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Cook Islands Tivaevae - Questions.

 Cook Islands Tivaevae: 

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Tivaevae:

1. What does Tivaevae mean?

a) 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?

=> A pange is 8 women in a group

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. t?

1. Using glue and paste b) using embroidered 

c) having separate pieces pieced together d) using chromebook

8. How is Tīvaevae tātaura formed?

2. Using glue and paste b) using embroidered 

c) having separate pieces pieced together d) using chromebook

Cook Island Facts - Art Forms.

 

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Tongan Art Forms.

 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?

→Ink and their hands

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→ The Ngatu are designed with and patterns from nature

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→It is so important because they make bowls cups and other important things

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

→ Necklaces, Bracelets and Earings

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

→Whale bones are hard to find because you can only use whale bones if the whale has been stranded for a long time

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

→ Bowls, Cups and Canoes and Paddles

Tongan Research - History

 

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Tongan History and Art.

 

Tongan History.

 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?

→Texting them for a photo of them