Friday 30 October 2020
Thursday 29 October 2020
Samoan Art - Questions
Samoan Art - Questions
Please read the article on Samoan Art here before answering the questions.
1) Today we are learning about art from:
a) Samoan b) Tongan
c) Fijian d) Niuean
2) What is the name of the big upside down triangle that represents extended family on a tatau?
a) Pula tama b) Pula tele
c) Va’a d) Asofa’aifo
3) How many traditional patterns can be found on siapo?
a) 20 b) 12
c) 13 c) 5
i) What is fa’a sigago?
→ it a pattern that represents a flower from the pandanus plant.
4) Which animal/insect is not represented in one of the traditional patterns found on siapo?
a) Crab b) Fish
c) Spider d) All of these
5) What is a difference between Siapo ‘Elei and Siapo mamanu?
→ Unlike siapo 'Elei, siapo mamanu is hand painted. Early creations of siapo mamanu were not permanently mounted on boards.
6) What 2 names can be given to the lines that come out from the va’a on a tatau?
→ Asofa’aifo and ivi’aso’aso
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Samoan Art History- Questions
Samoan Art History- Questions
Please read the article on Samoa here before answering the questions.
Tyler Veau: Storyteller
1) This week we are learning about art from...
a) Samoa b) Tonga
c) Fiji d) Niue
2) What is Tatau?
a) Weaving b) Tattooing
c) Painting d) Carving
3) What is needed for Tatau?
a) Flax b) Paint and Paper
c) ‘Au and Ink c) Wood
4) What can be represented in a Tatau?
a) Family b) The person’s background
c) Culture d) Values
5) What is another name for a pattern or symbol?
a) An illustration b) a picture
c) A motif d) an idea
How Tatau came to Samoa
6) What is the name of Tatau for women?
a) Pe’a b) Malu
7) Where do you find this type of Tatau on the body?
Down from the knees
8) In which ocean will you find Samoa?
a) Atlantic Ocean b) Southern Ocean
c) Pacific Ocean d) Tasman Sea
9) According to Samoan storytelling, where did the twins, Tilafaigā and Taemā, learn about the art of Tatau?
→ from fiji
10) According to the story, why was it only men who got tattooed in Samoa for many years?
→ the twins got the words wrong to the song
Thursday 22 October 2020
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Niue Art Forms Questions
Niue Art Forms - Questions
Please read the article on Niue here before answering the questions.
1) What are the two popular weaving techniques?
a) Lalaga and Hiapo b) Lalaga and Tia
c) Lalaga and Carving d) Tia and Hiapo
2) What materials do Niueans use in New Zealand to weave?
a) Seaweed b) Branches
c) Harakeke d) Leaves
3) Who participates in weaving?
a) Mostly women and some men b) Just women
c) Just men c) Children
i) Describe some of the traditional materials used:
→ Kaniu,laniu,lafua and kala fou
4) What is the name of the canoes that are carved in Niue?
a) Waka b) Vaka
c) Dinghies d) Boats
5) What New Zealand tree is used for carving?
a) Kauri b) Pohutukawa
c) Miro d)Tōtara
6) What does hiapo mean in Niuean?
a) Barkcloth or Tapa b) Mat or Tapa
c) Dress or Mat d) Barkcloth or Blanket
7) What are hihi beads?
a) Little blue land snail shells b) Little yellow land snail shells
c) Little pink land snail shells d) Little green land snail shells
8) Describe why hihi are prized gifts:
because the shells are so small and the necklace made with hihi takes a long time to make.
Monday 19 October 2020
Niue History Questions
Niuean History- Questions
Please read the article on Niue here before answering the questions.
1) This week it is _____ language week.
a) Samoan b) Tongan
c) Fijian d) Niuean
2) What is Niue often referred to as?
a) The sun spot of Polynesia b) The Rock of Polynesia
c) The tiny island nation d) The heart of the Pacific
3) Who was the first European settler to sight Niue?
a) Captain James Cook b) Captain Jack Sparrow
c) Captain James Busby c) Captain Hook
i) When did he sight Niue?
→ 1744
4) What is the name of the Niuean bark cloth?
a) Hiapo b) Tapa Cloth
c) Print d) Patterns
5) Describe what a motif is:
→ the motif is a pattern
6) Niueans were the first to introduce what to their hiapo?
a) Animals b) Names
c) People d) Flowers
7) How many attempts did Captain Cook make to land in Niue?
a) Three b) Two
c) None d) One
i) Why do you think the people of Niue refused to let him set foot on shore?
→ i don't
Thursday 15 October 2020
Kowhaiwhai patterns
The mangotipi design is similar to mangopare, but instead represents a white pointer shark.
Just like the hammerhead shark design (mangopare), mangotipi also represents strength, courage and power.
Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel Questions
Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel - Questions
Please read the article on here before answering the questions.
1) What does the tukutuku panel present?
→ it presents an artistic expression of Te Oro’s visual identity
2) Who was the identity created by?
a) Alt Group and Ngāti Pāoa
b) Ngātio Pāoa and Glen Innes Group
c) Alt Group
d) Ngāti Pāoa
3) Who endorsed the identity of the Tukutuku panel?
a) Ngāti Whatua and Ngātu Pāoa
b) Ngāti Pāoa and Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki
c) Ngāti Whatua and Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki
d) Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki and Alt Group
4) How long did it take to create the Tukutuku panel?
a) 2 years
b) 1 month
c) 4 months
d) 2 months
5) What Marae were they based at?
→ ruapotaka marae
6) Te Roopū Raranga o Tāmaki Makaurau is a collective of what?
→ they are a collective artist and weavers
7) Who were the weavers involved in the project?
→ Lorna Rikihana and Kelly Dixon,Bernie Papa and Tanya White,Tessa Harris and Huhana Turei
8) What visually reverberates optically through the pattern?
a) Past and present
b) Present and future
c) Past and future
d) Just the past
Wednesday 14 October 2020
Types of art Maori Questions
Types of Māori - Questions
Please read the article on here before answering the questions.
1) What are the 4 main Māori art forms
→ visual ,carving tattooing, weaving, 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?
→ clothing and bags
7) Why did feather cloaks become more difficult to create?
→The extinction and endangerment of many of New Zealand birds
8) Painting was mostly used for?
a) Fake tattoos
b) Tagging
c) Decoration
d) Portraits
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