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Musée de Tahiti et des Îles

March 16, 2024

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.

Musée de Tahiti et des Îles
Location within Tahiti
Established1974 (1974)
LocationPuna'auia, Tahiti
TypeEthnographic museum
DirectorMiriama Bono
Websitewww.museetahiti.pf

History edit

The museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artefacts and cultural practices.[1] 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.[2] It has signed cooperation agreements with the Musée du quai Branly.[3]

The museum established a library in 1980.[4]

In 2016 photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof of museum in order to generate its own electricity supply.[5] In 2017 plans for renovation and redesign of the museum, drawn up by the architect Pierre-Jean Picart (fr), were approved.[5] The museum closed to the public in 2019 and is due to re-open in August 2022 with re-developed galleries.[6]

Engagement edit

In 2021 the museum opened the temporary Tahiti ti'a Mai exhibition, which focussed on Tahitian celebrations, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ran digital workshops which engaged with over 3000 visitors.[7][8] The museum has curated displays of objects at Tahiti's airport.[9]

Leading up to its opening in 2018 museum staff were part of a team that co-curated the British Museum exhibition Reimagining Captain Cook: Pacific Perspectives.[10]

Collection edit

The collection includes: objects that reflect the natural world, including a herbarium;[11][12] life prior to European colonisation, and life post-colonization.[13] Significant objects in the collection include: a portrait of Pōmare IV painted by Charles Giraud;[14] a Mangarevan coconut-log mask;[15] historic examples of tapa;[16] adzes and coconut pounders;[9] breadfruit tools;[17] amongst others. The collection also includes objects originally collected by missionary George Bennet that have since been returned to Tahiti.[18]

Gallery edit

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    Human image, tuff, Society Islands, Musée de Tahiti et des Îles
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    Portrait of Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti, Charles Giraud, 1851, Musée de Tahiti et des Îles
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    Displays at the museum, prior to renovation in 2017.
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    Museum display, prior to renovation in 2017.

Repatriation and loans edit

 
British Museum

In September 2019 the Director of the Musée du quai Branly, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, and the Minister for Culture in Polynesia, Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, and the Director of Musée de Tahiti et des Îles, Miriama Bono, signed an agreement to ensure the return to Tahiti of the Maro'ura - a fragment of a chiefly belt made of tapa, that was born by chiefs and is considered a sacred object.[19] The Maro'ura was worn by Tahitian king Pōmare, whose appearance with it was described by James Cook in 1767. Legally the Maro'ura will be loaned to the museum on a three-year renewable agreement, as, according to Bono, since "as we are a French, we cannot ask France to repatriate something back to France."[20] Other objects that will also be loaned include a To'o mata and a Taavaha from the Marquesas Islands and a penu.[6]

The museum has also requested the loan of objects from the British Museum and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.[5] Objects loaned from Cambridge will include objects collected by missionary George Bennet, including Tahitian pearl earrings, a fly swatter, a drum and a tattoo set.[6] Objects due to be loaned from the British Museum include a chief's belt of Anaa, a taumi of the Society, a statue of Rongo des Gambier and the statue of A'a from Rurutu.[6]

