Read the excerpt from a short walk around the pyramids
and through the world of art.
which text feature would best the reader understand
this excerpt?
in the past, the kota spoke to the bones of their ancestors
before making important decisions. they stored the bones in
small baskets woven of rolls of bark or leaves. sculpture
such as this piece -- which is called a kota funerary figure --
was tied to the top of the baskets. we are not certain what
the figure meant to the kota.
a sidebar about other african tribes
a glossary to define the word "funerary"
a graph showing the number of kota sculptures
a chapter heading to summarize the text