Reflecting on my Tapa

Reflecting on my Tapa


1. Are you pleased with your Tapa Cloth? why / why not?
Yes I am pleased about my Tapa because its representing Tonga, Maori, and Samoa.


2. What did you find easy when you were creating your Tapa?My flowers because I think they really stand out.


3. What did you find tricky when you were creating your Tapa?My grid because we had to rule 3 cm squares and I never did this before.


4. If you made another Tapa, what would you change and why?Patterns and having more detail in my border.


5. Who / What has helped you in creating your Tapa?Mr Nepia helped me draw the corner patterns


6. Did you use any of your own cultural patterns in your own Tapa? Which ones? What do they mean? If you didn’t use your cultural patterns, what did patterns did you use? Where did they come from?Tonga, Samoa, Maori.


7. What geometric elements does your Tapa Cloth show? Reflection, Rotation, Translation.
Rotation and Translation.