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 t5. The women design the tapa using what?

Use Script or Handwritten Typography. Scripted or handwritten fonts can lend a feminine touch to any design.

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→Authentic vintage Ngatu. This is an old design - "Koe Kalauni" - (coronation or succession to the crown) in playful repeat patterns. This ngatu is about 50 years old,has been used,but is in good condition,no fading,holes,tears or loose parts. Dimensions are 1850mm x 590mm. looks wonderful on a narrow wall or in a stairwell.

 

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→They are also a measure of wealth and status. Wood carvings were at one time an important part of Tongan culture. With little natural forests remaining on the main island (Tongatapu), this art form is dwindling and wooden artefacts found in the market today are generally for tourists and not really the traditional form.

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

→The bones of your body are divided into five different types based on their shape and function. Long bones. As their name implies, long bones are longer than they are wide.

 

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

→The fate of whales is not an easy thing to predict, though, because there are so many different ways that whales live. 

 

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

→Marlies Romberg, a young designer, has made a computer out of wood, complete with the monitor, mouse, computer table and an engraved wood computer keyboard. Source 3 Wooden Supercar.