Tongan Art Forms:
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?
→The patterns come from a event,natural or important people
Wood and bone carvings:
7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?
→ wood carving is important because people can have some things of their own.
8. What are 3 different things that are carved out of bone?
→Necklace, earrings., bracelets
9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?
→I don’t know but I would probably say no because they saw whales but they didn’t want to kill them because they thought that they were going to be extinct.
10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.
→Weapons,long drums and making bowls
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