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  1. A'a
    a deity from Polynesia
    Author: Adams, Julie; Hooper, Steven; Nuku, Maia
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  British Museum Press, London

    Location:
    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Series: Object in focus
    Subjects: Sculpture, Polynesian; Gods in art; Gods in art; Sculpture, Polynesian; Gottesdarstellung; Götterstatuette
    Scope: 64 Seiten, Illustrationen, Karten
  2. Chapter Rubinrote Federn, Walzähne und schimmerndes Perlmutt: polynesische Kosmologie in Ritualobjekten
    Author: Wilhelmina Haslwanter, Katharina; Nuku, Maia; Nuku, Maia; Haslwanter Wilhelmina, Katharina
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Scheidegger & Spiess

    This article is concerned with cosmological concepts of the peoples of Polynesia in the Pacific. Following a creation myth from Tahiti, the authors explore the realms of te ao (the world of space and light which came to be inhabited by humans) and te... more

     

    This article is concerned with cosmological concepts of the peoples of Polynesia in the Pacific. Following a creation myth from Tahiti, the authors explore the realms of te ao (the world of space and light which came to be inhabited by humans) and te po (the engulfing darkness, associated with the night, the ancestors and spirits) by investigating artefacts from the region. Certain qualities of the rare materials used in the highly skilled making, and the knowledge of the utilisation of these artefacts enabled pacific islanders to establish a connection to divine entities but also to protect themselves of their powers. Many of the cosmological principles finally can be rediscovered in the objects themselves, which therefore are a study of the cosmos in miniature.

     
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    Source: OAPEN
    Language: German
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
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    Parent title: Kosmos: Weltentwürfe im Vergleich
    Subjects: Polynesia; Material culture; Cosmology & the universe
    Other subjects: material culture; ritual; pacific; te ao, te po; artefacts; mana; objects; polynesia; cosmology; anthropology; material culture; ritual; pacific; te ao; te po; artefacts; mana; objects; polynesia; cosmology; anthropology; Austral-Inseln; Ethnographie; Kosmologie; London; Marquesas; Perlmutt; Tahiti