On Tuesday room 5,6,7 and 8 had an assembly
about Filipe tohi.He explained to us a little few of
his art,he showed us the material he used to make
his art,He showed us the lashes which are called
kafa in tongan and that are made from the skin of
the coconut called pulu .Filipe tohi is famous for
his art.Filipe tohi is an artist that makes patterns,
He is 60 years old. Filipe tohi has been an artist
since 1990.He made model of his grandmother,
by using steel and wood,The steel represent how
strong Filipe tohi’s grandmother was.Filipe tohi like to make art but also like to carve stuff and build.He also told us that the boys build the house and the girls weave and attached it to the wood hardly so that it doesn’t break,they also use the leaves of the coconut tree and make it as a roof of the house.Filipe Tohi Has traveled to samoa,china and many different countries or island.He also made a stunning model in New plymouth about the vaka meaning boat,Filipe tohi told us that he used a rock called ha'amonga which is a rock that has 2 side standing 1 side going across but up top of the standing part he used this material to make his carving art.
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