Early Maori Clothing Design
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After looking through our site on traditional Maori clothing and the materials used, take this quiz and see how well you score!
Questions and Answers
- 1.If you owned a Tōpuni it meant you were a........
- A.
Chief
- B.
Warrior
- C.
Prince
- D.
Traveller
- 2.A Tatua is a...........
- A.
Type of lizard
- B.
Food cooked in a hangi
- C.
Belt
- D.
Cloak
- 3.The fibre of the Harakeke (NZ flax) plant is called.....
- A.
Mate
- B.
Meka
- C.
Metu
- D.
Muka
- 4.Clothing was often made from the softer fibre found........
- A.
On the smaller leaves
- B.
Inside the leaves
- C.
In the middle of the Harakeke plant
- D.
In the roots of the plant
- 5.
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The skirts worn here are called..- A.
Grass skirts
- B.
Paraka
- C.
Harakeke
- D.
Piupiu
- 6.
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In this picture, Prince William is wearing a Kahu huruhuru made from......- A.
Kiwi feathers
- B.
Tui feathers
- C.
Moa feathers
- D.
Kereru feathers
- 7.
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This bird provided coloured feathers for cloak making, they are known as ..........- A.
Kakapo
- B.
Kea
- C.
Kereru
- D.
Katipo
- 8.These tops that girls and women wear are called....
- A.
Peke
- B.
Pari
- C.
Peri
- D.
Pahe
- 9.A Tōpuni was made from....
- A.
Kiwi feathers
- B.
Dog skin
- C.
Seal skin
- D.
Moa feathers
- 10.The early Maori stripped the harakeke leaves to get to the softer fibre, to help strip the leaf they used......
- A.
Broken glass
- B.
Fish bones
- C.
Mussel shells
- D.
Sharpened sticks
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