main characteristic of ewa is that the figure should reflect light.

Why are body parts often emphasized in African art? What is emphasized in this piece and why? Collind p1: The body part emphasized in this sculpture was the large size of the head, compared to the rest of the body. The reason it was made like that is because the head is the seat of the soul, and the Yoruba considered it the most important part of the body. Body parts are often emphasized in African art because of importance. So, depending on what the message of the art that its trying to show, would most likely depend on what body part is emphasized if emphasized.

Jacobw p2: The head is always emphasized in the body because it is the most important part. The head is the part of your body that controls all the senses. Depending on what the art is trying to show, different parts of the body are emphasized.

laynew p6: Body parts are often emphasized in African art because they are enlarged to express the importance of that body part. In this piece the body part that is emphasized is the head. This is because the head is the seat of the soul and this is important to the Yoruba people. So, the carpenter emphasied the had for this purpose

Nick05: Body parts are often emphasized in African art because it expresses the pieces importance. The head in the figure is emphasized because to the Yoruba the head is the seat of the soul and therefore the head is the most important part of the body.

reneer p6: In African art, the body parts are emphasized to show their importance. To the Yoruba people, the head was considered the seat of the soul, therefore the head is the most important part of the body. In this particular piece of artwork, the head is emphasized because, as mentioned before, the head is the seat of the soul, therefore the head is the most important part of the body to the Yoruba people, which were the creators of this artwork.