Culture of Polynesia
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The culture of Polynesia involves the culture of the Indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. The development of Polynesian culture is typically divide
Tānemāhuta, a modern interpretation of an ancient Tahitian deity
Tahitian sailing canoes, c. 1846 and 1847
Birdmen (Tangata manu) paintings in a cave at the foot of Rano Kau, Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
Boy performing a Samoan fire dance (siva afi)
Easter Island
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Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is renowned for its nearly
Culture of Polynesia
…indicates that by about 1280 AD, these voyagers had settled the vast Polynesian triangle with its northern corner at Hawaii, the eastern corner at Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and lastly the southern corner in New Zealand. There have been suggestions that Polynesian voyagers reached the South American mainland…
Ahu with Hanga Roa in the background
Moai at Rano Raraku, Easter Island
Traditional cultivars of sweet potato (kumara) were staple crops on Polynesian Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui - Easter Island, (detail from original Isla de San Carlos chart), c. 1759 - 1775, Commodore Joseph de la Somaglia