Essays on Figurines

The Glass Menagerie is a play written by Tennessee Williams in 1944 which describes the family consisted of a mother, son and daughter, going through a difficult situation. The son supports his mother and sister since their father left them. Laura is the sister who has a collection of figurines, who has a crippled leg and is shy, but very kind. The figurines are in the shapes of animals and they make Laura forget about reality. There are the past, present and future intertwined within this reality and the fact that the story is set in the time of ...

Bianzhong is an ancient Chinese musical instrument that consists of a set of bronze bells that are played melodically. The set of bells used to function as polyphonic musical instruments and evidence shows that some of these bells have been dated between two thousand to three thousand six hundred years of age. These set of bronze bells used to be hung in a wooden frame that would be struck with a mallet (Ye et al, 98). The bronze bells were important instruments in China’s ritual and court music in the ancient times along with the chimes known as “bianging”. History gives ...

The history of Mesoamerica has often been told and retold in a variety of mediums and forums concerned primarily with the development of the region from its sprawling civilizations, to the assemblage of nations that characterizes it today. Its rich culture, manifested through its structures, calendrical records, and sports, may be seen as concrete proof of a civilization thriving in the lush tropical landscape of Central America. Mesoamerican art, in this regard, serves a twofold function in the pursuit of preserving its cultural heritage. Firstly, it manages to record the beliefs, value systems, and concerns of the Mesoamerican people at the time. ...

If you believe the archaeologists and historians, art itself emerged in the Upper Paleolithic. In those days, a woman was the personification of the continuation of life and fertility - hence hypertrophy secondary sexual characteristics of Paleolithic Venuses. Ancient "Venus" - are usually small figurines from mammoth ivory, antler, stone, clay and ash. Sculptures made of clay mixtures are the most ancient examples of ceramics. Primitive female figures, being very far from real resemblance to nature (a statement of this fact are some rock paintings depicting women muscular and mobile), they suggest that primitive sculptors created image of the character, summarizing ...

Question 1: Anthropology

Introduction The word “Paleolithic” means the “old stone age.” The late upper Paleolithic period began about 40,000 years ago, lasting through the Pleistocene ice age, which is believed to have ended around 8,000 B.C. Upper Paleolithic art was first discovered in Aurignac (Dordogne, France). Expert archeologist have documented that the geography of upper Paleolithic art spans through Eurasia and Siberia. Some of the notable characteristics of Paleolithic art include engraved limestone blocks, parietal art, human and animal figurines. For engraved blocks, characteristics include deep incisions, stiff outlines, sexual symbols represented realistically, animal heads, and dorsal quarters. ...

Exam 1

Essay 1:

The Ice Age, or Pleistocene age, as indicated by Professor Smiley's (Lecture 1 pg. 2), started two million years back, and lasted until only 10,000 years ago. The Ice Age was an icy cold period, yet the ice sheets were withdrawing four times during the period. Additionally, "there were four real cold periods, in the course over the last two million years" (Smiley Lecture 1 pg. 2). The Notwithstanding, scientist still do not generally realize what were the causes of this frigid period, however it was realized that the sun drives our atmosphere. Around 18, ...

Abstract

Obesity is a health condition that has increasingly gained world attention. It is a medical condition characterized by a high body fat, typically a BMI above 30. It is important to note that being overweight does not simply imply being obese. Notably, chronic diseases have been on the increase due to the changing lifestyle that many people have embraced in the world today. In fact, most people in the world today are suffering from lifestyle diseases, most of which are attributed to diet. This dissertation discusses obesity as a chronic disease that has increasingly become a major concern in most parts of the world. The ...

The Mycenaean Phi Figurine dates from the late Hellenic period which is about the Twelfth Century BC and focuses principally on the figure of Pi. This is a terracotta figurine which was quite common in those times and is usually found in considerable quantity at several sites with a Mycenaean provenance. The figure usually has the female as its main subject and shows different aspects such as clothing in long garments, strangely shaped heads. The figures were usually based on three Greek letters that are Psi, Phi and Tau with the central one now concerning us. The figure seems to ...

