AP Art History

Category - The Pacific

Across Polynesia, the color red used in a feather cape was associated with:
  1. Heaven and earth
  2. Gods and chiefs
  3. Flora and fauna
  4. Plants and harvest
Explanation
Answer: B - Across Polynesia, the color red used in a feather cape was associated with gods and chiefs.

Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. Such cloaks and capes were called ahu'ula or red garments. These garments announced their status to others.
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