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

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

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

Samoan Art Forms Questions

 Samoan Art Forms Questions

Please read the article on Samoa here before answering the questions.

1) Today we are learning about art forms from:

a) Samoan b) Tongan

c) Fijian d) Niuean

2) What are the three art forms you learned about in the text?

a) Tatau b) Painting

c) Siapo d) Ie Toga

3) How many islands make up Samoa in total?

a) 2 b) 8

c) 7 c) 3

i) What is the capital city of Samoa?

→ Apia

4) Where does a male tatau (Pe’a / Malofie) start from?

a) The upper thigh b) The shoulders

c) The torso d) The ankles

5) What is the name of the tree which ink was collected from for tatau?

→ Candlenut tree or lama

6) Why do you have to be careful of the ink?

→ The Seeds burned and the soot which rose off the burning seeds

7) From what tree is the material for siapo made? 

a) Candlewood b) Mulberry

c) Blood tree d) Lipstick Tree

8) Describe what an ie Toga is:

→ Ie Toga are very finely woven mats which are seen as treasures. It is a sign of wealth in Samoan culture.