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Archery Platforms (Vahi te'a) in the Society Islands, Polynesia A contextual interpretation

Author(s) -

Paul Wallin

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

current swedish archaeology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 2002-3901

pISSN - 1102-7355

DOI - 10.37718/csa.1997.13

Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , power (physics) , history , archaeology , geography , anthropology , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics

The aim of this paper is to try to reach a better understanding of the meanings of archery platforms and the rituals which took place around the archery competitions in the Society Islands in central Polynesia. A contextual interpretation of the material remains is therefore suggested. The conclusions based on the archaeological and ethnohistorical descriptions show that the development of archery platforms took place within a specific historical context and expresses the Polynesian concepts of mana (power) and tapu (prohibitions).

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