Rurutu
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Rūrutu is the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated 572 km south of Tahiti. Its land area is 32
NASA picture of Rurutu Island
Royal family and chiefs of Rurutu around 1889
Official record of the French annexation of the island of Rurutu and its dependencies, August 25, 1900
A view of Rurutu taken from the Mount Manureva
Statue of A'a from Rurutu
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A wooden sculpture of the god A'a was made on the Pacific island of Rurutu in the Austral archipelago most likely in the late 1500s to mid 1600s. In the early nineteenth century, the sculpture was giv
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…Rurutu Airport Statue of A'a from Rurutu de La Rüe, Edgard Aubert (1958). "Visages du monde". Tahiti et ses archipels : Polynésie française. Paris: Horizons de France. p. 131…
The A'a Idol from Rurutu in the British Museum
Portrait of Omai by Joshua Reynolds. According to one Rurutuan tradition, A'a was carved by Amaiterai, who has been identified with Omai, the second Pacific Islander known to visit Europe.
Image from the Handbook to the Ethnographical Collections (1910)
John Williams, who witnessed the presentation of the sculpture to the LMS, identified it as the god A'a.