1) Today we are learning about art forms from:
a) Samoan b) Tongan
c) Fijian d) Niuean
2) What are the three art forms you learned about in the text?
a) Tatau b) Painting
c) Siapo d) Ie Toga
3) How many islands make up Samoa in total?
a) 2 b) 8
c) 7 c) 3
i) What is the capital city of Samoa?
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4) Where does a male tatau (Pe’a / Malofie) start from?
a) The upper thigh b) The shoulders
c) The torso d) The ankles
Samoan Art History- Questions
Please read the article on Samoa here before answering the questions.
Tyler Veau: Storyteller
1) This week we are learning about art from...
a) Samoa b) Tonga
c) Fiji d) Niue
2) What is Tatau?
a) Weaving b) Tattooing
c) Painting d) Carving
3) What is needed for Tatau?
a) Flax b) Paint and Paper
c) ‘Au and Ink c) Wood
4) What can be represented in a Tatau?
a) Family b) The person’s background
c) Culture d) Values
5) What is another name for a pattern or symbol?
a) An illustration b) a picture
c) A motif d) an idea
How Tatau came to Samoa
6) What is the name of Tatau for women?
a) Pe’a b) Malu
7) Where do you find this type of Tatau on the body?
You find from your thighs to legs.
8) In which ocean will you find Samoa?
a) Atlantic Ocean b) Southern Ocean
c) Pacific Ocean d) Tasman Sea
9) According to Samoan storytelling, where did the twins, Tilafaigā and Taemā, learn about the art of Tatau?
→ Taema and Tilafaiga the goddess twins who swam to Fiji to learn the art of Tatau When they returned to samoa as the first tufuga ta tatau.
Please read the article on Niue here before answering the questions.
1) What are the two popular weaving techniques?
a) Lalaga and Hiapo b) Lalaga and Tia
c) Lalaga and Carving d) Tia and Hiapo
2) What materials do Niueans use in New Zealand to weave?
a) Seaweed b) Branches
c) Harakeke d) Leaves
3) Who participates in weaving?
a) Mostly women and some men b) Just women
c) Just men c) Children
i) Describe some of the traditional materials used:
→ Big and little beads, sharp round shells and more.
4) What is the name of the canoes that are carved in Niue?
a) Waka b) Vaka
c) Dinghies d) Boats
5) What New Zealand tree is used for carving?
a) Kauri b) Pohutukawa
c) Miro d)Tōtara
6) What does hiapo mean in Niuean?
a) Barkcloth or Tapa b) Mat or Tapa
c) Dress or Mat d) Barkcloth or Blanket
7) What are hihi beads?
a) Little blue land snail shells b) Little yellow land snail shells
c) Little pink land snail shells d) Little green land snail shells
8) Describe why hihi are prized gifts:
Hihi prized gifts are because the shells that they use for jewelry are so small and tiny and the necklace made with Hihi takes a long time to make.
Niuean History- Questions
Please read the article on Niue here before answering the questions.
1) This week it is _____ language week.
a) Samoan b) Tongan
c) Fijian d) Niuean
2) What is Niue often referred to as?
a) The sun spot of Polynesia b) The Rock of Polynesia
c) The tiny island nation d) The heart of the Pacific
3) Who was the first European settler to sight Niue?
a) Captain James Cook b) Captain Jack Sparrow
c) Captain James Busby c) Captain Hook
i) When did he sight Niue?
→ In 1744
4) What is the name of the Niuean bark cloth?
a) Hiapo b) Tapa Cloth
c) Print d) Patterns
5) Niueans were the first to introduce what to their hiapo?
a) Animals b) Names
c) People d) Flowers
6) How many attempts did Captain Cook make to land in Niue?
a) Three b) Two
c) None d) One
