Types of Maori - Questions

 Types of Māori - Questions

1) What are the 4 main Māori art forms

→ Carving, tattooing, weaving and painting

2) Which of these were not a typical material that Māori used for carving?

a) Wood

b) Bone

c) Stone

d) Flax

3) What is Pounamu

a) Flax Leaves

b) Kauri Wood

c) Whale Bone

d) Greenstone

4) Traditionally Ta Moko was done with a what?

a) Tattoo needle

b) Chisel

5) Where did women traditionally get tattooed?

→ Lips and chin

6) What was weaving used to create?

→ wall panels in meeting houses and other important buildings, as well as clothing and bags kete

7) Why did feather cloaks become more difficult to create?

→ The extinction and endangerment of many of New Zealand birds made the feather cloak a more difficult item to produce. 

8) Painting was mostly used for?
a) Fake tattoos

b) Tagging

c) Decoration

d) Portraits