Facts About Tonga

 

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.

Tongan Art Forms - 4 Facts

 

Tongan Art Forms - Questions

 Tongan Art Forms: 

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Ta’ovala (mat weaving):

1. Which of the following is not a way that mat weaving is used for?

a) bedding b) weddings

c) shoe holder d) flooring

2. What do mats signify?

a) love b) respect

c) health d) social status

3. What is the tongan word for ‘mat weaving’?

a) kiekie b) ta’ovala

c) ngatu d) kava

Ngatu Tonga (tapa cloth):

4. From what tree is the bark used to make tapa from?

a) Paper Mulberry b) Wood Blueberry

c) Bone Strawberry d) Card Raspberry

5. The women design the tapa using what?

→   Women work with each other to decorate the cloth using natural dyes and pigments.

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→Ngatu are given as gifts, like the ta’ovala, and the bigger the size

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→Men Would Carve Wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums, weapons, kava bowls, canoes and paddles, and fish hooks. 

8. What are 3 different things that are carved out of bone?

→ necklaces, bracelets and earrings, 

9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?

→whale that had been stranded for a long time. They didn’t go after whales that were alive because they didn’t want to make the whale species extinct.

10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.

→ Log Drums, Kava Bowl and Weapons

Tongan History and Art - Respond to Text

 Tongan History: 

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About Tonga:

1. How many islands are said to be on Tonga?

a) 168 b) 169

c) 170 d) 171

2. Which of the following are not a group that Tonga was split into?

a) Vava’u b) Nuku’alofa

c) Ha’apai d) Tongatapu

3. What 2 languages are spoken in Tonga?

a) Tongan & English b) Tongan & Samoan

c) Tongan & German d) Tongan & Polynesian

Tongan History:

4. Where did the Polynesians settle 3000 years ago?

a) Nuku’alofa b) Ha’apai

c) Vava’u d) Tongatapu

5. Who brought the Tongans together to become one?

a) Queen Elizabeth b) King George V

c) Tāufa’āhau d) PM Pohiva

6. True or False: Tonga is the only country in the pacific to not give up their own government?

a) True b) False

Mat Weaving: 

7. What is used to weave the mats?

a) Modern technology b) Old Technology

c) Hands d) Broken down cars

8. What are mats worn around the waist called?

a) lavalava b) ta’ovala

c) ie d) mat

9. True or false: Woven mats passed down through generations symbolizes pride?

a) True b) False

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

→ By what their wearing and their gold tooth

Tongan History and Art