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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Term 4 Art Alive - Carving

 


Hi my name is lyall and this is my animation, it is all about Maori carving. The tools you need for carving is a mallet and a chisel i hope you enjoy watching my animation.

Thursday 5 November 2020

Response to Text

 Tongan Art and Artists: 

Highlight the correct answers


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 means alot of people in tonga


3. What do the three swords represent?

→represents the three lines of the 3 kings who were they before tonga was 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 mother and his two sons

 Father and his two sons

6. What does the word haʻamonga mean ?

→a stick with loads on both ends


Kavei Koula e Fa - Four Golden Pillars:


7. What does Ofa mean?

→love


8. What does Faka’apa’apa mean?

→respect 


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

→humility 


10. What does Tauhi Va mean?

→gratitude 


Thursday 29 October 2020

Samoan art Questions

 Samoan Art - Questions

Please read the article on Samoan Art here before answering the questions.


1) Today we are learning about art from:

a) Samoan b) Tongan

c) Fijian d) Niuean


2) What is the name of the big upside down triangle that represents extended family on a tatau?

a) Pula tama b) Pula tele

c) Va’a d) Asofa’aifo


3) How many traditional patterns can be found on siapo?

a) 20 b) 12

c) 13 c) 5


i) What is fa’a sigago?

This pattern represents a flower from the Pandanus plant


4) Which animal/insect is not represented in one of the traditional patterns found on siapo?

a) Crab b) Fish

c) Spider d) All of these


5) What is a difference between Siapo ‘Elei and Siapo mamanu? 

→ the siapo elei is printed but the siapo mamanu is printed by hand 


6) What 2 names can be given to the lines that come out from the va’a on a tatau?

→ canoe and pea’a


Wednesday 28 October 2020

Samoan Art Form Questions

 Samoan Art Forms Questions

Please read the article on Samoa here before answering the questions.


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?

→apia 


4) Where does a male tatau (Pe’a / Malofie) start from?

a) The upper thigh b) The shoulders

c) The torso d) The ankles


5) What is the name of the tree which ink was collected from for tatau?

→ candlenut


6) Why do you have to be careful of the ink?

→ the seeds are toxic 


7) From what tree is the material for siapo made? 

a) Candlewood b) Mulberry

c) Blood tree d) Lipstick Tree


8) Describe what an ie Toga is:

Ie Toga are very finely woven mats which are seen as treasures



Thursday 15 October 2020

Writing Famous Artists

 A famous Masterpiece

 

Instructions: 

Maori art has been recognised globally for their use of materials, patterns and designs.   are influenced by their surroundings.

Check out this artist and what inspired her.


Challenge: Decide which character you will.  Retell this story about their adventures..


Gold: 4-5 paragraphs (daily entries)

Silver: 3-4 paragraphs (daily entries)

Bronze: 2-3 paragraphs (daily entries) 


Planning:

Title:


Orientation: Who? When? Where? What?  Why?

One sunny day a girl was trying to draw a robot in her attic   

Sequence of Events:


Beginning


Middle


End

First …One sunny day a girl was trying to draw a robot in her attic but it was too hard and she gave up and dropped the pen.

Next … she saw her dog pick up the pen and give it to her then she realized that she can draw her dog.

Soon … she drew her dog as a futuristic robot dog. 

During .. she did that she tried to draw him as a knight.

After … that  she decided to draw him as a race car driver.

Later .. she tried on virtual reality she saw her dog shooting laser beams and killed a giant robot.

Eventually ..the dog pulled out the cord and the girl had a laugh 

Finally .. the dog and his owner went to go to the park and have some fun 



Describe setting:

Describe feelings

Describe Characters

*impressive *State of the art *crowded *hectic *unsightly

*anxious *annoyed *livid *elated *ecstatic *overjoyed *thrilled

*charming *likeable *audacious *fearless *valiant *gargantuan



Start writing=> One sunny day a girl was trying to draw a robot in her attic but it was too hard and she gave up and dropped the pen.

Next … she saw her dog pick up the pen and give it to her then she realized that she can draw her dog.

Soon … she drew her dog as a futuristic robot dog. 

During .. she did that she tried to draw him as a knight.

After … that  she decided to draw him as a race car driver.

Later .. she tried on virtual reality she saw her dog shooting laser beams and killed a giant robot.

Eventually ..the dog pulled out the cord and the girl had a laugh 

Finally .. the dog and his owner went to go to the park and have some fun 


A ... 


Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel Questions

 Te Oro’s Tukutuku panel - Questions

Please read the article on here before answering the questions.


1) What does the tukutuku panel present?

→ an artistic expression of Te Oro’s visual identity


2) Who was the identity created by?

a) Alt Group and Ngāti Pāoa

b) Ngātio Pāoa and Glen Innes Group 

c) Alt Group

d) Ngāti Pāoa


3) Who endorsed the identity of the Tukutuku panel?

a) Ngāti Whatua and Ngātu Pāoa

b) Ngāti Pāoa and Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki

c) Ngāti Whatua and Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki

d) Ngāti Tai Ki Tāmaki and Alt Group


4) How long did it take to create the Tukutuku panel?

a) 2 years

b) 1 month 

c) 4 months

d) 2 months 


5) What Marae were they based at?

Maungarei - Mt Wellington


6) Te Roopū Raranga o Tāmaki Makaurau is a collective of what?

→ of artists and weavers


7) Who were the weavers involved in the project?

→ Ngāti Whātua, and Tessa Harris and Huhana Turei from Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki


8) What visually reverberates optically through the pattern?
a) Past and present

b) Present and future 

c) Past and future

d) Just the past


Wednesday 14 October 2020

Types of art Maori Questions

Types of Māori - Questions

Please read the article on here before answering the questions.


1) What are the 4 main Māori art forms

→ whakairo ta moko raranga peita  


2) Which of these were not a typical material that Māori used for carving?

a) Wood

b) Bone

c) Stone

d) Flax


3) What is Pounamu

a) Flax Leaves

b) Kauri Wood

c) Whale Bone

d) Greenstone


4) Traditionally Ta Moko was done with a what?

a) Tattoo needle

b) Chisel


5) Where did women traditionally get tattooed?

→ on the lips and chin


6) What was weaving used to create?

→ they are made for wall panels 


7) Why did feather cloaks become more difficult to create?

→ because it is hard to find feathers 


8) Painting was mostly used for?
a) Fake tattoos

b) Tagging

c) Decoration

d) Portraits

 

Monday 12 October 2020

Maori Questions

Who were the Maori - Questions

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.T


1) The Maori people are

a) descendants of the Polynesian voyagers who travelled to and settled in New Zealand 700 years ago

b) are the indigeouns people of New Zealand who have lived here for 1000’s of years


Pacific migration routes

2) What is a hot topic of debate amongst New Zealand historians

a) The exact date that Maori traveled to New Zealand

b) The exact number of Waka that travelled to New Zealand

c) Both a & b

d) None of the above


3) Do Historians know for sure where Maori people came from before travelling to New Zealand?

a) Yes b) No

i) Why do you think that is?

→ idk


4) What does ‘Oral tradition’ mean?

a) Telling stories b) Retelling history through story telling

c) Brushing your teeth


5) Why were early settlements near harbours, mouths of rivers, or the sea?

→ so they have good access to fishing spots 


6) Which is bigger?

a) Seal b) Moa


7) As well as through Oral tradition, what is another way the Maori share their stories? 

a) Books b) Blogs

c) Art d) Podcasts