Tuesday, October 8, 2013



 

 
The qu'ran is a non-material culture,because its include some group of people's beliefs and values. Through the qu'ran muslims navigate their view points of the world by understanding the message that has been transfered. using this holy book also make it easy to behave appropriately. For instance, how to dress by not exposing their body for both men and females.
this kids value eduaction in term of accumulilating knowledge of the real world. Its a public school that helps poor people in the society to become educated.

 
This cola nuts are traditional obejcts that sybolized our ideal culture. We use this nutes to show respect to the elderly people, especially in ceremonies like weddings, babyshowers, founerals etc.

 


 
This house represents material culture in Guinea. Most houses in the capital look like this image. However, people are nowadays designing it with more colorful items.
This is a subculture group of females in a small town that adopt the same lifestyles and values and above all speak the same language called"Foulani".
 
 
This masdijd is the symbol of Islam. it could also be a material culture that represnts a group of people who practice the same beliefs. i also see it as dominant culture in my coutry, because it permeats indivuduals to practices the religion they are part of by those in power.

 
this house exists only in the country side of guinea. Our ancestors used to live in houses like this one on the image. its a material culture as well because this kind of house still exists in my village. It was left for the new generation, although its litle modified now but very similar because the culture is meant to be alive.
 


 

 
Artificial objects in guinea. These arts represent tradition and culture in guinea,especially in a subculture of mandingo people. They ussually live in the west-East of guinea. Its could be also High culture.
 

 Musical objects seeing as material culture. People are still using these instruments in the musical industry.
 Traditional dance, its part of a subculture in guinean society. They have the same lifestyle,and values.
 
This flag's colors symbolized essential thing the country. Red, presents the blood that had been shed during war in Guinea. The yellow symbolized the natural resources that the country possesses which was the reason of the war. The french people did not just colonized us but they rather seized our natural resourceses. Whereas, the green represents the view of the nature. as you can see in this picture.

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