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The Elements of the Ancient African Comb

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I submitted a chart that needs to be filled out. along with a checklist of every element that needs to be answered in the chart. the artifact that i picked is an ancient african comb

https://www(dot)originsoftheafrocomb(dot)co(dot)uk/
You can also use other articles an cited works, it would help my grade tremendously.

HUM 100 Project 1 Artifact Chart Submission Checklist

As you review your artifact chart and prepare to submit this assignment to your instructor, review the items below. If you answer no to any of the items below, consider revisiting the Project 1 Artifact Chart Guidelines and Rubric document for more detail, or reaching out to your instructor for guidance.


Did you . . .



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Provide an image of your artifact or a link to a picture/recording of your artifact?

 

 

Describe the artifact in detail?

 

 

Determine and explain the elements of the artifact that you believe are most important to how you experience it?

 

 

State your opinion on what you believe to be the purpose of the artifact and explain whether the purpose is successfully communicated?

 

 

Discuss how the artifact reflects the culture (or context) in which it exists, including politics, history, religion, social perceptions, technology, media, education, and so on?

 

 

Use the artifact to discuss how acts of creative expression impact and are impacted by the people and situations that surround it?

 

 

Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about your chosen artifact regarding the relationship between human culture and expression?

 

 

Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about your chosen artifact regarding personal assumptions about artifacts of this sort and why they exist?

 

 

Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about your chosen artifact regarding the reciprocal relationship between how values shape and are shaped by forms of human expression?

 

 

Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about your chosen artifact regarding the relationship between the possible intent of the creator and its interpretation?

 

 

Speculate on how to go about answering the questions you posed? What sorts of things would you study about these kinds of artifacts and their contexts that might begin addressing these questions?

 

 

HUM 100 Project 1 Artifact Chart

Although you will work on various assignments throughout the course to support you in completing this assignment, this project is not due until Week 6.

Artifact


What is your chosen artifact? Include a link to or a picture of the artifact.

        I.            Describe the artifact in detail. For instance, how would you describe it to someone who could not see it?

      II.            Choose elements of the artifact that you believe are most important to how you experience it and explain why. For instance, what particularly catches your senses or makes you want to keep experiencing it? Does the choice of medium impact your experience?

Assumptions about your artifact

III.            State your opinion on what you believe is the purpose of this artifact and the success of the creator in achieving the purpose. For instance, what message do you believe the creator is trying to express, and is that message successfully expressed?

IV.            Discuss how the artifact reflects the culture (or context) in which it exists. Be sure to address what aspects of culture have relevance for this artifact: politics, history, religion, social perceptions, technology, media, education, and so on. In other words, how do the artifact and its culture interrelate? For instance, how would a particular form of body modification reflect the urban culture in which you encountered it?

V.            Use the artifact to discuss how acts of creative expression impact and are impacted by the people and situations that surround it. How might the artifact and the person who created it have impacted each other? For instance, how might the geographic location where the artifact was made, the materials used to create the artifact, the medium of the creative process, or the environment where the artifact is displayed influence the creator’s life or future creative work? How might the artifact and the culture or context in which it was created have impacted each other? For instance, does the artifact add to the understanding of the culture from which it was created? What contributions does it make to continuing on a dialogue about that culture and the importance of its artifacts?

VI.            Questions: Pose questions you have after thinking deeply about this artifact. What more do you want to know regarding:

  1. The relationship between human culture and expression
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Question 2:

  1. Your personal assumptions about artifacts of this sort and why they exist

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Question 2:

C.      How your values have shaped and are shaped by your expression and that of others

Question 1:

Question 2:

  1. The relationship between the possible intent of the creator and your own interpretation of its meaning

    2. Question 1:

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 VII.            Speculate on how you would go about answering these questions. For instance, what sorts of things would you study about these kinds of artifacts and their contexts that might begin addressing these questions?
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HUM 100 Project 1 Artifact Chart
Although you will work on various assignments throughout the course to support you in completing this assignment, this project is not due until Week 6.
Artifact
What is your chosen artifact? Include a link to or a picture of the artifact.
The chosen artifact is an ancient African comb.
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* Describe the artifact in detail. For instance, how would you describe it to someone who could not see it?
The artifact is an ancient African comb. It has been used as a tool used to make different hairstyles for African men and women. The comb is brown in color and semi-circle shaped. The handle has unique markings that could be used to artistically highlight the owner’s social status. For instance, the early combs contained an image at the bottom that looks like a human face with eyes, with a floating headdress. It could act as a hint regarding the purpose of the item.

* Choose elements of the artifact that you believe are most important to how you experience it and explain why. For instance, what particularly catches your senses or makes you want to keep experiencing it? Does the choice of medium impact your experience?
The elements that are most important to how I experience the handles of the afro combs. The function is always the same, which means it is used for making different hairstyles. However, the comb’s handle has changed over the years and is unique in nature (Crawshay-Hall, 2020). The handles tend to have a political and cultural meaning, which has changed over the years. An example of the “black fist,” which is used to symbolize black power and was made famous by the Blank Panthers, a political movement in the US that arose in the 1960s (Coote, 2017). The bottom of the comb has often been influenced by culture and has been used to depict spiritual work, such as using pictures, motifs, human figures, and other elements.

Assumptions about your artifact
* State your opinion on what you believe is the purpose of this artifact and the success of the creator in achieving the purpose. For instance, what message do you believe the creator is trying to express and is that message successfully expressed?
From my analysis, I believe the purpose of the afro comb is not to be used just as a tool to style their hair, but also as a symbol of collective identity and a political emblem. Black politicians and leaders have often used the artifact to say no to oppression, which has been very effective. It is an example of the Black Panther movement who popularized the comb by introducing the black power fist at the bottom of the comb. The comb has acted as a means of achieving comradeship for individuals who wear their hair, which grows out and up, rather than down.

* Discuss how the artifact reflects the culture (or context) in which it exists. Be sure to address what aspects of culture have relevance for this artifact: politics, history, religion, social perceptions, technology, media, education, and so on. In other words, how do the artifact and its culture interrelate? For instance, how would a particular form of body modification reflect the urban culture in which you encountered it?
The artifact has been used as a reflection of the c...
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