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?

→natural dyes and pigments.

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→ nature, or important people and events.

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→because you can make cool stuff with it like fish hooks

And bowls and much more 

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

→jewellery, necklaces, bracelets

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

→i don’t know but i think that they don’t want to kill the whale because they do not want it to be extinct

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

→bowls, head rests, log drums,