Polynesia Collection (page 7)

Maori Woodcarving representing panel detail of Ancestor. Panel from meeting-house. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, they originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia

Polynesian statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky
Statuette of Tangaroa-up-in-the-sky the creator and sea-god of the Polynesians. From the British Museums collection

Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this

Hoa Hakananai a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Easter Islands stone statues of human figures, known as moai

View of Vaitepiha Valley, Tahiti, 1777. Artist: John Webber
View of Vaitepiha Valley, Tahiti, 1777. From the collection of the British Library, London

A Young Girl from the Sandwich Isle, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
A Young Girl from the Sandwich Isle, 18th century. The Sandwich Islands was the name given to Hawaii by Captain James Cook after he voyaged there in 1778

Hawaiian Man Wearing a Gourd Mask, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Hawaiian Man Wearing a Gourd Mask, 18th century

Dance of the Two Children, Hawaii, 19th century. Artist: Ellis
Dance of the Two Children, Hawaii, 19th century

Chief, Hawaii, 19th century. Artist: Ellis
Chief, Hawaii, 19th century

Hawaiian, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Hawaiian, 18th century

Inside of a Funeral Hut, Tahiti, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Inside of a Funeral Hut, Tahiti, 18th century

Double canoe with oarsmen, Hawaii, 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Double canoe with oarsmen, Hawaii, 18th century. The men are wearing gourd masks. The passenger is holding an idol

Maori communal hut, New Zealand, 1899

Maori canoe prow, New Zealand

Maori flute (koauau), New Zealand

Pastorales Tahitiennes (detail), 1892. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Pastorales Tahitiennes (detail), 1892. Disillusioned by a lack of recognition of his work, Gauguin left Frace in 1891 and lived out the remainder of his life in French Polynesia

Sunflowers, 1901. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Sunflowers, 1901. Disillusioned by a lack of recognition of his work, Gauguin left Frace in 1891 and lived out the remainder of his life in French Polynesia

Scene from Tahitian Life (detail), 1896. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Scene from Tahitian Life (detail), 1896. Disillusioned by a lack of recognition of his work, Gauguin left Frace in 1891 and lived out the remainder of his life in French Polynesia

Vairumati, 1896. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Vairumati, 1896. A mythic earth mother of Tahitian legend. Disillusioned by a lack of recognition of his work, Gauguin left Frace in 1891 and lived out the remainder of his life in French Polynesia

Be Be (Nativity), 1896. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Be Be (Nativity), 1896. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams (Nave Nave Moe), 1894. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams (Nave Nave Moe), 1894. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

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