Cook Island - staff god

 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 elaborately 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. How did William Ellis described the staff gods?

=> Every episode in the life story of the wood sculpture known as A‘a adds new layers of meaning to a persona which has developed and been transformed over the course of more than two centuries.

9. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900