Hawaiian Art

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Hawaiian Art - A Lesson Motivated by The Legend
of The Woman In the Moon
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• Suggested Lesson Sequence
• Acquire and read The Woman on The Moon.
• Discuss the meaning of the book. Pose questions
  such as What social issues were evident in this
  story? What is the difference between this and
  the Euro Centric concept of The Man in the
  Moon? What colors and designs characterize
  Hawaiian life and culture? What lifeways and
  clothing styles characterize Hawaiian culture?
• View the slides of Hawaiian art trends available
  in this slide show and discuss their
  characteristics.
• The last few slides offer some visionary ideas
  about how the woman in the moon might be
  conceived. Use these to generate a discussion
  about the different ways we each perceive her.
• Offer the students a variety of materials to
  choose from canvas, muslin, tissue paper, dried
  flowers, paint, colored glue, sand, etc. Then,
  ask them how they would create a work of Hawaiian
  influenced art illustrating some idea about the
  Woman in the Moon. Allow solutions to vary in
  size, medium, and content.

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View images of what ancient Hawaii looked like.
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Educated minds know that ancient Hawaiians were
voyaging Polynesians originally from Savai'i, the
largest island of SAMOA. During periods of
initial island discovery settlement, when
Polynesians ( tagata mao'i pronounced tanata
maohi ) initially from SAVAI'I, SAMOA got to the
new islands - these islands of volcanic origin
were bare - no others were there. These early
Polynesians brought with them animals ( moa,
pu'aa, others ) which became new inhabitants on
these bare islands. Because these voyages were
very long and arduous 100 to 1000 miles - return
voyages back to their original islands were
infrequent yet possible - attempted by brave
souls mostly. Polynesians, therefore, recreated
in their new found lands the names of the islands
they came from, hence today there are these
places such as the following Savai'i ( SAMOA ),
Havai'i ( Tahiti ), Hawai'i ( Hawaii - Big Island
), Samoa ( Samoa ), Hamoa ( Hana, Maui - Hawaii
), Ta'u ( Samoa ), Ka'u ( Big Island Hawai'i ),
Upolu ( Samoa), Upolu ( Big Island Hawai'i ).
These were not mere coincidences - this was
systematically done by the Voyaging children of
Savai'i, SAMOA to re-establish familiarity in
these newly discovered lands of which they were
to now make their homes. Samoans left SAMOA (
Savai'i ) 1500 BC and journeyed to Marquesas(
Nu'uhiva ) 100 AD Tahiti 300 AD ( and from
there ) to HAWAII 500 AD and back into Western
Polynesia where AOTEAROA ( New Zealand ) was
finally settled in 800 AD. Other island groups
were settled too, like the Cook Islands Rapa
nui ( The POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE ). These Brave
Voyagers - who left their island homes due to
exiles of war, a voyaging spirit to obtain more
lands, or due volcanic eruptions of Savai'i or
even due to island overcrowding - for what reason
they left and hence their incredible voyages in
the vast Pacific Ocean guided by the knowledge of
the winds, sea currents and the celestial bodies
( stars, moon, clouds, sun sky ). These
Polynesians were an ancient race 5000 BC ( Before
Birth of Jesus Christ ) or older ( developed in
Tonga SAMOA ). They were isolated from the rest
of the continental world, so they were not
exposed to many diseases of land origins ( from
Europe, Asia nor Africa... etc ). Polynesians
had no immunity to viral bacterial diseases
like Smallpox nor STDs like Syphilis Gonorrhea
...the flu.( influenza ) .... etc. Upon the
arrival of Europeans in Polynesia around 1700s
AD, they brought with them diseases that nearly
wiped out many Polynesian island populations as
in Hawai'i with Smallpox, SAMOA with the Flu
epidemic and the Cook islands as well.
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This predicament occurred on the other islands as
well with Syphilis, Gonorrhea other diseases, a
complete Tragedy. Many Polynesian populations
suffered this demise until vaccinations were
implemented. Vaccinations thankfully salvaged
these dying people of POLYNESIA. Vaccinations
were then the innoculation of a small amount of
the infective organism to produce an immune
response from the body to combat that particular
disease upon subsequent reinfection. It was like
jumpstarting your immune system to ward off any
future diseases from re-exposure. Polynesians
were vaccinated for the Flu, Smallpox,
tuberculosis others. They were also given
antibiotics ( penicillins ...etc ) for Sexually
Transmitted Diseases like Syphilis and
Gonorrhea...etc. With wide use delivery of
Vaccinations Antibiotics, the Polynesian
populations started to stabilize and grow in
number again. By this time many foreigners came
to Polynesia from Asia, Europe and the Americas
to experience the life of simple Paradise that
was once the home of these Brave Voyaging
Polynesians from Savai'i, SAMOA. Sons of
Polynesian Kings and Aliis.
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• Need to Know Facts
• Hawaiian Islands KauaI, Niihau, Ohahu,
  MolokaI, LanaI, Kahoolawe, HawaiI
• Polynesians The APolynesians are believed to be
  people who migrated from Southeast Asia to the
  Pacific in about 1500 BC. They migrated to
  Hawaii in an 500 to 750 AD.
• More than 2,000 species of plants and 60
  varieties of birds inhabited the Hawaiian islands
  when the Polynesians arrived.
• Each island had its own AliI or ruler chief.
• Preserving family history was very important and
  to do this the aliI used rhythmic chants to
  memorize long lists of information.
• Elaborate feathered garments were made for the
  ruler. Some took 100 years to make.

