Answer:
The relief sculptures on the support poles, wall planks, and lower end of the rafters of the building above represent Ancestors.
Explanation:
Relief structure is a type of art form where the figures or pictures are carved from the background which usually consist of plane surface. If we look at the sculptures of ancient Egypt, we will find a wide variety of relief structures. Some sculptures are carved on the support holes, some on the wall planks, while some on the ceilings or any other flat surface. All these carvings represents our Ancestors. For example: there are some relief sculptures which represents the military campaigns of Constantine while some represents the mocking of Christ. Likewise there are numerous such sculptures throughout the world depicting the history and memories of our great ancestors.
Based on the title and without eve knowing the piece, I’m going to say “humorous”.
I believe the
correct answer is: Mandara.
East Asian Esoteric
Buddhism, founded in the early 9th century (Heian period) and referred to as mikkyō
(secret teaching) in Japan, was influenced by polytheistic religions, from
which the main characteristic was mandara/mandala. Mandara is the way of spiritually
and ritually representing the universe through chart or geometric pattern.
