HOFSTR A UNIVERSIT Y MUSEUM OF ART
Art Travelers Times
A PUBLICATION OF THE ART TRAVELERS THROUGH TIME: LITERACY AND HISTORY THROUGH ART PROGRAM
2019- 2020
TRAVELING THE WORLD ARTIFACT BY ARTIFACT
FREE
Look Inside For Student Work, Photos, Games And More! Floyd B. Watson Elementary School, Rockville Centre Cornwell Avenue Elementary School, West Hempstead
Front Street Elementary School, Hempstead Art Travelers through Time: Literacy and History through Art at the Hofstra University Museum of Art would not have been possible without the strong partnership between our participating schools and the financial support of Flushing Bank and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, this program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. © 2020 Hofstra University Museum of Art all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the Hofstra University Museum of Art.
We would like to thank everyone at Centennial Avenue Elementary School (Roosevelt), Cornwell Avenue School (West Hempstead), Drexel Avenue School (Westbury), Front Street Elementary School (Hempstead), Lenox Elementary School (Baldwin), Long Island School for the Gifted (South Huntington), New Visions School (Freeport), William S. Covert Elementary School, Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School, Riverside Elementary School, Floyd B. Watson Elementary School and Francis F. Wilson Elementary School (Rockville Centre), and Walnut Street Elementary School (Uniondale).
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AMAZING ARTIFACTS Mali, Bamana peoples, Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress), 19th-20th century, wood with pigment, patina, and iron, 15 x 4 3/4 x 23 1/2 in., Hofstra University Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Levitt, HU89.13
Alejandro Durán (Mexican, born 1974), Algas (Algae) from the Washed Up series, 2013, photograph, 40 x 52 in., courtesy of the artist ©2019 Alejandro Durán
ua Oceania, Melanesia, Pap Japan, Marishi-ten, 15th-1 7th centur y, Muromachi er, Maprik Riv ik Sep a, ine Gu to New Mo moyama period, wood wit Yam Mask, h pigment, gold leaf, me region, Abelam peoples, tal, and gla ss, 20 x 11 1/2 x 16 in., Hofstra r, fibe an ratt University Museum 20th centur y, woven of Art , gift of Alb od, ert wo M. Baer, HU70.19 balsa polych rome, pig ment and m of Art, Hofstra Universit y Museu ric H. Marks, HU73.76 gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ced
A Note from Art Travelers Museum Educators We really enjoyed “traveling” to Papua New Guinea, Mali and Japan with you this year. You did a great job learning how to look at art and asking questions about the artifacts. You really understood that knowing what questions to ask is more important than being told the answers. The artwork you created reminded us that people should care for the natural environment, and that two or more animals combined are usually more fun than just one animal. We hope that you continue to be curious about the world around you! Elisa and Amy Wilson Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Long Island Scho ol for the Gifted, South Huntington
Hewitt Elementary School, Rockville Centre
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Cornwell Elementary School, West Hempstead
Did You Know ...
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The Chi-Wara artifact is approximately 100 years old.
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Marishi-ten is the g-d of the sun and moon.
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Chi-Wara is a mix of an aardvark, antelope and pangolin.
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The Yam Mask or “Baba” is from Papua New Guinea.
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The Yam Mask is used during harvest celebrations.
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Chi-Wara is from Mali.
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The Chi-Wara taught the people of Africa how to farm.
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Marishi-ten is from Japan in Asia.
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The people believed that Marishi-ten brought the sun back from the nighttime world.
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Marishi-ten is a symbol of power for warriors.
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Marishi-ten is made of wood, metal and gold leaf.
