Questions - 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?

→women use animals bones

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→they are taken from nature

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→Because it is a sign of respect and it is a tongan tradition

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

→they also use animal bones for carving

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

→because they only take the teeth from a whale that has been stranded on shore 

   The tongans would not want to take the the ones that were alive because they were afraid

   That the species would extinct.

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

→bowls, cups, canoes and paddles.