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?

→it’s a pattern that 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

5) What is a difference between Siapo ‘Elei and Siapo mamanu? 

→ siapo mamanu is hand painted.

6) What 2 names can be given to the lines that come out from the va’a on a tatau?

→ Asofa’aifo and ivi’aso’aso

4 Facts Samoan Art

 

Research Tuesday W3

 

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?

→ on the inner and outer thigh?

8) In which ocean will you find Samoa?

a) Atlantic Ocean b) Southern Ocean

c) Pacific Ocean d) Tasman Sea

4 Facts Samoan History & Art History

 

Research Monday

 

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) Niueans were the first to introduce what to their hiapo?

a) Animals b) Names

c) People d) Flowers

6) How many attempts did Captain Cook make to land in Niue? 

a) Three b) Two

c) None d) One

4 Facts Niuean History

 

Types of art Maori Questions

 Types of Māori - Questions

1) What are the 4 main Māori art forms

→ Craving, weaning, tattooing and painting

2) Which of these were not a typical material that Māori used for carving?

a) Wood

b) Bone

c) Stone

d) Flax

3) What is Pounamu

a) Flax Leaves

b) Kauri Wood

c) Whale Bone

d) Greenstone

4) Traditionally Ta Moko was done with a what?

a) Tattoo needle

b) Chisel

5) Where did women traditionally get tattooed?

→ on the lip and chin

6) What was weaving used to create?

→ bags

7) Why did feather cloaks become more difficult to create?

→ because of the endangerment of New Zealand birds made the feather cloak a harder item to get

8) Painting was mostly used for?
a) Fake tattoos

b) Tagging

c) Decoration

d) Portraits

4 Forms of art Maori - Wednesday

 

Tuesday: Silver Subtraction Practice

 

Māori Patterns Research

 

Questions Symbolism and Meaning

 Meaning and symbols 

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Unaunahi

What does it represent?

→ represent abundance and health.

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Ahu ahu mataroa

What does it represent?

→it shows talent and achievement in sport and is representative of a new challenge.

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Taratarekae

What does it represent?

→ whale teeth

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Manaia

What does it represent?

→ it acts like a provider and protector of the sky, earth and sea

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Hei matau

What does it represent?

→strength determination and good health, also safe journeys over

water

4 Facts Symbols Maori

 

Monday: Gold Subtraction Practice

 

Maori Questions

Who were the Maori - Questions

1) The Maori people are

a) descendants of the Polynesian voyagers who travelled to and settled in New Zealand 700 years ago

b) are the indigeouns people of New Zealand who have lived here for 1000’s of years

2) What is a hot topic of debate amongst New Zealand historians

a) The exact date that Maori traveled to New Zealand

b) The exact number of Waka that travelled to New Zealand

c) Both a & b

d) None of the above

3) Do Historians know for sure where Maori people came from before travelling to New Zealand?

a) Yes b) No

4) What does ‘Oral tradition’ mean?

a) Telling stories b) Retelling history through story telling

c) Brushing your teeth

5) Why were early settlements near harbours, mouths of rivers, or the sea?

→ ???

6) Which is bigger?

a) Seal b) Moa

7) As well as through Oral tradition, what is another way the Maori share their stories? 

a) Books b) Blogs

c) Art d) Podcasts

 

4 Facts about Pre European Maori