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  • Carved stone tiki sculpture with large eyes and mouth, found in the location of the altar where human sacrifices would have been made, at the meae or religious sanctuary of Tohua Upeke, in the Ta'a Oa valley, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tiki sculptures represent Ti’i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man. Tiki often have a huge head, symbolising power, and big eyes symbolising knowledge. Tiki are respected and are often placed outside houses as protective statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arlequi, or Harlequin, painted in Barcelona, 1917, oil painting on canvas, (donation by Pablo Picasso 1919), in the Museu Picasso, an art gallery featuring over 4000 works by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in La Ribera, in the Old City of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum opened in 1963 and is housed in 5 adjoining medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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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 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 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, with terrace and swimming pool, at Punaauia, 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 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 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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  • Marae Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones with unu, or carved wooden stele, and sacred trees, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The tahua or courtyard is surrounded by a patu or wall. 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 Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones with unu, or carved wooden stele, and sacred trees, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The tahua or courtyard is surrounded by a patu or wall. 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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  • 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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  • Road sign for Marae Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. 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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  • 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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  • Lighthouse at Point Venus, built 1868, and boat on trestles, 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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  • Lighthouse at Point Venus, built 1868, and boats on trestles, 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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  • Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, view of the hotel from the restaurant, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, 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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  • Infinity pool at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, overlooking the lagoon, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standard bedroom at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful 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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  • Colourful stall 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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  • Colourful 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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  • Woman on a stall 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Colourful stall 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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  • Colourful stall 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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  • 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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  • Colourful stall selling jewellery and beauty products 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Colourful 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 and vegetable stall 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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  • Town hall, Place Tarahoi, Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The building was inaugurated in 1990 and was designed to replicate the 19th century colonial Queen's palace which once stood here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colourful 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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  • Mount Tohivea or Mount Tohiea, 1207m, on the island of Mo'orea, in the Windward Islands, Society islands, French Polynesia. This is the highest point on the island. The mountain is a dormant volcano and boasts many miles of hiking trails and the Belvedere Lookout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Marae Ti'i-Rua, a stone sacred temple platform with sacred trees, built mid 15th century - early 16th century, during the Atiro'o period, and enlarged in the 18th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The marae is built on Ti’i-rua or 'double divinity' land, orientated toward the Mou’a Roa mountain. The site has been excavated by K P Emory in 1925 and R C Green in 1960, and was inhabited long before the marae was built. The enclosure wall or patu is of basalt, and the courtyard or tahua contains 15 ofa'i ti'a (standing stones) and 2 ofa'i turu'i (support stones). Skeletons have been found, suggesting this was a site used for human sacrifice. 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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  • 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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  • Altar or ahu of Marae Ti'i-Rua, a stone sacred temple platform built mid 15th century - early 16th century, during the Atiro'o period, and enlarged in the 18th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The marae is built on Ti’i-rua or 'double divinity' land, orientated toward the Mou’a Roa mountain. The site has been excavated by K P Emory in 1925 and R C Green in 1960, and was inhabited long before the marae was built. The enclosure wall or patu is of basalt, and the courtyard or tahua contains 15 ofa'i ti'a (standing stones) and 2 ofa'i turu'i (support stones). Skeletons have been found, suggesting this was a site used for human sacrifice. 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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  • 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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  • Mount Rotui, 899m, seen from the Belvedere Lookout at 240m on Mount Tohivea or Mount Tohiea, on the island of Mo'orea, in the Windward Islands, Society islands, French Polynesia. Mount Rotui separates Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay and is a dramatic mountain of jagged volcanic peaks. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform with triple-stepped altar or ahu, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform with triple-stepped altar or ahu, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, made with rounded stones, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform with triple-stepped altar or ahu, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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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  • Triple-stepped altar or ahu of Marae Ahu o Mahine, a stone temple platform, 17th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The style of the marae is similar to those found on the coast, and is thought to be dedicated to Oro, god of fertility and war. Its name was given later, after Mahine, warrior chief of the Opunohu Valley in the late 18th century. The courtyard contains 2 backrest stones or ofa'i turu'i and 6 standing stones or ofa'i ti'i. This was probably the last marae to be built on this site. 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_316.jpg
  • Marae Ti'i-Rua, a stone sacred temple platform built mid 15th century - early 16th century, during the Atiro'o period, and enlarged in the 18th century, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The marae is built on Ti’i-rua or 'double divinity' land, orientated toward the Mou’a Roa mountain. The site has been excavated by K P Emory in 1925 and R C Green in 1960, and was inhabited long before the marae was built. The enclosure wall or patu is of basalt, and the courtyard or tahua contains 15 ofa'i ti'a (standing stones) and 2 ofa'i turu'i (support stones). Skeletons have been found, suggesting this was a site used for human sacrifice. 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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  • 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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  • Standing stone or ofa'i ti'a at the 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Infinity pool at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, overlooking the lagoon, in the evening, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Infinity pool at the Hotel Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, overlooking the lagoon, in the evening, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, 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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  • Stone Heiata tiki sculpture, a female form with wide necklace, at Marae Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones, 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 Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones with unu, or carved wooden stele, and sacred trees, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. At the far end is the ahu or altar and the tahua or courtyard is surrounded by a patu or wall. 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_304.jpg
  • Marae Arahurahu, a sacred temple platform made from stones with unu, or carved wooden stele, and sacred trees, in Paea, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. At the far end is the ahu or altar and the tahua or courtyard is surrounded by a patu or wall. 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_303.jpg
  • 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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  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_301.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_277.jpg
  • 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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  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_276.jpg
  • 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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  • 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 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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