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 the tapa using what?
→wood
6. Where do the patterns on ngatu come from?
→New Zealand
Wood and bone carvings:
7. Why is wood carving important to Tongan culture?
→to make it hard
8. What are 3 different things that are carved out of bone?
→ rings, ear rings, things
9. Were whale bones hard to find for carving? If so, why?
→cause it was hard to catch them
10. Name 3 different things that are carved out of wood.
→beds, little house, shoes
