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 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?

→The paper mulberry tree and beaten with a maletas

6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?

→Motifs and patterns that are taken from nature 

Wood and bone carvings: 

7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?

→ Men would carve wood, making bowls, head rests, log drums, weapons, kava bowls, canoes and paddles, and fish hooks

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

→Earrings bracelet and necklace

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

→they didn’t want to make the whale species extinct.

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

→kava bowls Log drums and Fish hooks