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Deity

a god

Tapa

objects that project status

Tatu / Moku

tattoo (the first to wear those famous designs were likely the Lapita)

Tatanua masks

masks symbolic of important subjects including identity, kinship, gender, death, and the spirit world

Moai

monolithic statues

Pukoa

the top knots placed on some moai statues on Easter Island

Monolith

a large, single upright block of stone often shaped into a pillar or monument

'Ahu 'Ula

"red cloak" refers to the red color associated with royalty in Hawaii

Lapita

an ancient Pacific culture believed to be the common ancestor of the contemporary cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, and some areas of Melanesia.

Mana

a person's vital force

Malangan

refers to both the memorial ceremonies carried out after burial and mourning and the masks, figures, and posts made for use in these ceremonies