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  • Village of Hitia'a, Tahiti, with the chief's hut, photograph, 1863-64, by E Courret, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ship docked at Papeete harbour, photograph by an unknown photographer, early 20th century, <br />
in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • French quarter of Papeete, photograph, 1957, by Alain Sylvain (copyrighted), in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a happy family symbolising love, from the stained glass window of the Virgin and child, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a loving couple representing the united family, from the stained glass window of the Virgin and child, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a man with a key and an oil lamp, from the stained glass window of The Search for Knowledge, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a couple holding hands, from the stained glass window of The Search for Knowledge, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Indigenous house on stilts with thatched roof, on Bora Bora in the Society Islands, photograph, 1885-94, by G Spitz, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This is the oldest Roman catholic church in Tahiti. In 1968, Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath inaugurated new stained glass windows, baptismal fonts and frescoes for the cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a musician playing the guitar, from a stained glass window by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Settlement on the island of Mo'orea, photograph, 1885-89, by G Spitz, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Group of Western women wearing white dresses with a horse and carriage, in front of the Goupil residence, photograph, early 20th century, by F Homes, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional village with round huts with thatched roofs at Tautira, Tahiti, during the reign of Pomare V, 1839-91, the last King of Tahiti, photograph, 1885-89, by G Spitz, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pomare V, 1839-91, last King of Tahiti, ruled 1877-80, photograph by Hoare Studio, taken before 1891, in the MTI-TFM Collection (fonds de la Polynesie Francaise), in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of The Word of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with a dove and the star drawing us to the Holy Spirit, flying fish and canoe representing Tahiti and St Christopher blowing the 'pu', commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of the Children of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with Jesus and children, a ribbon of flowers, musical instruments and the crossed keys of heaven, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a bible open at the book of proverbs, from the stained glass window of The Search for Knowledge, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden statue of Virgin and child with baby Jesus holding a fruit, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. In 1968, Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath inaugurated new stained glass windows, baptismal fonts and frescoes for the cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the stained glass window of St Thomas or Tomas i roto i te feaa, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with Thomas with an inverted head representing doubt, and the tree of life bearing breadfruit, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of The Blessing of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, with Pope ete or a basket of water, and the baptism of Jesus, with flying fish and the dolphin saving mankind, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window of St Teresa, patron saint of missionaries, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of St Joseph at work using a plane, from the stained glass window of Prosperity of Work or 0 hipa rupe rupe, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a tiki statue and a medicinal fern, from the stained glass window of St Teresa, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Virgin and child, with the rainbow symbolising the bond between man and God, from a stained glass window by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a dolphin with a cross in his mouth saving mankind, from the Baptism of Jesus, from the stained glass window of The Blessing of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of St Christopher blowing the 'pu', from the stained glass window of The Word of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Jesus with 2 children, from the stained glass window of the Children of God, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in red volcanic rock, 32cm tall, with prominent eyes and open mouth, from the Havao de Taiohae Valley, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a couple holding hands, from the stained glass window of The Search for Knowledge, by Madame Deanna de Marigny, commissioned in 1968 by Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the nave of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This is the oldest Roman catholic church in Tahiti. In 1968, Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath inaugurated new stained glass windows, baptismal fonts and frescoes for the cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden statue of Virgin and child with baby Jesus holding a fruit, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Papeete, or Cathedrale Notre Dame de Papeete, planned in 1844 and built in colonial Gothic style 1856-75, on the Rue du General de Gaulle in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. In 1968, Mayor Michel Buillard and Monsignor Hubert Coppenrath inaugurated new stained glass windows, baptismal fonts and frescoes for the cathedral. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in red volcanic rock with enormous eyes, 54cm tall, from Taipivai, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, French Polynesia. This is similar to another tiki head given to the Korrigane team by Father Simeon Delmas for the Musee de L’Homme in Paris and now in the Musee du Quai Branly. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in red volcanic rock, 32cm tall, with prominent eyes and open mouth, from the Havao de Taiohae Valley, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in red volcanic rock, 32cm tall, with prominent eyes and open mouth, from the Havao de Taiohae Valley, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reception of the missionary Reverend John Williams, 1796-1839, at Tanna, Vanuatu, in 1839, the day before he was massacred, coloured engraving, 1841, by George Baxter, 1804-67, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in red volcanic rock, 120cm tall,  from the Marae Pouau, Atuona on Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, gifted to the museum in 1935, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance, Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pope Gregory XVI, born Bartolomeo Cappellari, 1765-1846, oil painting on canvas, brought to Polynesia by the first missionaries, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necklace made of sea shells carved in the shape of sperm whale teeth, from the Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Uu, a tall stela carved in very dense ironwood and treated with coconut oil, around 130cm tall, with a face-like pattern including small tiki heads in the eyes and nose, and standardised decorations over the torso, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden tiki stela, 164cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1928, from the Taipivai Valley, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small tiki statuette in basalt, 12.2cm tall, acquired in 1976, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. This tiki is old and was once attached at the back and differs from many other tikis, with fine treatment of the chest and a smaller nose and head than usual. