Marae
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A marae, malaʻe, meʻae or malae is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds o
Taputapuātea, an ancient marae constructed of stone on Ra'iātea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, restored in 1994
A marae at Kaitotehe, near Taupiri mountain, Waikato district, 1844. It was associated with Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, a chief who became the first Māori king.
A modern wharekai overlooks the wharenui at the Ōtamarākau marae in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty region.
Waipapa marae, University of Auckland, New Zealand. The grassed area in front of the meeting house is the marae ātea.
Taputapuatea marae
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Marae Taputapuatea is a large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the eastern coast of Raiatea. The site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the central
Marae
…marae at Rarotonga, which archaeologists have dated to the 13th century, was built by Tangi'ia who brought the central stone with him from the ancient marae of the same name at Ra'iātea. Indeed, it seems that it was quite usual in ancient times to take a stone from this marae. The son of Tetupaia and Teu had not only the…
Tiki on the marae at Taputapuatea