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Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia Opening Ceremony—Performances

December 7, 2018

Polynesian song and dance performances at the opening ceremony of Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia.

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Five Things to Know about Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia

January 4, 2019

By Maia Nuku

What makes Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia a must-see exhibition? Prepare for your visit with this introduction to the show's themes.

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Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia Opening Ceremony—Welcome and Ritual Protocols

December 7, 2018

Formal opening ceremonies of the exhibition Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia.

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Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia Opening Ceremony—Speeches

December 7, 2018

Curatorial remarks by Dr. Maia Nuku and a speech from Fijian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Naivakarurubalavu Solo Mara, at the opening ceremony of Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia.

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Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia

Atea: Nature and Divinity in Polynesia focuses on an array of artistic creations that illuminate how Polynesians traditionally understood their relationship with the divine as active, dynamic, and manifested in the plants, feathers, and fibers of the islands they inhabited. Featuring some thirty exceptional works of Polynesian art that date from the late eighteenth to the nineteenth century, Atea examines celebrated examples of figural sculpture in wood and whale ivory; superbly executed feather headdresses and cloaks; and visually compelling fiber works, such as painted barkcloths and a small-scale spirit house, or temple. The author’s compelling essay represents a new phase in scholarship that looks to recover the early ritual landscape of Polynesia by examining the material nature of the art itself.