Rylan's Ambassador Application

 

This blog post will tell you why I want to be an ambassador this year and maybe next year too.

all of my art from week 6

  

my samoan art Description

 

Hawaiian Questions

 Hawaiian History: 

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About Hawaii:

1. Hawaii has eight main islands - which one is not part of Hawaii?

a) Niʻihau b) Kauaʻi

c) Oʻahu d) Savai’i

2. What is the capital of Hawaii?

a) Wellington b) Maui

c) Honolulu d)  Moloka’i

3. Native Hawaii before and after European contact produces?

a) petroglyphs b) wood and stone carvings 

c) siapo d) kapa

4. The designed feather cape or helmet is solely for?

a) teachers b) alii

c) kings d) chiefs

5. Kia manu would collect incredible --------------------?

a) 20,000 birds b) feathers

c) hair d) chicken feet

6. True or False: Kapa is made from colourful dyes ?

a) True b) False

7. By using wauke or paper mulberry plant they ---------- to form a Kapa? 

1. clean b) buy

2. beat d) hammer

8. Sculpting in Hawaii they use ------------?

a) bone b) stone

c) wood d) teeth

9. A hand-tapping needle piercing the skin is used for traditional Hawaiian Tattoo?

a) True b) False

10. What is one of the processes of Kapa?

→ i don’t know

Cook Islands - Michel Tuffery Questions

 Cook Islands - Michel Tuffery

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1. Michel Tuffery created a bull made out of ?

1. 300 Cotton wool b) 300 corned beef tins

c) 300 tooth picks d) 300 metres of tin

2. Michel’s ideas for his fighting bulls came from?

a) the movie “Cocoa” b) stories from his grandfather

c) stories from his mother d) Christmas in Samoa

3. His creation for Sydney Olympic Games 2000 were?

a) raging bull with fireworks b) tuna fins

c) moving giant fish and turtles d) Olympic uniforms

4. Who is Tiare?

a) a princess crown b) his daughter

c) his mother d) name of his art piece

5. What languages does Michel speak ?

1. Art and english b) art and cook island

c) art and russian d) art and egyptian

7.  What inspired Michel’s creative art work?

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8.What are Michel’s love in his life?

1. Loves MacDonalds & KFC b) Loves rugby and art

     c) loves reading d) loves sailing

9.What does dyslexia mean (page 5)?

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words

10.  Do you think dyslexia helped Michel with his art work?

Yes i do

cook island artists michel four facts

 

Cook Islands - staff gods (Highlight the answers)

 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?

=> idk

9. When was Christianity introduced to Cook Islands?

1. 2020 b) 19th Century

      c) 2019 d) 1900

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Supported reading

 

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?

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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? 

→ Unlike siapo 'Elei, siapo mamanu is hand painted. Early creations of siapo mamanu were not permanently mounted on boards, like modern pieces are. U'a was stretched on boards using a temporary adhesive known as soga.

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

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idk

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Niuean History- Questions

 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?

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4) What is the name of the Niuean bark cloth?

a) Hiapo b) Tapa Cloth

c) Print d) Patterns

5) Describe what a motif is:

→ a repeated reference or visual of shattered glass (something in life is about to break) Recurring dishonest characters (to cue up the discovery of an unfaithful spouse) A character who constantly misplaces things (as the loss of someone or something significant is on the horizon)

6) Niueans were the first to introduce what to their hiapo?

a) Animals b) Names

c) People d) Flowers

7) How many attempts did Captain Cook make to land in Niue? 

a) Three b) Two

c) None d) One

i) Why do you think the people of Niue refused to let him set foot on shore?

→ i don’t know :l