Polynesians
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Polynesians are an ethnolinguistic group comprising closely related ethnic groups native to Polynesia, which encompasses the islands within the Polynesian Triangle in the Pacific Ocean. They trace the
Māori people in the North Island, New Zealand
1827 depiction of Tahitian pahi double-hulled war canoes
A portrait of Māori man, by Gottfried Lindauer.
Kava ('ava) makers (aumaga) of Samoa. A woman seated between two men with the round tanoa (or laulau) wooden bowl in front. Standing is a third man, distributor of the 'ava, holding the coconut shell cup (tauau) used for distributing the beverage.
Micronesians
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Micronesians or the Micronesian peoples are various closely related ethnic groups native to Micronesia, a region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. They are a part of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic gr
Carolinian/Refaluwasch people in 1915
Chamorro people in 1915
Kiribati woman performing a dance known as “Te Buki”
Micronesian navigational chart, these were used by Micronesians to navigate through wind and water currents.