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?

→ Natural dye and pigments

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→ From nature

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→They make a lot of stuff out of it

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

→ Bracelets, necklaces, earings

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

→You could only use it if it was stranded for along time

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

→Bowls canoes paddles and weapons