The Asmat Have a Rich Artistic Vocabulary of Visual Symbols

question 31

Multiple Choice

The Asmat have a rich artistic vocabulary of visual symbols in which the female praying mantis is meant to have what meaning?

• A) Fertility
• B) Female power
• C) Headhunting
• D) Family

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