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Antony Hooper has written: 'Transformations of Polynesian Culture (Polynesian Society Memoir, No 45)'
Anthropologists believe that all Polynesians have descended from a South Pacific proto-culture created by an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) people that had migrated from Southeast Asia.
polynesian
spurts of migration and conquest
Polynesian refers to anything relating to Polynesia, the people of Polynesia, or the Polynesian language. There are several Polynesian languages, including Maori, Hawaiian, and Samoan.
Polynesian
Polynesia
they worship courage
monkeys
The artform has been around as long as the Polynesian people. They are considered by many to be the originators of tattooing.
I was told by the artist who did my tattoo, it stands for " Graceful Strength "
yes they did because of the fact it was an island. and that hawaii inherited traditional polynesian culture