Vocabulary
Another name for Tapa, cloth that was important to the Polynesian people.
Hiapo
Nan Madol
Made of wood, these were meant as offerings to spirtits or ancestors.
Female Diety
Built as living quarters for the king so he could keep a watchful eye on his subjects.
Nan Madol
Inner life force
Mana
A large, column-like, wooden stick placed upright in a village to represent the community mana.
Staff God
Moai on platform (ahu)
Polynesia (Easter Island)
The three materials that generally made a navigation chart.
Sticks (palm leaf), shells, coconut fiber
Inspired artworks by Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti
Female Diety
Women's roles vs. Men's roles in the Pacific Islands
Women work with soft materials, men work with hard materials
A dark, hard ingenious rock used for Moai
Basalt
Malagan display and mask
Melanesia
Consists of coconut fiber, feathers from rare birds
Ahu'ula feather cape
The purpose of the seashells in the navigation charts.
Plotting islands
Three purposes for the Hiapo (tapa cloth)
currency, protect staff god, status symbol, clothing, bedding, worn for events/ceremonies
atoll
Navigation Map
Micronesia
Origin of Hiapo Cloth
The reason Staff Gods were wrapped in Tapa fibers
Protect the mana
Greenstone earring, Kiwi feather cloak, Staff weapon, and facial tattoos
Indicators of chief's mana in Tamati Waka Nene
A Fijian Ceremony to bring together the community.
Ahu'ula' feathered cape
Polynesian (Hawaii)
Turtle shells, feathers, raffia and sea shells make up this artwork
Buk Mask
Ahu'ula (feather cape)
Used to "awaken" the Maoi