<< Our Photo Pages >> Taetae Tupuna He'e Tai - Museum in Pacific Islands
Submitted by DrewParsons on Friday, 13 July 2012 Page Views: 3641
MuseumsSite Name: Taetae Tupuna He'e Tai Alternative Name: Museum of Polynesian SeafarersCountry: Pacific Islands
NOTE: This site is 1449.066 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Taiohae
Latitude: 8.91704S Longitude: 140.1087W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
DrewParsons has visited here
The Marquesas Islands were first settled by Polynesian seafarers around 200 BC and their culture and language is closely linked to that of other Polynesian peoples across the Pacific as far away as Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
The museum contains a good collection of neolithic artifacts ranging from fishing weights, anchors, mortar and pestles, pounders, adz implements, adz blanks,and carved stone memorial heads. There are charts showing the dispersion of Polynesian peoples across the Pacific.
Contact details are: Rose Corser, Directrice and Jean Piriotua Director of Field Operations, BP 21, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, Ilse Marqueses, 98742, French Polynesia. The pitcure opposite is from the front cover of the musum's illustrated guide booklet.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
778m NE 44° Temehea Tohua* Ancient Village or Settlement
152.4km SE 129° Tehueto Tohua* Ancient Village or Settlement
157.9km SE 136° Hanamiai Dune* Ancient Village or Settlement
1414.6km SW 225° Marae Arahurahu Ancient Temple
1461.9km SW 233° Marae Manunu Huanhine Ancient Temple
1503.9km SW 233° Taputapuatea* Ancient Temple
1512.4km SW 233° Marae Tainuu* Ancient Temple
2508.3km SW 235° Arai Te Tonga* Ancient Temple
3542.1km NNW 332° Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs* Rock Art
3620.9km NNW 331° 'Ahu'ena Heiau* Ancient Temple
3641.6km NNW 332° Waikoloa Petroglyph Field* Rock Art
3667.4km NNW 332° Lapakahi State Historical Park* Ancient Village or Settlement
3735.0km NNW 332° Kahanu Garden and Preserve* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
3735.5km NNW 332° Pi'ilanihale Heiau Ancient Temple
3806.2km SE 126° Ahu Vai Uri Sculptured Stone
3806.2km SE 126° Ahu Tahai Sculptured Stone
3806.2km SE 126° Ahu Ko Te Riku* Sculptured Stone
3806.3km SE 126° Ana Kai Tangata* Rock Art
3806.3km SE 126° Tahai Kote Riku Sculptured Stone
3807.4km SE 126° Orongo* Ancient Village or Settlement
3807.9km SE 126° Rano Kau* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
3808.1km SE 126° Ahu Akivi* Sculptured Stone
3808.8km SE 126° Puna Pau Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
3809.5km SE 126° Ahu Huri A Urenga* Sculptured Stone
3810.0km SE 126° Ahu Vinapu* Sculptured Stone
View more nearby sites and additional images