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Marishi-ten can be male or female. Mrs. Condoleo’s Class Hewitt Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Centennial Elementary School, Roosevelt
Walter
land School Class, Long Is on Ms. Herbert’s un South H tingt for the Gifted,
Favorite Parts from Ms. Urena’s Class, Front Street Elementary School, Hempstead
Dear Editor, We wanted to February 28, 20 say thank you 20 very much for trip to the Hof hosting us on stra University ou r Museum of A field around the ca rt. We enjoyed mpus seeing an walking d hearing abou “Walter”. We t the sculpture also enjoyed le arning about artifacts. One all of the intere of our favorite sting artifacts was th (Baba). We wer e Yam Helmet e surprised to Mask learn that it w We also liked as about 100 learning abou years old! t the artifact fro Asia called Mar m the continen ishi-ten which t of represented th and sun. e guardian of light Our class also enjo the photograph yed our “gallery walks” and looking at all s. We especial ly liked the ph the green wat otograph that er bottles. It m had ade us think ab of taking care out the import of the earth an ance d cutting dow pollution we cr n on the amou eate in the wor nt of ld. The classroom visits were also fun. Our class the “toaster” enjoyed obse and trying to rving figure out wha used for. Using t it was and w the scraps of pa hat it was per to make a us how we can sea animal rem reuse materia inded ls to make som Thank you ag et hi ng new. ain for such w on derful, inform experiences. ative and fun Hewitt Elemen tary
Mrs. Pastier’s Class, School, Rockvi lle Centre
*Original student work, submitted by teacher
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PEN PALS
Ms. Karroll’s Class, Cornwell Avenue Elementary School, West Hempstead
Ms. William’s Class, Lenox Elementary School, Baldwin
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*Original student work, submitted by teacher
Puzzles
ART TRAVELERS WORD SCRAMBLE
Please unscramble the words below 1. BROVSEE___________________________ 2. IATCTRAF__________________________ 3. TMVEINRNEON_____________________ 4. SRAOWRRI _________________________ 5. LIAM_______________________________ 6. ICH-ARWA _________________________ 7. AYM MASK_________________________ 8. POULIONTL_________________________ 9. CIAFRA_____________________________
E A D Z L G W R Y F T S Y S A S Y B E D I A V L Y D K C C G R G I U R J G M U L P K S Y A U P L E Q B R E E O I U C A B D F L G O D L L G S V D F W I S A R I P I A T K L I M N O Z T R W B E T T D U N O N A K A K C X S R A F R U I S I R E Z G U R E S I F U A A R T M O U E X H I B I T I G A E G E S C F R N A Z H C B S A D M F R S C H I W A R A B I B H H H O M O X T T U Z T K F Y L S N V I N O I A N B S I A I S A M A T P Z T K L J Y F D P F V Y G D E F O M X E Q O U S J D W C O A R Y M R R E Z N U V O A L U B N Y H L H R I Y P N R R N M R N O I T U L L O P C R I N X D L T E V R E S B O R V P A Y A H Y T H F P X Q T J Q O B J Y X L L I X P U E AFRICA ART ARTIFACT ASIA AUSTRALIA BABA CHI-WARA DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT FESTIVAL GALLERY HISTORY HOFSTRA JOURNAL MARISHI-TEN MUSEUM OBSERVE POLLUTION SCULPTURES
10. VCRODIES__________________________ 11. NNLPIGOA_________________________ 12. AISMHRI-TNE _______________________ 13. AUAGMTR _________________________ 14. NAJPA_____________________________ 15. OTYRIHS ___________________________ 16. ARULAASIT_________________________ 17. TOBTLE____________________________ 18. AIAS_______________________________ 19. EAMLTCI___________________________ 20. YBIRDH_____________________________ Ms. Koota’s Class, Hewitt Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Answer key: observe, artifact, environment, warriors, Mali, Chi-wara, yam mask, pollution, Africa, discover, Pangolin, Marishi-ten, Garamut, Japan, history, Australia, bottle, Asia, climate, hybrid
Ms. Koota’s Class, Hewitt Elementary School, Rockville Centre Word Search
Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoveryEducation.com
*Original student work, submitted by teacher
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Interviews from
Mrs. Morgan’s Class, Covert Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Ms. Burton’s Class, Front Street Elementary School, Hempstead
