Art Alive, Art Exhibition

 

This term in team 4 we have been learning about different cultures, including Maori, Niuean, Samoan, Tonga and Cook Island. This art was very fun to draw and took very long to draw. 

Cook Islands Art - Staff God - Response To Text

 Cook Islands - staff god

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Atua Rakau:

1. What is a staff god?

1. Name for our kitchen b) a stick in form of a god

c) Movie on netflix               d) a religion

2.  What material is the staff god made from?

a) ice b) wood

c) diamonds d) iron

3. What does elaborate mean?

a) intricate b) tiny

c) disgusting d) detailed

4. How did the European missionaries view staff gods?

a) secular b) American idol

c) idols d) demonic

5. How long is the surviving staff god ?

1. 6 metres b) 2 metres

c) one third of the length d) 19 metres

7.  Which best describes this staff god?

1. Smooth green eyes with stylised head, mouth, ears; a curved back with notches on the ear side

2. Smooth eyes with stylised ears; a curved ankle with notches on the shoulder sides

3. Smooth head with stylised ankles, mouth, noese; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

4. Smooth head with stylised eyes, mouth, ears; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

8. How did William Ellis describe the staff gods?

=> Imbecility, Absurdity and degradation

9. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900

4 Facts - Cook Island Art

 

Tivaevae and Flower Design

 

Sonnet Poems Writing

 

Bronze Division Solving

 

Research Task - Art History

 

Cook Islands Art Forms - Respond To Text

 Cook Islands Tivaevae: 

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Tivaevae:

1. What does Tivaevae mean?

1. To cook b) to sew or patch

c) To knit d) to laugh

2.  What are Tivaevae?

a) Tea Towels b) Pillow Cases

c) Sheets d) Duvets

3. When were Tivaevae bedspreads introduced by French nuns?

a) eighteenth century b) nineteenth century

c) twentieth century d) twenty first century

The Pange

4. What is a pange?

=> up to eight people form a pange or group to make a tivaevae

5. What is a ta’unga?

a) a type of tivaevae b) an expert

c) cutting materials d) patterns and colours

Making the Tīvaevae

6. Which are not part of the three types of Tīvaevae?

a) tīvaevae manu b) tīvaevae tātaura

c) tīvaevae tā’ōrei d) tivaevae tāmoumou

7.  Which best describes what Tivaevae manu?

1. It uses only four colours and two pieces of material. 

2. It uses only one colour and one piece of material.

3. It uses only two colours and two pieces of material.

4. It uses only two colours and three pieces of material.

8. How is Tīvaevae tātaura formed?

1. Using glue and paste b) using embroidered 

c) having separate pieces pieced together d) using chromebook

4 Facts - Cook Island Art Forms

 

Gold - Multiplication Solving Problem

 

Cook Islands History art - Research Task

 

Tiare Design Task - Cook Island Design

 

Silver Multiplication Solving Problem

 

Bronze Family of facts

 

Cook Islands History - Response To text

 Cook Islands History: 

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About Cook Islands:

1. How many islands are said to be on Cook Islands?

a) 3 b) 10

c) 15 d) 88

2. Which island is not located beside the Cook Islands?

a) New Zealand b) Tonga

c) French Polynesia d) American Samoa

3. How did Cook Islands get their name?

a) From coca cola b) from James Cook 

c) from chocolate d) from Cocoa Chanel

Cook Islands History:

4. Where did the first Cook Islands arrive from?

a) Hawaii b) Tahiti

c) New Zealand d) Hervey Island

5. What does Cook Islands not do for art?

a) wood carving b) piercing

c) weaving d) tivaevae

6. True or False: Captain James Cook named Cook Islands ?

a) True b) False

Wood carving: 

7. Rarotonga is famous for its carving …. 

1. its wooden seats b) fisherman’s gods and staff-gods

c) it’s ceremonial adzes d) pencils

8. What islands are not mentioned for wood carving?

a) Mitiaro b) Mauke

c) Atiu d) Pukapuka

9. True or false: The wooden carvings had to be blessed before stood up?

a) True b) False

10. How can you identify where people are from in Cook Islands?

→By their Traditional Dance Moves they do

4 Facts - Cook Island History

 

Gold - Multiplication Solving 3

 

Maths - Multiplication Silver 3

 

Bronze Multiplication Solving 3

 

Tongan Designs - 4 Facts

 

Tongan Art and Artists - Response to Text

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

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Coat of Arms of Tonga - Tongan Sila:

1. When was the Tongan Sila designed?

a) 1865 b) 1875

c) 1876 d) 1877

2. What does the crown in the Tongan Sila mean?

→the crown represents the kingdom, king of Tonga

3. What do the three swords represent?

→ it represents the 3 lines of Tongan kings that ruled before tonga became one.

Ha’amonga ‘a Maui:

4. Where is the stone located?

a) Cook Islands b) Samoa

c) Tonga d) Niue

5. Who is the story of the stone wall about?

a) A mother and her two daughters b) A mother and her two sons

c) A father and his two daughters d) A father and his two sons

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→the word ha’amonga means a stick with loads on both ends.

Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:

7. What does Ofa mean?

→to love and to be loved

8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→Having respect is also a huge value

9.What does Anga Fakato ki lalo/ Lototoo mean?

→being humble is a value in the Tongan culture 

10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→The act of being grateful for what you have and what you will receive is also a big value in the Tongan Culture.