Ngatu - Keeping the Tradition Alive
Megan and Lita are cousins who belong to the Tongan community in Wellington.
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Series: School Journal Level 2 June 2018
Reading year level: 4
Category: Non-fiction
Topics: community, culture, design, family, feta‘aki, grandparents, identity, lea faka-Tonga, ngatu, parents, processes, tapa, Tonga, traditions.
Ngatu - Keeping the Tradition Alive
Words by Iona McNaughton
This article describes how every week they come together with their mothers, grandmother, and other women and girls to learn about Tongan culture and how to make ngatu (tapa cloth). It explains the process of making ngatu and the significance of the cloth, and it demonstrates how such traditions are passed down through the generations.
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3 of 4Painted Hoe
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