Mana & Tapu
Spiritual life force expressed in Pacific leadership
What is Mana?
Art that may be destroyed after ritual
What is Malagan display?
Chart made of sticks and fibers
What is Marshall Islands navigation chart?
Sacred restriction protecting powerful objects
What is Tapu?
Pacific art engages all senses through dance, scent, chant
What is Performance-based ritual?
Lapita migration began about…
What is 4,000 years ago?
Hawaiian feather cape expressing elite authority
What is ‘Ahu ‘ula?
Mask from Torres Strait made of turtle shell
What is the Buk mask?
Dynasty that built Nan Madol
What is the Saudeleur Dynasty?
Exchange ceremony presented to Queen Elizabeth II
What is Fijian mats and tapa performance?
Navigation knowledge as personal expression of sea truth
What is Indigenous wayfinding system?
Term for shielding sacred power through wrapping
What is Tapu practices / sacred containment?
Idea that meaning lies in the act, not permanence
What is Ritual enactment + memory creation?
The Pacific Ocean covers ___ of Earth’s surface
What is One third?