Tiki statue, Museum of Tahiti and the Islands

Tiki statue in volcanic tuff, with prominent eyes and open mouth with tongue, 73cm tall, a protective statue representing Ti'i, a half-human half-god ancestor who is believed to be the first man, from Raivavae in the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Restrictions Only for Ireland and United Kingdom and United States Of America

Ancestor Archipel Austral Collectivite Collectivity Doutre-mer Fare Francaise Guardian Iles Manaha Oceania Polynesia Polynesian Polynesie Punaauia Raivavae Republique Societe Tahiti Tahitian Tiki Totaiete Tuff Vent Volcanic Windward

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > COH