Question

Based on the cultural significance of Hiapo, the presentation to Queen Elizabeth II included...

ceremonial tattooing

complex performance

destruction of the gifts

navigation demonstration

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) complex performance.

Based on the cultural significance of Hiapo, the presentation to Queen Elizabeth II included complex performance.

England had a new Queen: Elizabeth II. She and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, made a trip to different colonies in the Pacific that belonged to Great Britain in 1953. On that trip, they visited the Fiji Island on December 17, 1953. They follow the traditional protocol of having meetings with Fiji government officials, visited hospitals, intermingle with native citizens, and witnessed complex ceremonies that included rituals, songs, and traditional dances.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: B) complex performance.

Queen Elizabeth II visited Fiji in 1953. She participated as the audience of elaborate performances of traditional Fijian dances and songs.

Hiapo is the name of the paper mulberry, a flowering plant which inner bark is harvested by women to make bark cloth.