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*Original student work, submitted by teacher
Mrs. Tramantano’s Class, Covert Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Top 10 Reasons We LOVE Art Travelers
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Wearing Lab Coats Head of Buddha
Looking at the toasters
Don’t Litter Posters activity
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Garamut
Yam Mask
Inspirational Secret Message
Looking out the window of the 10th floor of the library
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Chi Wara
Marishi-ten
pa rt of the “ My favorite ing a rou nd trip was wa lk lab coats a nd in the wh ite scientists.” look ing li ke
— Valentina
“ I liked learning about the artifact Marishi-ten. He had more than two arms because he was a god to help protect the Japanese people. I liked observing the tube display. I liked it when it was illuminated, but it was interesting when it was turned off as well.” — Imari
Our thoughts:
Ms. McGillicuddy’s students, Lenox Elementary School, Baldwin i-ten g about Marish “ I li ked learn in ld blind people and that he cou thought the w ith the su n. I because it artifact was cool and was very, had many arms — Jonathan very old.” “ I li ked that there were ma ny cool th ings that we re interesting. I li ked the h a ng ing mag net a nd the mask.”
— Peter
“ I liked the sliding art project that looked like a diving board. It was exciting because I’ve never seen anything like that in person before.”
— Melanie
“I li ked the m ag net displa y. They were a ttracted, but they were not att ached. It loo ked li ke they we re sta nding on their ow n, b ut I k new th a t they were m ag nets. I li ke d critiqu ing th e a rtwork to u ndersta nd the stor y bein g told th rough the masterp iece.”
— Matthew
“ My favorite was the sliding display. I loved how it made the artwork beneath change each time.”
It looked g net display. a m e th d e k iling “ I li g from the ce in o g r se la a li ke to ou r It con nected to the floor. — Xavier n ment.” STEA M assig
— Khloe
“ I li ked the g lass tubing w ith the colored lights . They looked li ke co lorf u l sna kes.”
— Ari
“I liked learning about the two cultures and their artifacts. I like the Marishi-ten and the Chi Wara. I liked writing the message with white crayon and coloring over it with the marker.” — Marlo “ I li ked the m ovement dis play that showed a rtwork beh ind a cu rta in. I li ked the glitt er on the floor a nd the a rtw ork that looked li ke the moon . The glass lig hts a lso were cool a n d rem ind me of ra inbows. ”
— Selena
“ I liked walking outside around the campus and observing the sculptures. I liked the art activity with the white crayon writing that was revealed when we colored over it with a marker.”
— Andy
ere rt project wh “I li ked the a l a otivation we w rote a m then a friend a nd message for er.” it w ith ma rk r e v o d re lo co Sophia
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“ I li ked the co lors of the gla ss a nd the ligh ts. The displa y was cool a nd a lso rem ind ed me of u n icorn colors. I li ke d the mov ing cu rta in a rtwork because it re m inded me o f being at the beach when it swayed back a nd forth.”
— Aaliyah
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Reflections Ms. MacDermott’s Class Lenox Elementary School, Baldwin
Classroom Connections Mr. Nunez’s Class, Walnut Elementary School, Uniondale
Centennial Elementary School, Roosevelt
Ms. Klein’s Class, Covert Elementary School, Rockville Centre
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Post museum visit classroom project, inspired by hybrid animals, based on Chi Wara. *Original student work, submitted by teacher
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Classroom Connections
Mrs. Benjamin’s Class, Centennial Elementary School, Roosevelt
Class, Ms. Ostolaza’s School, ry ta en m Drexel Ele Westbury
Ms. Altman’s Class, Riverside Elementary School, Rockville Centre
Ms. Gilbert’s Class, Front Street Elementary School, Hempstead
New Visions Elementary School, Freeport
*Original student work, submitted by teacher
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