Tupuna. Journey in the footsteps of ancestors in Tahiti and the surrounding islands.
DARIUS Moearii.

Tupuna. Journey in the footsteps of ancestors in Tahiti and the surrounding islands.

In the wind of the islands
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N° d'inventaire 24006
Format 19 x 24
Détails 256 p., numerous color and black and white photos, paperback.
Publication French Polynesia, 2021
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782367344164

A Polynesian look at the history and natural heritage of Tahiti and the islands: a sensitive, rich and enlightening journey on a people and a culture, often reduced to misleading clichés.

A Polynesian woman follows in the footsteps of her tupuna , his ancestors, to lift the veil on the past and heritage of these isolated Pacific islands long reduced to the myth of earthly paradise.

A concise and richly illustrated work, Tupuna tells this incredible and sometimes tragic story that began more than 1,000 years ago, revealing to us cultural and natural heritage that is as exceptional as it is fragile.

A journey filled with encounters. Outstanding sailors who set sail from Southeast Asia to found an astonishing civilization. Europeans who came to conquer new lands. Chinese who arrived in the 19th century. century… All ancestors of contemporary Polynesians.

An instructive and sensitive story, which will enlighten both Polynesians in search of their origins and tourists and those curious about this region of the world.

A Polynesian look at the history and natural heritage of Tahiti and the islands: a sensitive, rich and enlightening journey on a people and a culture, often reduced to misleading clichés.

A Polynesian woman follows in the footsteps of her tupuna , his ancestors, to lift the veil on the past and heritage of these isolated Pacific islands long reduced to the myth of earthly paradise.

A concise and richly illustrated work, Tupuna tells this incredible and sometimes tragic story that began more than 1,000 years ago, revealing to us cultural and natural heritage that is as exceptional as it is fragile.

A journey filled with encounters. Outstanding sailors who set sail from Southeast Asia to found an astonishing civilization. Europeans who came to conquer new lands. Chinese who arrived in the 19th century. century… All ancestors of contemporary Polynesians.

An instructive and sensitive story, which will enlighten both Polynesians in search of their origins and tourists and those curious about this region of the world.