Studied by 13 people
92 small artificial islands connected by canals, about 170 acres in total.
Built out into the water on a lagoon
City built to separate the upper classes from the lower classes.
Many were kept in religious buildings belonging to the community.
Sometimes they were dressed in garments; may have been decorated with flowers.
Taken by missionaries who did not record anything about the sculptures.
meant to be memorized prior to a voyage
enabled navigators to guide boats through the many islands to get to a destination.
made of wood, therefore waterproof and buoyant.
Feathers numbered 500,000; some birds had only seven usable feathers.
Only high-ranking chiefs or warriors of great ability were entitled to wear these; mostly by men.
Large, column-like, wooden core mounted upright in village common spaces; the wooden core is wrapped with tapa cloth.
The wooden sculpture placed on top features a large carved head with several smaller figures carved below it
Most were destroyed; only the top ends were retained as trophies.
cloth made from tree bark; the pieces are beaten and pasted together.
After it is dried, designs are sometimes repainted to enhance the effect.
Traditionally worn as clothing before the importation of cotton.
It takes on a special meaning: commemorating an event, honoring a chief, noting a series of ancestors.
Generally worn by women
many of the images have a rich history.
By Gottfried Lindauer (1890)
a Maori chief and convert to the Wesleyan faith.
Painting is posthumous, based on a photograph by John Crombie.
Commissioned; they represent the individual’s soul, or life force, not a physical presence.
indicates the relationship of a particular deceased person to a clan and to living members of the family
painted black, yellow, and red: important colors denoting violence, war, and magic.
Part of a larger grass costume used in ceremonies about death, fertility, or male initiation, perhaps even to ensure a good harvest.
this mask shows a bird placed on top.
multimedia performance, photographic documentation,
presented to the Queenin 1953 in commemoration of her visit to Fiji on the occasion of her coronation as queen of England.
Prominent foreheads; large broad noses; thin pouting lips; ears that reach to the top of their heads.
Short, thin arms fall straight down; hands on hips; hands across lower abdomen below navel.
Monuments were toppled face down because it was believed that the eyes had spiritual power.