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 173cm tall, from Hohoi, on Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, the only one found on the island, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This tiki differs from others in that it is more in proportion, with gaps between the arms and torso, hands on the stomach and small male genitals. This tiki formed part of the facade of the funerary building where the dead were displayed on the paepae or sacred platform at Hakaohoka. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 182cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1976, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki head in grey volcanic tuff, 40cm tall, representing the head of Heana, a sacrificed enemy, collected by the archaeologists Y Sinoto and M Kellum in Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, in 1965, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Murals on the facade of the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a wooden tiki stela, 164cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1928, from the Taipivai Valley, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small tiki statuette in volcanic rock, 17.6cm tall, from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, burnt and damaged by its original owners, then in the collection of Fabrice Fourmanoir, a Tahitian private collector, and acquired in 1976 by the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 173cm tall, from Hohoi, on Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, the only one found on the island, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This tiki differs from others in that it is more in proportion, with gaps between the arms and torso, hands on the stomach and small male genitals. This tiki formed part of the facade of the funerary building where the dead were displayed on the paepae or sacred platform at Hakaohoka. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 173cm tall, from Hohoi, on Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, the only one found on the island, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This tiki differs from others in that it is more in proportion, with gaps between the arms and torso, hands on the stomach and small male genitals. This tiki formed part of the facade of the funerary building where the dead were displayed on the paepae or sacred platform at Hakaohoka. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a carved wooden tiki stela, 182cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1976, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a tiki statue in tuff, 54cm tall, from the Butteaud collection, acquired in 1928, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tuff is a compressed volcanic ash, which was carved and then rubbed with pumice to create a smooth surface. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in tuff, 54cm tall, from the Butteaud collection, acquired in 1928, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tuff is a compressed volcanic ash, which was carved and then rubbed with pumice to create a smooth surface. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a carved wooden tiki stela, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in red volcanic rock, 120cm tall, from the Marae Pouau, Atuona on Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, gifted to the museum in 1935, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in volcanic tuff, a protective statue representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man, from Raivavae in the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Te Fata Aiai, engraving of the fata or raised wooden offering platform at Marae Arahurahu, Paea, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The offerings consisted of food for the gods, prepared by priests. The gods would take the essence of the food and the rest would be shared amongst the chiefs and warriors. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Canoe or vakanati made from wooden planks sewn together with sennet and caulked with lime, made for standing in, from Takakoto, Tuamotu Archipelago, collection by Doctor K P Emory of the Bishop Museum and gifted to the Papeete Museum in 1931, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King Otoo of O-Taheite, or Tahiti, wearing a cloak, engraving, 1776, by John Hall, after a drawing from nature by William Hodges, published in London on July 16th 1776, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Missionary church on the island of Manga Reva, Gambier Islands, coloured lithograph after a drawing by Louis Le Breton, 1818-66, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of the bishop at Ao-Kena, on the island of Manga Reva, Gambier Islands, by Louis Le Breton, 1818-66, published by Gide, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cessation of the district of Matavai in the island of Otaheite to captain John Wilson to the use of the Missionaries Sent Thither by that Society in the Ship Duff, engraving, 1803, after a drawing by T S Mirke, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cessation of the district of Matavai in the island of Otaheite to captain John Wilson to the use of the Missionaries Sent Thither by that Society in the Ship Duff, engraving, 1803, after a drawing by T S Mirke, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polished mother of pearl pendant on a thick necklace made of braided human hair, from the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necklace made from sperm whale tooth and cord made from coir and human hair, owned by a female chief, from Rurutu, Austral Islands, late 18th or early 19th century, collected 1821-24 by G Bennet of the London Missionary Society, previously in the collection of J Hooper, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necklace of small serrated mother of pearl discs, pierced and strung on a cord made of coir, pandanus leaf and human hair, from the Tuamotu Archipelago, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small tiki statuette with long face, in basalt, 18cm tall, acquired by the museum in 1976, from Hokatu, on Ua Huka, from the collection of the Vaipaee Museum on Ua Huka, Marquesaas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pair of ear plugs carved from sperm whale tooth, 4.6cm long, Pu Triana, acquired by the Galerie Meyer in Paris in 2007, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small janiform double tiki statuette in basalt, 15.8cm tall, with 2 bodies facing away from each other and joined at the back and head, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 173cm tall, from Hohoi, on Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, the only one found on the island, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This tiki differs from others in that it is more in proportion, with gaps between the arms and torso, hands on the stomach and small male genitals. This tiki formed part of the facade of the funerary building where the dead were displayed on the paepae or sacred platform at Hakaohoka. