Round 3: Tossup 10

“Elegant action” figures are depicted in a set of works of this type named Gwion Gwion. Elongated “claw” motifs dominate works of this type made in Sulawesi. A set of works of this type in Argentina comprise over 2,000 black (15[1])and red hands. (15[1])After viewing works of this type, the phrase “we have invented nothing!” was apocryphally declared by (*) Pablo Picasso. The Polychrome Ceiling, which features several depictions of bison, is part of a large group of works of this type in Altamira. A 17-foot auroch (10[1])is one of many works of this type in the Hall of the Bulls at the Lascaux complex. For 10 points, what works were created by prehistoric people painting on walls? ■END■

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