Exam Review HWST
Lei is an example of this definition of Hawaiian art
Adornment with a specific relation
The _____ is most important traditional land division because it provided all resources necessary to sustain life. This land division ran from ______ into the ________.
Ahupua'a; Mountians; Ocean
What is Kapa and how was it used?
Bark cloth (Wauke Tree). Used for clothing (Malo = loin cloth, Pa'u = skirt, kihei = shawl) and Covering (Moena = blanket)
Characteristics of island type include large land space, old metaphoric rock makeup, diverse resources and fertile soil
Continental Islands
Happy Face Spider is an example of what type of species?
Endemic
Main source of protein for Hawaiian diet
Fish
Hawaiian prayer, fishing, farming practices dictated by ____ cycle
Lunar
HI art related to mana?
Materials used to create objects containing mana (kinolau) Practice of warrior skills (Lua) increased one's mana. demonstrates a person has high level of mana by location and design some of the mana of the person making art becomes a art of the art itself
Land division consists plot for gardening maintained by 'ohana
Mo'o
Example of HI mokupuni
Mokupuni = island O'ahu, Hawai'i, Kaua'i, etc.
Hawaiian word for Arts and Crafts
Na Mea No'eau
Traditional Purposes of tattoos in pacific
Rite of passage Represented sacred relationship between wearer, land, community, ancestors sign of rank beautiful
Define Kapu:
Sacred Laws, prohibitions, regulations Protects mana and maintains pono
Hula is an example of this definition of Hawaiian art
Sign of Mana Movement with meanings tells stories can be used as form of resistance and expression
Cultural values and practices lead Hawai'i to be 100% _________
Sustainable
_____ was the most prized hulu color because _____________________.
Yellow; it was harder to find and collect (mama bird)
Hawaiian word for family guardian found in nature
'Aumakua
The 1778 estimate in HI was ________ based on archaeological evidence of _______ production
1 million; Food
Examples of Kapu
1. Not allowed to fish to preserve/protect resources 2. land must allowed to lay fallow after harvest to give soil a time of rest and recovery. 3. Water rights to preserve/protect resource and give fairness to others
3 main reasons why the atoll is considered among the most difficult places for life
1. Soil = sand 2. Fresh water is not available from springs 3. limited biodiversity 4. small and flat = vulnerable to natural disasters
Pacific Ocean covers how much of Earth's surface?
1/3
The Pacific ocean is home to approximately how many Islands?
10,000
How many islands are in Ka Pae 'Aina o Hawai'i
132
Natural species arrive to island via one of the following ways
3 W's - Wind, Waves, Wings
Due to success of land divisions, HI only had to work __ hours/day
4
Good leaders in HI would both malama
'Aina and Kanaka
Staple crop of traditional Hawaiian Diet
Kalo (Taro)
Most important definition of Hawaiian art?
Functional and purposeful, cultural
How is a Makatea island created?
They are coral reefs/atolls that are pushed above sea level by tectonic plates
Malama 'aina definition
To take care of the land so that the land can take care of you
Hawai'i is an example of this island type
Volcanic