Ancient Polynesians undertook their great exploratory trans-Pacific migrations aboard beautiful, big outrigger canoes (called va’a in Tahitian). Today, there’s ...
The island of Ua Huka, in the Marquesas Archipelago, is renowned for its woodcarvings. This traditional art form is continually reinvented and reborn on the isl...
A small tree with long leaves, the pandanus rules on the island of Rimatara. The Ancients’ material of choice for weaving, it is processed on the island for exp...
The Hura Tapairu ‘Ori Tahiti (Tahitian dance) competition is held at the beginning of December every year; the performances are marked by freedom and creativity...