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a carved wooden tiki stela, 182cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1976, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden tiki statue, 229cm tall, the largest tiki from the Marquesas Islands, from Marae Muutea in the Atuona valley on Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The tiki is carved from temanu wood, reserved for use by chiefs. It is thought to represent a patriarchal ancestor, with the head at the widest part, spirals in the ears and decorative patterns over the whole body, perhaps representing wraps around the deceased. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a tiki statue, in red volcanic rock, 52cm tall, from a marae in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, gifted to the museum in 1935, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. This tiki head has large eyes and a wide mouth with tongue, wide nostrils, a detailed crown and no ears, as the tiki was built into paepae or temple platform. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in volcanic tuff, a protective statue representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man, from Raivavae in the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pomare, Queen of Tahiti, the persecuted Christian surrounded by her family at the afflictive moment when the French forces were landing, detail of an aquatint engraving, 1845, by George Baxter, 1804-67, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Pomade is depicted as anglicised, wearing Western clothes and resembling a Madonna and child with her baby in her arms, to appeal to Victorians in Britain. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massacre of the missionaries Reverend John Williams, 1796-1839, and James Harris, at Erromango, Vanuatu, when they were attacked and eaten by cannibals in 1839, coloured engraving, 1841, by George Baxter, 1804-67, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Breast ornament made from cockerel feathers, crescent-shaped and mounted on a coir cord, from the Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ancient temple with idols, on the island of Manga Reva, Gambier Islands, coloured lithograph after a drawing by Louis Le Breton, 1818-66, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a marae or temple platform with tikis, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a wooden tiki stela, 164cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1928, from the Taipivai Valley, on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of a carved wooden tiki stela, 182cm tall, acquired by the Papeete Museum in 1976, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden tiki stela, 1 of 4 tikis from the Marae Mateheimanu in the Hanaei Valley on the East coast of Ua Huka, Marquesas Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Tikis are protective statues representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in volcanic tuff, with prominent eyes and open mouth with tongue, 73cm tall, a protective statue representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man, from Raivavae in the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiki statue in volcanic tuff, a protective statue representing Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man, from Raivavae in the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lighthouse at Point Venus, built 1868, at Matavai Bay on the North coast of the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. On Captain James Cook's first visit to the South Pacific in Endeavour in 1769, an objective was to observe the Transit of Venus, which he did from Fort Venus at Point Venus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful fabrics covering the stalls at Papeete municipal market or Mapuru a Paraita, at Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The market has been in this location since 1890, but the building was renovated in 1987 and the market receives over half a million visitors a year. As well as fish, fruit and vegetables, every type of product is sold here, including many craft stalls. It remains the social and cultural hub of the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fruit stalls at Papeete municipal market or Mapuru a Paraita, at Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The market has been in this location since 1890, but the building was renovated in 1987 and the market receives over half a million visitors a year. As well as fish, fruit and vegetables, every type of product is sold here, including many craft stalls. It remains the social and cultural hub of the town. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone Heiata tiki sculpture, a female form with wide necklace, at Marae Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones and unu or carved wooden stele, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The 2 tikis here are copies of statues from Ra’ivavae, known as Moana and Heiata, the originals being in the gardens of the Gauguin Museum in Papeari. The marae was formerly called Tu-Matamata-Hia, and was the site of a legendary battle between the heroes of the kings Tu-Mata-ira and Tutu-Ai-Aro, when Tu-Mata-ira was defeated and his spear divided into 4 pieces, which were burned along with his body by Tutu-Ai-Aro. The marae has been fully renovated by the Department of Culture and Heritage and is run as a museum. Arahurahu is used for the reenactment of old Polynesian ceremonies during the July Heiva Nui celebrations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, with large stone courtyard, ahu or altar and investiture stone, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This marae holds the Te-Papa-tea-o-Ruea, or white investiture stone, brought by the god Hiro to found the chiefdoms or ari'i on Raiatea. Hauviri was the welcoming marae which received visitors as they disembarked from their canoes. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Tau'aitu, a stone temple platform with ahu or altar of standing stones, on the North side of the complex of Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This was a district marae and site of rahui rituals, dedicated to the tau'aitu or priests. Taputapuatea was a sacred meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu or altar of the Marae Oputeina, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. At this temple platform, visitors would say their farewells. Departing chiefs would take a stone from this marae to use elsewhere in a marae which would be called Marae Taputapuatea. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Against the stones is a pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor, in front of the ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Fare Tai, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This is a marae tupuna or family shrine, attached to the Fare Tou chiefdom, and its name means House of the Sea. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_154.jpg
  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_141.jpg
  • Marae Vaiotaha, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. This marae is linked to the Fare-Tou chiefdom and was used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. They are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_135.jpg
  • Marae Ovarua, a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, on the banks of Lake Fauna Nui or Maeva Lake, at the archaeological site at Maeva village, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The marae were used for worshipping ancestors and gods, and offerings were made here. The marae are thought to date from 13th - 15th centuries. Maeva is thought to be an abandoned royal settlement, with many megalithic structures including marae, houses, agricultural structures, stone fish traps and fortification walls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_132.jpg
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