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

→ carving (whakairo), tattooing (ta moko), weaving (raranga), and painting (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?

→Women traditionally get tattooed on there lips and chin 

6) What was weaving used to create?

→ Weaving was used to create numerous things, including wall panels in meeting houses and other important buildings, as well as clothing and bags (kete).

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

→ The extinction and endangerment of many of New Zealand birds made the feather cloak a more difficult item to produce. 

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

b) Tagging

c) Decoration

d) Portraits