this is my 4 Facts Art Day!
I am a year 7 student at Pt. England School in Auckland, New Zealand. My teacher this year is Mr Moran. I am in room 1.
Friday, 30 October 2020
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Samoan art Questions
Samoan Art - 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?
→ This pattern represents a net for catching pigeons or turtles.
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?
→ The difference is that the Siapo Elei can be printed but the Siapo mamanu can be painted by hand.
6) What 2 names can be given to the lines that come out from the va’a on a tatau?
→ Pe’a and Malofie
This is my Samoan art Questions
4 Facts Samoan Art and Artists
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Samoan Art History Questions
Samoan Art History- 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?
It is tapped into a woman's skin and from her thighs down to her 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?
→ taema and tilafaiga the goodness twins who swam to fiji to learn the art of tatau
10) According to the story, why was it only men who got tattooed in Samoa for many years?
→
taema and tilafaiga saw a sparking clam and dove down to touch it. They came up to the surface and got seasick.they forgot the words to the song and told them that men should be tattooed not women when the words are women are to be tattooed, men are not to be tattooed.
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Niuean Artists Questions
Niuean Artists - Questions
1) Who are the four artists we are learning about today?
→ John Pule, Foufili Halagigie, Cora-Allan Wickliffe and Macksoul art
2) What school did John Pule attend in Auckland?
a) Tamaki College
b) Selwyn College
c) Mount Albert Grammar
d) St Kents
3) What does John Pule’s art comprise of?
a) Painting on canvas and barkcloth
b) Drawing on canvas
c) Painting on canvas
d) Painting on barkcloth
4) What art is Foufili Halagigie known for?
a) Hiapo
b) Painting
c) Knitting
d) Lili Fakamanaia (Wall Hangings)
5) Describe the Lili Fakamanaia:
→ they are wall hanging mostly weaved
6) In what countries has Cora-Allan Wickliffe’s art been shown?
→ Australia, England,Niue and Canada.
7) What is Cora-Allan Wickliffe known for creating and where are her collections shown in NZ?
→ She is known for making Hiapos. Her art collections are in The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Wallace Arts Trust.
8) Macksoul Art is known for what kind of art?
a) Painting
b) Drawing
c) Hiapo
d) Weaving
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:
The reason why they are prized gifts is because it takes a long time to make it. Also the rarer red shells are very useful and valueable.
This is my Niue Art Forms Questions
Monday, 19 October 2020
Niue History Questions
Niuean History- 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:
→ It is a border of a sized artwork.
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?
→ Because he is europe and he was`nt niuean or they were going to attack him
Niuean History & Art History
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel Questions
Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel - 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
b) Present and future
c) Past and future
d) Just the past