Learn about the art of the Pacific island peoples of Polynesia in this historical overview and image gallery of Polynesian art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Use this site to learn some interesting facts about French Polynesia and Tahiti, including travel information, history, geography, culture, and environment.

Provides an overview of the French Polynesian islands, the most well-known being Tahiti. Gives basic facts and information about its President, Gaston Tong Sang.

An excellent travel guide and country profile that takes you on a virtual trip to the French Polynesian islands in the South Pacific. An overview is given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and...

Learn about religion in French Polynesia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.

A landing page for a course on the art history of the Lapita, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Could not locate any of these in Athena but they should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.

Gender roles played an important role in Polynesian art. Men's arts were often made of hard materials, such as wood, stone, or bone, while women's arts historically utilized soft materials, particularly fibers used to make mats and bark...

The Hawaiian male nobility wore feather cloaks and capes for ceremonies and battle. These capes were given as gifts to the sea captains and their crews who were the earliest European visitors to Hawaii. View a picture of one of these...

Countries and Their Cultures spotlights Oceania's Mangareva culture of French Polynesia. Information includes orientation; history and cultural relations; settlements; economy; kinship; marriage and family; sociopolitical organization;...

Countries and Their Cultures spotlights Oceania's Raroia of Tuamotu-Gambier Archipelago in Polynesia. Information includes orientation; history and cultural relations; settlements; economy; kinship; marriage and family; sociopolitical...

Countries and Their Cultures spotlights Oceania's Tahiti of French Polynesia. Information includes orientation; history and cultural relations; settlements; economy; kinship; marriage and family; sociopolitical organization; religion and...

Learn about core health indicators in Niue in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information.

Learn about core health indicators in the Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information.

Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery place, the Marquesas...

Archaeologists get very excited when they find pieces of Lapita pottery. Why? Because the sequential depositing of potsherds (fragments of pottery) in an easterly direction across the island groups of the Pacific has become the pivotal...

This site provides an extensive examination of the history of Pitcairn Island and the most famous event associated with the island, the 1789 mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty, along with numerous photographs and illustrations.

Offers a virtual destination guide and country profile of the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean, background details, and numerous links to key information on the islands' culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population,...

Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning "statue"). Read about the intriguing history of these statues.

Learn about the location, history, and language of Easter Island.

Learn about the culture of the Polynesian people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

A map from 1889 showing Malaysia, Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand, and a portion of Micronesia and Polynesia.

Ancient temple in Polynesia; constructed from lava blocks; dates from the 16th century.

Learn about religion in the Pitcairn Islands of Polynesia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.