GRADE 8 Worksheet no.

3
Indigenous and Foreign Influences of Arts in South Asia, West Asia, and Central
ART Asia (India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Tibet)
Quarter 3-Wk.3-Lesson 3.

Name:_______________________________________________Grade and Section:________________________

What I Need to Know

What Is It

Indigenous and Foreign influences of Arts in South Asia, West Asia, and Central Asia
(India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Tibet)
SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE FOREIGN INFLUENCE
• INDIA

The picture above is called Rangoli. Chitra Lakshana, an early treatise on Sri Lankan homes where the ritual is
It is one of the most beautiful and Indian painting, attributed the idea of maintained amidst challenges, the
most pleasing art forms of India. It rangoli to Lord Brahma. Traditional designs are brought to life using
comes from the words “rang” form of rangoli made use of designs coloured rice, dry flour, flower petals,
meaning color and “aavalli” meaning and motifs based on nature such as turmeric, vermillion and coloured
colored creepers or row of colors. flowers, swans, peacocks, etc. Even sand which is dyed and dried in
the colors in the traditional art form advance.The patterns include the face
were extracted from natural dyes, like of Hindu deities, peacock motifs and
bark of trees, leaves, indigo plants. floral designs.
• SAUDI ARABIA

The picture above is called Arabian Arabian carpets consist of a field of North African Carpets refer to those
rug, typically a warp is tightly strung interlocking geometric shapes. produced in Tunisia, Morocco, and
on a loom vertically. The individual Another feature that is often seen is Egypt. The Moroccan rugs include
knots are tied on the warp according Arabic calligraphy in the design. the Berber carpets that are made from
to a design on a cartoon, or pattern. Sometimes, one will also find a un-dyed wool with only a few colors
One or more rows of plain weaving medallion carpet, similar to those that used to produce the designs. Egyptian
are used to keep the knots in place. may be seen frequently in Persia. carpets can be divided into two
Arabian rugs are known for the vivid, categories, Mamluk carpets are often
almost eccentric colors and intricate large carpets that feature geometric
designs. patterns and those from Cairo show a
heavy influence from the Persian rugs
that were produced by the Safavid
Dynasty at the same time. They often
featured medallions, palmettes, and
floral patterns.
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PAKISTAN

Across Pakistan, brightly colored It first appeared on trucks and lorries In Pakistan, truck art has origins
flamboyant trucks painted with driven by Sikh transporters who dating back to the 1920s, when
images of idealized landscapes, would paint a portrait of their Bedford trucks imported from
famous personalities, flowers and spiritual Gurus, or those who helped England invaded the country’s
trees turned village lanes, city streets form the Sikh religion. The portraits streets. They were fitted with large
and long-distance highways into a were painted with the loudest of wooden prows on top of the truck
gallery without walls; a free-form colors. By 1947 — the year Pakistan bed. Known as a taj, or crown, the
kaleidoscopic exhibition in motion. emerged as an independent country ornate prow was also accompanied
— truckers began to add more by decorative bumpers and wood
elements around the portraits of the paneling along the cabin. In the late
Sufis, such as whole landscapes, 1940s, when trucks began long-haul
flying horses, peacocks, etc. journeys to deliver goods, each
company designed a logo so that
illiterate people would understand
who owned the truck.

TIBET

The word mandala is a Sanskrit term Mandalas have been found in dream
A mandala is a spiritual and ritual that means “circle” or “discoid catchers as a means to protect the
symbol in Asian cultures. It can be object”. Mandalas are objects of individual sleeping. A popular item
understood in two different ways: devotion they can be painted on in Western cultures, you can easily
externally as a visual representation paper, wood, stone, cloth or even on identify the shape and patterns of a
of the universe or internally as a a wall. The traditional Tibetan mandala within most dream
guide for several practices that take mandala, found in Buddhism, depicts catchers.
place in many Asian traditions, the enlightened state of Buddha
including meditation. through sand art. Patterns are formed Mandala art is also used in healing
on the ground using metal and a circles, a practice that derives from
small tube to create the exact texture Native Americans. The circles are
and organization of the grains. often associated with the restoration
of the body, mind, and heart.

What’s More
 ACTIVITY 1: Decode the Message
Instructions: Decode the number below the line using alphabet after decoding give the message or idea of
the artifacts and arts objects. Write your answer on the space provided.

What I Have Learned

India______________________________________________________________________________________
Pakistan___________________________________________________________________________________
Saudi Arabia________________________________________________________________________________
Tibet______________________________________________________________________________________

Direction: Choose one of the following countries (India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tibet) show your
appreciation in their artworks using CARICATURE. Sketch your answer on the box provided.

What Can I Do
 ACTIVITY 2: DIWALI MAKING

Instructions: Draw a simple Diwali lamp on a separate clean bond paper. Indicate your name, section and
name of the activity on the upper part of the bond paper.

Materials: Pencil, coloring materials, bond paper/oslo paper

Procedure:
1. Make a sketch of a Diwali.
2. Add color to your Diwali to make it artistic.
3. Ask your parents to sign on the lower part of your artwork.

Activity 2: Diwali

Name:___________________________________________Grade and section: _______ Date:___________

Parent Name & Signature:______________

Assessment
Multiple Choice: Read the question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer
before the number.

_____1.What is the lamp that used in nearly Tibetan temple, household, and altar?

a. Butter lamp b. Camel skin lamp c. Diwali lamp d. Incense

_____2.Hindu New Year and also known as the “Festival of Lights“.

a. Butter lamp b. Camel skin lamp c. Diwali d. Lakshmi

_____3. A small piece of desert crafted from a dried camel skin.

a. Camel skin lamp b. Diyas c. Incense burner d. Lamp

_____4. It was made of wood with the shallow part covered in lead and decorated with brass.

a. Burner b. Diwali lamp c. Incense burner d. Light

_____5. Hindu goddess of wealth.

a. Bhrama b. Lakshmi c. Shiva d. Vishnu