For the Asmat of New Guinea, the cutting of a tree may be dangerous because of a. nature spirits. The general function of religion in Asmat society is to a. maintain a stratified social structure. In Asmat society, the woodcarver is a. the most honored person in the village and does not do other work. In the Asmat religious tradition, eating the coconut of the sago palm is significant because it is viewed as a. capturing the sago's spirit.
Art is a form of communication because it involves the use of a. language.
The explanation suggested in the textbook for the prevalence of art in human activities is that art is a. widespread because it is usually identifies with religion. The term verbal arts has been adopted by linguists and anthropologist's as preferable to the term a. primitive art . Since the 1920s, virtually all are commercially made. Each is designed and made by self-taught costume makers in the community. Each tribe has a single pattern for most of its members, but the costumes are both handmade and commercially produced.