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52 Cards in this Set
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Oceania,/South Seas, consists of three major geographical divisions: |
Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia |
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Consists of the island groups of Hawaii, Tahiti (Society Islands), Marquesas, New Zealand, and Easter Island |
Polynesia |
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Consists of New Guinea and the surrounding island groups, such as the Solomons, New Ireland, New Britain, and Massim-Trobriand |
Melanesia |
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Consists of the Marshalls, Carolines, Marianas, Gilberts, and Admiralties. |
Micronesia |
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A continent unto itself, the largest island in the world |
Australia |
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Fibers from coconut husks |
Sennit |
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A community ceremonial house, but it is also a social center, a place of dance, and where the chief's council meets to decide issues, and may be used for lodging |
Bai |
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A displayed female figure |
Dilukai |
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One of the rare instances in Micronesia where a deity is represented in sculptural form |
Tino figures |
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Both males and females are represented by the highly abstracted figures, which typically have a long trunk, vestigial arms, and short, tapering legs |
Tino figures |
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The word for the concept of power |
Mana |
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The balance of mana |
Tapu |
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A complex set of restrictions, forbidden objects, and forbidden acts |
Tapu (things that are taboo) |
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An active, positive charge, considered to be male |
Mana |
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An inactive, negative charge considered to be female |
Tapu |
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A craft and ritual specialist, and in some Polynesian groups, also a priest |
Tohunga |
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Figural sculpture from Central Polynesia, abstractions of the human figure, portrayed with thin and short arms (vestigial), thick hips and legs, and wide-open, oversize eyes. |
Tikis |
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On females this portion of the body was not tattooed |
The central torso |
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Top of Marquesan war clubs |
Janus head |
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Used as an embellishment of the marae (platform for sacred structure) |
Tapa cloth (painted cloth) |
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Hawaii populated around |
AD 500 |
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In 1815 this dynamic leader unified all of the Hawaiian islands under one king, for the first time |
Kamehameha |
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The Hawaiian war god |
Kukailimoku |
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Figures of Kukailimoku, the Hawaiian war god, are in a class of figures called |
Akua ka'ai, which are life-size or larger temple images |
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The head of the war god is elaborated because it is the |
Locus of mana |
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War god figure functions as a display of |
Ancestral and spiritual power |
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The Polynesian name of Easter Island is |
Rapa Nui |
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Rapa Nui means |
Land from the navel |
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Easter Island is known for the large stone figures, called |
Moai |
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The people who first settled what is now New Zealand arrived around |
AD 900 |
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One of the most distinctive objects made by the Maori. |
Hei tiki |
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Made from green stone, pendants representing a fetal creature or embryonic figure. |
Hei-tiki |
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In the Maori belief system, the god who formed man |
Tiki |
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Community ceremonial house on Palau atoll |
Bai |
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Spiritual and political matters were managed by chief-priests who assumed their power by claiming descent from the gods |
Throughout Polynesia |
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The word for power, a positive, active, supernatural/spiritual power |
Mana |
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Three levels of deities |
Cosmic deities, patron gods, family protectors |
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Final act of humiliation against fallen enemy |
Cannibalism |
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Ritualized hospitality ceremony, mildly intoxicating drink |
Kava |
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Tapa |
Painted bark cloth |
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Tikis |
Figural sculpture |
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Tatu (Tattoo) |
Permanent body decoration |
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Most common subject of sculpture in Polynesia |
Human figure |
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Like temple gods but smaller, extensions from head |
Stick gods |
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Personal household gods, represent ancestors |
Aumakua |
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Birdman petroglyphs, Easter Island |
Polynesia, 19th century |
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District god, Cook Islands |
Polynesia, 19th century |
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Figure with attached row of conventionalized babies |
District god |
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Council House, Maori, New Zealand |
Polynesia, 19th century |
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Council house |
Men's house where the living and dead congregate |
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Anthropomorphized house |
Council house |
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Home to the wisdom of the gods and ancestors |
Council house |
