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Vaiere Mara
Vaieretiai Mara, better known as Vaiere Mara (1936 - 2005) was a French Polynesian sculptor. He was the first modern Polynesian sculptor, and the first Polynesian artist to sign his works. Mara was born on the island of Rurutu in the Austral Islands. A student of the sculptor Joseph Kimitete who began as a sculptor of Marquesan Tiki, he quickly developed a personal style which made him the first modern Polynesian sculptor. He is also the first Polynesian artist to have signed his works. He most often signed his works MARA V. Very prolific, he created numerous busts in white coral, as well as innovative Polynesian themes such as the Tahitian tamaaraa (Tahitian lunch), pig hunting and even bas-reliefs in precious wood. At the end of the sixties, Governor Jean Sicurani personally acquired a monumental Hina. Known from a work by Patrick O Reilly, this sculpture was preserved by the High Commission of the Republic and exhibited for the first time to the public in 2021 at the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Governance, overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is , with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five island groups: the Austral Islands; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; the Society Islands (comprising the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward and Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward Islands); and the Tuamotus. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia . Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Guiart
Jean Guiart (22 July 1924 - 4 August 2019) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist specializing in Melanesia. From 1972 to 1982 he was president of the Société des Océanistes. Background Guiart was born in Lyon to a long line of doctors and medical researchers. He was the son of the parasitologist Jules Guiart. He initially studied at the Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris, before switching to study ethnology at the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE). Age 15 when WWII started, he played a small role in the French Resistance. In 1944 after World War II he was employed by the Musée de l'Homme to help inventory its collection. In 1945 he joined the ''Société des Océanistes''. In 1947 he graduated with a diploma in Oceanic languages from the École nationale des langues orientales vivantes and moved to New Caledonia to work for the French Institute of Oceania. He completed a diploma in colonial ethnology from the Research Institute for Development and then did f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funeral of George V, State funeral of George V of the United Kingdom. After a procession through London, he is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée De Tahiti Et Des Îles
The Musée de Tahiti et des Îles ("Museum of Tahiti and the Islands"), Tahitian Te Fare Manaha ("the Museum"), is the national museum of French Polynesia, located in Puna'auia, Tahiti. History The museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artefacts and cultural practices. The museum was constructed on Nu'uroa Point, which was already a historic location having been the site of the Taputapuatea marae and where the first evangelical mission settled. It has signed cooperation agreements with the Musée du quai Branly. The museum established a library in 1980. In 2016 photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof of museum in order to generate its own electricity supply. In 2017 plans for renovation and redesign of the museum, drawn up by the architect Pierre-Jean Picart ( fr), were approved. The museum closed to the public in 2019 and is due to re-open in August 2022 with re-developed galleries. Engagement In 2021 the museum opened the temporary Tahit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahiti Nui Television
Tahiti Nui TV (), abbreviated as TNTV, is a French Polynesian French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than in the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Po ... television channel. It was launched on and is in both the French and Tahitian languages. Programming See: '' List of programs broadcast by Tahiti Nui Television'' TNTV airs three news providing TV shows, '' Te ve'a'', ''The Journal'' and '' Manihini''. References External links *TNTV Replay See also * List of programs broadcast by Tahiti Nui Television Mass media in French Polynesia Television networks in France Companies of French Polynesia {{Oceania-tv-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
