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83 FIG. 15 (bottom left): Pounder, keâ tuki. Marquesas Islands. 19th century. Volcanic stone. H: 14.8 cm. Musée de Tahiti et des Îles - Te Fare Manaha, Punaauia, Tahiti, inv. 125. © Musée de Tahiti et des Îles - Te Fare Manaha. Photo: M.-H. Villierme. FIG. 16 (left): Memorial, too mata. Marquesas Islands. 19th century. Coconut fi ber. H: 110 cm. Collected by Dr. Alphonse Long in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, in the 1880s. Musée du Quai Branly, inv. 70.2012.26.2. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. FIG. 17 (below): Pounder, keâ tuki. Marquesas Islands. 19th century. Volcanic stone. H: 17.2 cm. Donated by Dr. Louis Rollin, who practiced in the Marquesas in 1923–1928 and 1929–1930. Ex Musée de l’Homme, Paris. Musée du Quai Branly, inv. 71.1930.50.50. © MQB. Photo: Claude Germain. These are captured in video from the most recent festival held on the island of Hiva Oa in December of 2015. In the fi nal area, objects made for both tourist and high-end markets, including painted tapa, carved stone, wood, bone, whale tooth, and coconut, as well as jewelry made from seeds and shell, complete the overview of contemporary art. Marquesans are consciously seeking ways to engage and prosper within today’s global world without sacrifi cing their natural environment or distinctive cultural heritage. Art continues to play a central role in maintaining and empowering a strong cultural identity now and for the future. Matahoata – Arts et Société aux îles Marquises Musée du Quai Branly, Paris 12 April–24 July 2016 quaibranly.fr Catalog: Matahoata – Arts et Société aux îles Marquises 320 pages, published in French by the Musée du Quai Branly and Actes Sud, 2016 NOTES 1. The name for the Marquesas Islands in the two main dialects of the archipelago. 2. Paul Gauguin, in The Writings of a Savage, Daniel Guérin, ed., translated by Eleanor Levieux, New York, Viking Press, 1978, p. 280. 3. The lowest point was around 2,000 in the 1920s. Today there are around 9,000 in the Marquesas and another 18,000 living in the Society Islands. MATAHOATA


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