The United States have their Super Bowl, the Old Continent have the soccer Euro… just as Tahitian people have their Hawaiki Nui Va’a event, which is the biggest traditional paddling race in the world. Hawaiki Nui Va’a : Meeting with the Aito At any time of the year, you may notice Va’as (traditional canoes) racing, training…
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The Polynesian Tiki
Between art and religion Originally from the Marquesas, the Tiki statues are present on most of the Polynesian islands. These sculptures in wood or stone represent Ti’i, ancestor half human half god who according to legend was the first man. This is often represented as a stocky man with arms stretched forward, his hands on…