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AP Art History

Category - The Pacific

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The representation of species of fish and birds on the Malangan:
  1. Alludes to the waning influence of indigenous cultures
  2. Alludes to the cyclical nature of the economy
  3. Alludes to natural characteristics and specific myths
  4. Alludes to familiar songs and folklore
Explanation
Answer: C - The representation of species of fish and birds on the Malangan alludes to natural characteristics and specific myths.

A rock cod is depicted at the base of this figure. This is a species, which as it grows older, changes gender from male to female. The rock cod features in an important myth of the founding of the first social group or clan, and so it also alludes to the identity of that clan group
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