TAHITIAN FAU — UNVEILING AN ENIGMA

The Tahitian [2] fau, an imposing headdress over four feet (1.2m) in height, has received little published scholarly attention. By the end of the 18th century the use of fau, along with other important objects of Tahitian adornment - mourning costumes and gorgets (taumi) - appears to have ceased bec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Polynesian Society 2007-06, Vol.116 (2), p.181-211
Hauptverfasser:	STEVENSON, KAREN, HOOPER, STEVEN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birds Canoes Cylinders Ethnological museums and collections Ethnology Feathers Featherwork Headgear Helmets Libraries Material culture Pitt Rivers Museum Polynesian studies Priests Sharks
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