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• Mele Mele means song, chat, or poem. Since the
  ancient Hawaiians had no written language, they
  passed their histories down through meles.
• Hawaiian Gods They brought their beliefs from
  the Polynesian people. They believed primarily
  in 4 gods Kane the provider of sunlight and
  water, the creator Ku, god of war Lono, god of
  peace agriculture, and fertility and Kanloa, god
  of the ocean.
• Ancient Hawaiians were excellent farmers and
  fisherman.
• Tapa Tapa can also be called Kapa. It was made
  from the mulberry bush and other plants.
  Hawaiian women usually dyed and stamped colorful
  patterns on it. It was revered for its design,
  color, and overall quality.
• Kapu This means forbidden. Those who broke the
  law were often punished by death.

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• Hula This dance was performed in two forms.
  One was for worship and the other was often to
  present an historic event or make a social or
  political statement.
• Hee nalu This is surfboarding. Surfboarding
  originated in Hawaii.
• Weaving Ancient Hawaiians were excellent
  weavers. They weaved ulana mats from the leaves
  of the hala tree.
• Petroglyphs 2-D images etched in a hard surface
  are called petroglyphs. Ancient Hawaiians carved
  in lava called pahoehoe. They represented
  genealogies, battles, fishing, hunting and games.
• Hawaii Hawaii became to 50th state of the union
  on August 21, 1959.
• Hawaiian Renaissance Since the 70s Ancient
  Hawaiian culture has generated a resurgence of
  interest.

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Hawaiian Art
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Geometric Floral Design
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Mass Produced Flora and Fauna Shirts
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Gauguin painting of Tahitian Island Woman
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Hawaiian Woman Making Tapa
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What Does The Woman In The Moon Look Like? Like
This? Different?
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Like This?
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Like This?
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Hawaii - An Island Paradise Land of Legends and
Ancient Lure
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Student Work by Multicultural Art Fall 2003
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Batik and Fabric Dye on Muslin by Elayna Castillo
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Acrylic on Canvas by Heather Ritch
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Acrylic on Canvas by Suzanne Edwards
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Acrylic, Straw, Sand, and Artificial Flowers on Mu
slin by Morgan Poindexter
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Batik Dye on Muslin Kayla Tompkins
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Acrylic on Canvas Candace Edwards
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Acrylic on Canvas Lindsay Wagoner
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Tile Mural Brooke Cooper
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Aromatherapy Candles made with Tropical
Fragrances and Artificial Flowers
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Coconut Shell, Wood Burn Design, and Acrylic
Paint Brittany Nicosia
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Colored Pencil on Manila Paper Joseph Scheffey
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shell candles
Marie Segraves
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woodburning on hardwoods-Kelly Edwards
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oil pastel and glitter glue on black paper Keena
Nichols
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tile mural Marie Segraves
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Modern Hawaiian Artists
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