Japanese ancient art has done well over centuries, thanks to the contemporary artists who did a marvelous work in using ancient traditions to come up with extraordinary and unique art. Japanese Culture traces back to more than 10,000 years ago. The islands of Japan were originally influenced by Chinese culture between 300 BC and 300 AD. They rapidly found their own ways and over a number of years developed a considerable breadth of experience that was integrated and baffled to the outside world. The book ‘Japanese Culture’ puts forward significant historical and cultural developments over the last two millennia. A significant ...

In Tennessee Williams’ classic play The Glass Menagerie, the work ends with Tom saying, “Blow out your candles, Laura,” followed by Laura following suit. This line and accompanying action are highly symbolic gestures, following along with the play’s themes of abandonment, the American Dream, family and more. The blowing out of the candles represents, for both of them, the chance to escape the suffocating nature of their life in their apartment with their family and to grow as people. This act being the final action of the play is significant, as it not only represents just how badly ...

A brief overview

ART AND ARCHITECTURE 2 Abstract Since time immemorial, man has always craved for expressing himself through various media like art, music, dance and literature. In a way, all the forms through which man conveys his creativity and ideas can be categorised under the huge canopy of being ‘art’. Visual arts include the paintings, sculpture, film making, printmaking, street art, photography and several other art forms which are a source of both entertainment and inspiration for people. Architecture includes making of certain objects or buildings in an artistic as well as planned manner. This essay gives a brief overview of several ...

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Examining the lives of women in the past is a difficult task as their voices are usually well concealed. As we take more and more distance from the present this task becomes even more difficult and in many cases historians still disagree. This short essay will attempt to briefly summarize the context of women’s lives, roles and status from prehistory until the Early Renaissance, in 1500 C.E. The Prehistory of humans is one period for which little is known. Without written sources to guide us and with few other remnants we can only speculate about the lives of ...

The archeologist studied the life of a farmer in the San Juan, Mexico to understand how the manufacture and trade of matateos and menois in the ancient city of Copan was carried out. The study of Filemeno Gabriel’s way of life shed light to how and why the farmers in ancient city of Copan manufactured the matateos and menois. It was noted that Gabriel made matateos in his spare time so as to supplement his budget. This was because as a farmer Gabriel could only produce what was enough for him, his family and the domestic animals he owned. ...

The common element in Kongo burial practices is the relationship of the living to their ancestors and recently deceased relatives. An ancient, syncretic religion, its absorption of Catholic influences and elements of various African traditions enhanced the tendency of idiosyncratic belief systems to develop among the individual villages. This diffusion of belief and practice facilitated the spread of a diverse and versatile religion from Africa to the New World where it has exhibited remarkable coherence in the expression of burial practices. The trans-Atlantic slave trade strengthened the emotional need to connect with the past, not only with one’s departed ...

Cannibal in the Mirror. This pictorial book by Paul Fleishman pairs photographs from modern life with quotations from ancient culture or descriptions of traditions that hearken back to ancient times. For example, a photograph of a wedding cake with the bride and groom figurines on the top is paired with a description of a Javanese wedding tradition. For centuries, on their wedding night, Javanese couples have placed figurines of a bride and groom at the foot of their bed before spending their first night together. The practice began because of a fear that a predatory spirit would come during the couple’s wedding night and snatch ...

In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, there are a number of symbols inserted into the play that represent a theme or a character trait that help to portray something deeper about these people than can be normally conveyed through the typical methods of dialogue and direction. In this paper, we will examine five of these symbols and how they are developed throughout the course of the play. It is then made clear just how effectively symbols are used as a visual representations of the character’s inner motivations, as well as the messages about society and the human experience that the playwright attempts ...