Respuesta :
The lustrously smooth surface of most African figural sculpture, often embellished with decorative scarification, indicates beautifully shining, healthy skin. Figures with rough surfaces and deformities are intended to appear ugly and morally flawed.
ANSWER: Africans associate this type of surface with: Cultivated refinement. The nature of African art grows from the theme of religious symbolism, functionalism, utilitarianism. African Art reflects images of ancestral spirits and pantheons of gods and goddess.