The Art of Oceania (1): Polynesia,
including Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island
(See also: Oceania Resource Page)
Web Resources - Polynesia and Hawaii
Bishop Museum
Hawaiian Art. Wikipedia
Polynesia. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Polynesia Collection. British Museum
Polynesian Voyaging Society:
Tales And Stories of the South Pacific. Tonga on the Net
Traditional Navigation In The Western Pacific. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
Web Resources - New Zealand
Maori Collection. British Museum
Maori Culture. Virtual New Nealand
Maori Culture. Wikipedia
Maori of New Zealand. Unidentified author
New Zealand History. Unidentified author
New Zealand in History: The Maori. Robbie Whitmore
Web Resources - Easter Island
Bringing Back The Birdman: Restoring Color To The Sacred Cult Of Easter Island. Paul Horley, Georgia Lee, and Paul Bahn, Current World Archaeology #62
Easter Island. Wikipedia
Easter Island: The Rock Art & Statues of Rapa Nui. Bradshaw Foundation
Easter Island Virtual Tour. Mysterious Places
Easter's End. Jared Diamond
Rongorongo. Sergei V. Rjabchikov
Image Links (click inside)
Tekoteko Figure
1775-1800
Maori (NZ)
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Hei Tiki
18c-early19c
Maori (NZ)
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Carved face
19c-20c
Maori (NZ)
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Head
19c-20c
Maori (NZ)
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Lono
18c
Hawaii
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Feathered God
18c
Hawaii
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Kuka'ilimoku
18c
Hawaii
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Kuka'ilimoku
1790-1810
Hawaii
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Feathered Helmet
18c
Hawaii
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Feather Cape
before 1850
Hawaii
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Wood Bowl
18c
Hawaii
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King's Seat
18c-early19c
Hawaii
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Kii Aumakua
18c-early19c
Hawaii
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Fly Whisk
18c
Tahiti
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Two-headed Figure
18c-early19c
Tahiti
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Te Rongo (?)
18c or early 19c
Cook Is.
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Rurutuan God
Late 18c
Austral Is.
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Ivory Figurine
18c-early19c
Tonga
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Moai
11c-15c
Easter Island
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Kavakava
17c-18c
Easter Island
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Kavakava
19c
Easter Island
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Tangata
18c-19c
Easter Island
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Birdman Boulder
late18c-mid19c
Easter Island
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[last updated: December 30, 2013]
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