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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_273.jpg
  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_268.jpg
  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_266.jpg
  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_288.jpg
  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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
    LC17_POLYNESIA_MC_274.jpg
  • 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 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, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Photograph of locals with standing stone from the ahu or altar at Marae Rauhuru with carved petroglyphs of 3 turtles and geometric shapes, in the Fare Pote'e Museum 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. 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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  • 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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  • Ahu or altar of the Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, 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 Anini, a stone courtyard with 2 platforms and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site, built for Ta'aroari'i, son of Mahine, king of Huahine, at the end of the 18th century, at Parea, on land belonging to the royal family, on Huahine-Iti, on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The gods Oro (god of war) and Hiro (deceitful god), were worshipped here, and many human sacrifices were carried out. The ahu or altar consists of small flat stones or ro'i as beds for the gods Oro and Hiro, and upright stones or ofa 'i turui for priests and headmen to lean back on or as memorials for deceased chiefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marae Rauhuru, 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 a Tupuna marae or family shrine and has petroglyphs of canoes and turtles on some of its standing stones. 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
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  • Bones of victims of human sacrifices, at a marae, a ceremonial and religious site, close to the archaeological site at Maeva, possibly the 3rd royal marae where human sacrifices took place, on Huahine-Nui on the island of Huahine, in the Leeward Islands, part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The skulls found here have oval holes in them, and are approximately 300 years old. 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 Te Ana, or Matairea Huiarii, with steps leading up to an area with the tomb of 3 chiefs buried in the 16th century, 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 area includes marae, agricultural terraces and houses, with a settlement of 900 AD and structures from 14th - 17th 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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  • Puamau beach, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A horse standing among palm trees by the sea on the North coast of the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Belgian singer Jacques Brel, 1929-78, in Calvary Cemetery, near Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The tomb features a relief portrait of Brel with his partner, Maddly Bamy, a Guadeloupe born French actress and singer. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oviri, a sculpture from 1894 by Gauguin, a cast of which was placed on his grave in 1973, on the tomb of the French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, in Calvary Cemetery, near Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Gauguin lived in Atuona from 1901, having previously lived on Tahiti for many years. 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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  • 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 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 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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  • 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 or altar of the Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, seen from the lagoon, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, 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 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 Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, 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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  • Wooden carving of a naked Marquesian woman, in the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The museum includes a reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The building is a traditional 2-storey hut with a wooden lintel carved by Gauguin in 1901 with the inscription, 'Be mysterious. Be loving and you will be happy'. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carved tiki sculpture, in grey keetu or volcanic tuff, 85cm tall, with crowned head and tattooed mouth, hands on the belly and male genitalia, on the Queen's Tomb, at Tohua Pehekua, a small cemetery with 4 tombs of chief Te Hau Moea and his family, who died in the early 20th century, near the Iipona archaeological site, near the village of Puamau, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tiki sculptures are usually carved in wood or stone and 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 or tombs as protective statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pauto and Mani Tikis, in red keetu or volcanic tuff, carved into a small paepae or platform of a tomb, with Pauto (left), 80cm tall, with crowned and patterned head, tattooed mouth, pierced right armpit, hands on either side of the belly, and male genitalia, and Mani (right), 77cm tall, with crowned head, tattooed face, hand resting under the chin and broken male genitalia, on the tomb of the daughter of the chief, at Tohua Pehekua, a small cemetery with 4 tombs of chief Te Hau Moea and his family, who died in the early 20th century, near the Iipona archaeological site, near the village of Puamau, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Tiki sculptures are usually carved in wood or stone and 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 or tombs as protective statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Landscape on the North West coast, near Nahoe, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. This area consists of tropical dry forests and a small rocky beach. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of the Belgian singer Jacques Brel, 1929-78, in Calvary Cemetery, near Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The tomb features a relief portrait of Brel with his partner, Maddly Bamy, a Guadeloupe born French actress and singer. 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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  • 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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  • 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 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
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  • Ahu or altar of the Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, seen from the lagoon, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, 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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  • Ahu or altar of the Marae Hauviri or Marae Taura’a-a-tapu, seen from the lagoon, family temple of the Tamatoa clan, 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 Orohaa, a ruined stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, built by a Polynesian civilisation and used as a ceremonial and religious site, with a pile of fishing nets, 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
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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
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  • Altar or ahu at the family platform or paepae at Marae Matai Rea, once the most important marae at Maeva, where the chief would sit on his throne during ceremonies, 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 now in ruins but consisted of a stone courtyard with platform and standing stones, used as a ceremonial and religious site. These sites were home to the royal chieftains encountered by James Cook and were abandoned c. 1800. 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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  • Carved wooden tiki sculpture outside the reconstruction of the Maison du Jouir or House of Pleasure, a traditional 2-storey hut and home to French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, from 1901 to his death, now part of the Paul Gauguin Cultural Center, a museum which opened in 2003, in Atuona, 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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  • Stone with date of death, on the tomb of the French artist Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, in Calvary Cemetery, near Atuona, on the island of Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Gauguin lived in Atuona from 1901, having previously lived on Tahiti for many years. His tomb features Oviri, a sculpture from 1894 by Gauguin, a cast of which was placed on his grave in 1973. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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