Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Wednesday: Response to Text
Tongan Art and Artists:
Highlight the correct answers
Sulieti Fiemea-Burrows:
1. What type of art does Sulieti Fiemea-Burrows do?
a) kohoa kakala b) ngatu
c) ta’ovala d) carving
2. How did Sulieti learn how to be the artist she is?
a) it was a fluke b) she wanted to be famous
c) weren’t enough artists d) she watched her Mum growing up
3. Why does Sulieti want to teach others the art she does?
→So people can keep making
Sione Monu:
4. What type of artist is Sione Monu?
a) carving b) ngatu
c) koho d) ta’ovala
5. Where did Sione Monu get inspiration from?
a) ta’ovala b) old family photos from Tonga
c) kohoa kakala d) old family photos from Samoa
6. What is in Sione Monu’s exhibition?
→It makes a space where people can come
Tatafu Langi:
7. Where did Tatafu Langi grow up?
a) Tonga b) Samoa
c) Niue d) Cook Islands
8. Where did Tatafu Langi move to?
a) UK b) USSR
c) USA d) United Kingdom
9. What type of artist is Tatafu Langi?
a) koho b) ta’ovala
c) ngatu d) carving
10. Name 3 different materials that Tatafu Langi carves with.
→Koa wood, cattle bone and even whale teeth!
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Tuesday: Response to Text
Tongan Art Forms:
Highlight the correct answers
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
6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?
→The patterns come from a event
Wood and bone carvings:
7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?
→i think that the wood carving is important because So that people can have some things
9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?
→I don’t really know but I would probably say no because they saw whales.
10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.
→Weapons,long drums and making bowls
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