Polynesian Carvings & Material Culture

Polynesian material culture is both aesthetic and functional, noted especially for intricate pattern work, whether in Maorian wood carvings or the beautifully-sculpted prows of traditional Hawaiian boats.  Enjoy the images of carvings and other material culture of different Polynesian realms below, and then visit the listed websites from which the images have been taken.

(All images on this page and elsewhere on this site are for educational purposes and should be only reproduced in a fashion that does not violate copyright protection of the sites from which they derive.)

General Polynesian

 Poly Gallery & Anthro  

Marquesas Islands

http://www.alptuna.com/public/marquesas/HISTOGB.htm

http://www.tribalsite.com/articles/marque.htm



Hawaiian Islands

New Zealand: Maori

http://www.lawas.co.nz/LINKS/tikipage.htm

http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/artsnz/stars.html


http://www.artmaori.com/galleries.htm
 

http://maori.culture.co.nz/
 

http://www.culture.co.nz/

http://www.maori.org.nz/whakairo/index.htm

Easter Island

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