Research On Tongan Art Forms

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Tongan Art Forms Questions

 Tongan Art Forms

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 work with each other to decorate the cloth using natural dyes and pigments.

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→Nature

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→Because It had been with them for ages and it is part of the tongan culture

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

→Jewelry

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

→yes because it was only allowed if it was started 

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

→Canoes,fish hooks and necklaces

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4 Facts About Tongan History

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Tongan History Questions

 Tongan History: 

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About Tonga:

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

a) 168 b) 169

a)  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?

→Each island group makes them differently so it is easy to determine where someone is from by the look of your ta’ovala and kiekie.