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