Art of America

3. a distinctive visual element the recurrence of which is often characteristic of an artist works
7. decorative stitching generally made with colored thread applied to the surface of a fabric
8. upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or pictorial relief carvings
9. basket weaving technique consisting of twisting two strands of material around a foundation of parallel sticks
10. a very realistic or lifelike style of making images
13. picture used as a symbol in writing
16. an artistic style at its height in 1920s Europe devoted to representing subjective emotions and experiences instead of objective

1. art that represents objects in an exaggerated way to emphasize certain aspects of the object
2. having massive or impressive scale
4. return of cultural artifacts often sacred remains to their country of origin
5. rivalry a design which the lines can be read in more than one way at the same time
6. a sculpture that projects from a flat surface
11. basket weaving technique using a central foundation that is spiraled or coiled
12. an artwork comprising three panels, normally joined together and sharing a common theme
14. written language involving sacred characters that may be pictures as well as letters
15. pyramid a pyramid consisting of several rectangular structures placed one on top of another