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The Pacific Chapter 31

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Nan Madol. Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty. C. 700-1600 CE. Basalt boulders and prismatic columns.

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Moai on platform (ahu). Rapa Nui (Easter Island). C 1100-1600 CE. Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base.

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Ahu ula (feather cape). Hawaiian. Late 18 th century CE. Feathers and fiber.

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Staff god. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia. Late 18 th to early 19 th century CE. Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers.

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Female deity. Nukuoro, Micronesia. C 18 th to 19 th century CE. Wood.

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Buk (mask). Torres Strait. Mid- to late 19 th century CE. Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell.

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Hiapo (tapa). Niue. C 1850-1900 CE. Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting.

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Tamati Waka Nene. Gottfried Lindauer. 1890 CE. Oil on canvas. (reference photo and engraving on Right)

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Navigation chart. Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 19 th to early 20 th century CE. Wood and fiber.

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Malagan display and mask. New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. C 20 th century CE. Wood pigment, fiber, and shell.

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Processional welcoming Queen Elizabeth II to Tonga with Ngatu launima (tapa cloth). Tonga, central Polynesia. 1953 CE. Multimedia performance (costume; cosmetics, including scent; chant; movement; and pandanus fiber / hibiscus fiber mats) photographic documentation. Video: http://www.thecoconet.tv/search.do?q=ngata