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this is my art

 

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Ambassadors Application

 

Kia ora, my name is Khyani I live in a family of 4 and I have a brother named Levi who is 2 and my Mum and Dad. I am Samoan and Māori and half of my family is Māori. Some of my family is Samoan. I if I do become an ambassadors I want my family to be proud of me and I want to be proud of myself as well.

Why I want to be an ambassador? 

It is because I love to help people and I want to make people happy when i talk to them. I also love to talk to people and I love to show people what I do at school and  what a good school that my Mum and Dad put me in. So that is why i want to be an ambassador, thank you for being for listening, I hope you choose me.

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me and Jeyad poster

 

Wednesday Research Task

 

4 Facts Tongan Art and Artists

 

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?

→The Paper Mulberry Tree, and pieces of bark are beaten with a mallet.

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→The ngatu are decorated with motifs and patterns taken from nature.

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→Carving with wood and bone is very important because men would carve wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums, weapons, kava bowls, canoes and paddles, and fish hooks. 

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

→Necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

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

→No, they didn’t want to make the whale species extinct

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

→Kava bowls Fish hooks and paddles

4 Facts Tongan Art Forms

 

Silver - Multiplication

 

Silver - Multiplication

 

4 Facts Tongan History and Art

 

Monday: Response to Text

 Tongan History: 

Highlight the correct answers

About Tonga:

1. How many islands are said to be on Tonga?

a) 168 b) 169

c) 170 d) 171

2. Which of the following are not a group that Tonga was split into?

a) Vava’u b) Nuku’alofa

c) Ha’apai d) Tongatapu

3. What 2 languages are spoken in Tonga?

a) Tongan & English b) Tongan & Samoan

c) Tongan & German d) Tongan & Polynesian

Tongan History:

4. Where did the Polynesians settle 3000 years ago?

a) Nuku’alofa b) Ha’apai

c) Vava’u d) Tongatapu

5. Who brought the Tongans together to become one?

a) Queen Elizabeth b) King George V

c) Tāufa’āhau d) PM Pohiva

6. True or False: Tonga is the only country in the pacific to not give up their own government?

a) True b) False

Mat Weaving: 

7. What is used to weave the mats?

a) Modern technology b) Old Technology

c) Hands d) Broken down cars

8. What are mats worn around the waist called?

a) lavalava b) ta’ovala

c) ie d) mat

9. True or false: Woven mats passed down through generations symbolizes pride?

a) True b) False

10. How can you identify where people are from in Tonga?

→how they speak

Monday Research Task

 

Thursday: Silver MultiplicationPractice

 

Facts Samoan Art and Artists

 

Samoan art Questions

 Samoan Art - Questions

Please read the article on Samoan Art here before answering the 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 flower from the Pandanus plant

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

Samoan Art Form Questions

 Samoan Art Forms Questions

Please read the article on Samoa here before answering the questions.

1) Today we are learning about art forms from:

a) Samoan b) Tongan

c) Fijian d) Niuean

2) What are the three art forms you learned about in the text?

a) Tatau b) Painting

c) Siapo d) Ie Toga

3) How many islands make up Samoa in total?

a) 2 b) 8

c) 7 c) 3

i) What is the capital city of Samoa?

→ apia

4) Where does a male tatau (Pe’a / Malofie) start from?

a) The upper thigh b) The shoulders

c) The torso d) The ankles

4 Facts - Thursday

 

Art Planning (Niue)

 

4 Facts Niuean Artists - Wednesday

 

Niuean Artists Questions

Niuean Artists - Questions

Please read the article on here before answering the questions.

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:

→  which have been shown in Auckland exhibitions in 2012. She is a member of the award winning Ōtāhuhu-based Falepipi he Mafola Niuean Handcraft Group

6) In what countries has Cora-Allan Wickliffe’s art been shown?

→ artist of Māori and Niue descent, originally from Waitakere. In recent years her practice has focused on her efforts to revive the art form of Hiapo. Cora-Allan Wickliffe was born in 1986 and completed her Masters in Visual Art and Design in Performance from AUT in 2013

8) Macksoul Art is known for what kind of art?
a) Painting

b) Drawing

c) Hiapo

d) Weaving

Facts Niuean Art Forms - Tuesday

 

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:

→   traditional vaka building but a handful of master carers still create new ones to order.

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