Writing: Samoan Art

 

Bronze Division Friday

 

Thursday Question

 Cook Islands - Michel Tuffery

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1. Michel Tuffery created a bull made out of ?

1. 300 Cotton wool b) 300 corned beef tins

c) 300 toothpicks d) 300 metres of tin

2. Michel’s ideas for his fighting bulls came from?

a) the movie “Cocoa” b) stories from his grandfather

c) stories from his mother d) Christmas in Samoa

3. His creation for Sydney Olympic Games 2000 were?

a) raging bull with fireworks b) tuna fins

c) moving giant fish and turtles d) Olympic uniforms

4. Who is Tiare?

a) a princess crown b) his daughter

c) his mother d) name of his art piece

5. What languages does Michel speak ?

1. Art and english b) art and cook island

c) art and russian d) art and egyptian

6.What is Michel’s love in his life?

1. Loves McDonalds & KFC b) Loves rugby and art

     c) loves reading d) loves sailing

Cook Island Artist

 

Cook Island Art 4 Facts

 

Wednesday Questions

 Cook Islands - staff god

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Atua Rakau:

1. What is a staff god?

1. Name for our kitchen b) a stick in form of a god

c) Movie on netflix d) a religion

2.  What material is the staff god made from?

a) ice b) wood

c) diamonds d) iron

3. What does elaborate mean?

a) intricate b) tiny

c) disgusting d) detailed

4. How did the European missionaries view staff gods?

a) secular b) American idol

c) idols d) demonic

5. How long is the surviving staff god ?

1. 6 metres b) 2 metres

c) one third of the length d) 19 metres

7.  Which best describes this staff god?

1. Smooth green eyes with stylised head, mouth, ears; a curved back with notches on the ear side

2. Smooth eyes with stylised ears; a curved ankle with notches on the shoulder sides

3. Smooth head with stylised ankles, mouth, noese; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

4. Smooth head with stylised eyes, mouth, ears; a curved neck with notches on the back sides

8. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900

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Tuesday Questions

 Cook Islands Tivaevae: 

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Tivaevae:

1. What does Tivaevae mean?

1. To cook b) to sew or patch

c) To knit d) to laugh

2.  What are Tivaevae?

a) Tea Towels b) Pillow CasesTue

c) Sheets d) Duvets

3. When were Tivaevae bedspreads introduced by French nuns?

a) eighteenth century b) nineteenth century

c) twentieth century d) twenty first century

The Pange

4. What is a pange?

=> Up to eight women form pange or a group to make tivaevae 

5. What is a ta’unga?

a) a type of tivaevae b) an expert

c) cutting materials d) patterns and colours

Making the Tīvaevae

6. Which are not part of the three types of Tīvaevae?

a) tīvaevae manu b) tīvaevae tātaura

c) tīvaevae tā’ōrei d) tivaevae tāmoumou

7.  Which best describes what Tivaevae manu?

1. It uses only four colours and two pieces of material. 

2. It uses only one colour and one piece of material.

3. It uses only two colours and two pieces of material.

4. It uses only two colours and three pieces of material.

8. How is Tīvaevae tātaura formed?

1. Using glue and paste b) using embroidered 

c) having separate pieces pieced together d) using chromebook

Monday Research Task

 

Bronze Family of facts

 

4 Facts Cook Island History

 

Cook Islands History Question

Cook Islands History: 

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About Cook Islands:

1. How many islands are said to be on Cook Islands?

a) 3 b) 10

c) 15 d) 88

2. Which island is not located beside the Cook Islands?

a) New Zealand b) Tonga

c) French Polynesia d) American Samoa

3. How did Cook Islands get their name?

a) From coca cola b) from James Cook 

c) from chocolate d) from Coco Chanel

Cook Islands History:

4. Where did the first Cook Islands arrive from?

a) Hawaii b) Tahiti

c) New Zealand d) Hervey Island

5. What does Cook Islands not do for art?

a) wood carving b) piercing

c) weaving d) tivaevae

6. True or False: Captain James Cook named Cook Islands ?

a) True b) False

Wood carving: 

7. Rarotonga is famous for its carving …. 

1. its wooden seats b) fisherman’s gods and staff-gods

c) it’s ceremonial adzes d) pencils

8. What islands are not mentioned for wood carving?

a) Mitiaro b) Mauke

c) Atiu d) Pukapuka

9. True or false: The wooden carvings had to be blessed before standing up?

a) True b) False

Tongan Questions

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

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Coat of Arms of Tonga - Tongan Sila:

1. When was the Tongan Sila designed?

a) 1865 b) 1875

c) 1876 d) 1877

2. What does the crown in the Tongan Sila mean?

→it represents the Kingdom King of tonga 

3. What do the three swords represent?

→it represents the 3 lines of tongan kings that ruled before tonga became one 

Ha’amonga ‘a Maui:

4. Where is the stone located?

a) Cook Islands b) Samoa

c) Tonga d) Niue

5. Who is the story of the stone wall about?

a) A mother and her two daughters b) A mother and her two sons

c) A father and his two daughters d) A father and his two sons

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→a stick with loads on both ends, carried over the shoulder”.

Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:

7. What does Ofa mean?

→Ofa means Love 

8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→Faka’apa’apa means Respect

9.What does Anga Fakato ki lalo/ Lototoo mean?

→Anga Fakato ki lalo means humility

10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→Tauhi Va mean Grattitude