questions about 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?

→patterns

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→vava u 

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→because Men would carve wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums, weapons, kava bowls, canoes and paddles, 

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

→necklaces bracelets earrings

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

→they only went for whales that have been stranded for a long time.

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

→kava bowls paddles canoes