How Do the Bis Poles Made in New Guinea Depict,reference,and

question 33

Essay

How do the bis poles made in New Guinea depict,reference,and honor ancestors? Can you think of any other artworks (either in this textbook or elsewhere)that pay tribute to ancestors? How is your chosen artwork similar to and/or different from the bis poles? What do these artworks tell you about the cycle of life that you had not thought of before learning about them?

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Definitions:

Bridge Circuit

A circuit that consists of four sections connected in series to form a closed loop.

D'Arsonval Shunt

A D'Arsonval shunt is a precision resistor used in conjunction with a D'Arsonval meter movement to allow the measurement of high currents by diverting some of the current away from the sensitive galvanometer coil.

Contact Resistance

The resistance to the flow of electricity encountered at the point where two conductive surfaces meet or connect.

Typical Impedance

A standard or average measure of the total resistance faced by current in an electrical circuit, combining both resistive and reactive elements.