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

 

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? 

→The difference between these districts is only 245 electors. Turning bark into fine cloth is a traditional skill that our Siapo Elei or Siapo Mamanu illustrates and have been demonstrated in many videos or photographs. 

 

 

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

→ For most travelers, only two vaporetto lines matter: Line #1 and line #2. These lines go up and down the Grand Canal, between the “mouth of the fish” at one end and San Marco at the other.