Gallery of objects in overseas collections edit

Former directors edit

References edit

  1. ^ Besnier, Niko; Alexeyeff, Kalissa (2014-12-31). Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-4019-8.
  2. ^ "Pose de la 1ère pierre de l'aménagement et de la rénovation du Musée de Tahiti et des îles". 2021-10-29. from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ (PDF). Musée du quai Branly: Rapport d'activité 2006. Musée du quai Branly. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b Aymonin, David; Heutte, Isabelle (2015). "Resources for Research in French Polynesia and New Caledonia". The Contemporary Pacific. 27 (2): 465–484. doi:10.1353/cp.2015.0052. hdl:10125/42542. ISSN 1527-9464. S2CID 162815658.
  5. ^ a b c . 2021-10-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ a b c d . 2021-09-23. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  7. ^ . 2021-10-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  8. ^ "Exposition Tahiti ti'a mai au Musée de Tahiti et des îles". Heiva i Tahiti (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  9. ^ a b Richards, Michelle J.; Günther, Jasmin (2019-09-12). "The Past, Present and Future Values of the Polynesian Stone Adzes and Pounders Collected on the Pandora". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 29 (1): 4. doi:10.5334/bha-622. hdl:1885/294431. ISSN 2047-6930. S2CID 203509955.
  10. ^ McLaren, Annemarie; Clark, Alison (2020-07-02). "Captain Cook upon Changing Seas: Indigenous Voices and Reimagining at the British Museum". The Journal of Pacific History. 55 (3): 418–431. doi:10.1080/00223344.2019.1663390. ISSN 0022-3344. S2CID 211654520.
  11. ^ Dotte-Sarout, Emilie; Kahn, Jennifer G. (2017-11-01). "Ancient woodlands of Polynesia: A pilot anthracological study on Maupiti Island, French Polynesia". Quaternary International. Anthracology: Local to Global Significance of Charcoal Science - Part I. 457: 6–28. Bibcode:2017QuInt.457....6D. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.10.032. ISSN 1040-6182.
  12. ^ Girardi, Cynthia; Butaud, Jean François; Ollier, Corinne; Ingert, Nicolas; Weniger, Bernard; Raharivelomanana, Phila; Moretti, Christian (2015-02-23). "Herbal medicine in the Marquesas Islands". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 161: 200–213. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.09.045. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 25527315.
  13. ^ "Musée de Tahiti et des Îles | French Polynesia Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  14. ^ Fayaud, Viviane (2006-01-01). "A Tahitian Woman in Majesty French Images of Queen Pomare". History Australia. 3 (1): 12.1–12.6. doi:10.2104/ha060012. ISSN 1449-0854. S2CID 143839491.
  15. ^ LUOMALA, KATHARINE (1977). "Post-European Central Polynesian Head Masks and Puppet-Marionette Heads". Asian Perspectives. 20 (1): 130–171. ISSN 0066-8435. JSTOR 42927953.
  16. ^ Seelenfreund, Andrea; Sepúlveda, Marcela; Petchey, Fiona; Peña-Ahumada, Barbara; Payacán, Claudia; Gutiérrez, Sebastián; Cárcamo, José; Kardailsky, Olga; Moncada, Ximena; Rojas, Ana María; Moraga, Mauricio (2016-12-01). "Characterization of an archaeological decorated bark cloth from Agakauitai Island, Gambier archipelago, French Polynesia". Journal of Archaeological Science. 76: 56–69. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2016.10.008. ISSN 0305-4403.
  17. ^ ANTONI, J. & FALCHETTO, A. (2019): Knife in the wall: three examples of a rare tool-form on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Eastern Polynesia, Archeometriai Műhely XVI/2 127-134.
  18. ^ Jacobs, K. (2014-01-22). "Inscribing missionary impact in Central Polynesia: mapping the George Bennet collection (1821-1824)". Journal of the History of Collections. 26 (2): 263–276. doi:10.1093/jhc/fht038. ISSN 0954-6650.
  19. ^ . 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  20. ^ Srinivasan, Prianka (20 December 2019). "Calls for museum to repatriate indigenous objects, as sacred Maro 'Ura to return to Tahiti". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. from the original on 4 October 2022.
  21. ^ . 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  22. ^ Gonschor, Lorenz (2012). "French Polynesia". The Contemporary Pacific. 24 (1): 171–184. doi:10.1353/cp.2012.0012. ISSN 1527-9464. S2CID 258057468.
  23. ^ Anthropologica. Canadian Anthropology Society. 2000.
  24. ^ "Théano Jaillet, la directrice du Musée de Tahiti et des îles, dresse le bilan avant son départ" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Miriama Bono aux commandes du Musée de Tahiti et des îles" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  26. ^ K, M. (2023-11-29). "Musée de Tahiti et des iles : Hinanui Cauchois nommée par intérim après le départ de Miriama Bono". TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-05.

External links edit

  • Official site (in French)
  • The Tahiti Ti'a Mai exhibition at the Museum of Tahiti and the Islands

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March 16, 2024
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The Musee de Tahiti et des Iles Museum of Tahiti and the Islands Tahitian Te Fare Manaha the Museum is the national museum of French Polynesia located in Puna auia Tahiti Musee de Tahiti et des IlesLocation within TahitiEstablished1974 1974 LocationPuna auia TahitiTypeEthnographic museumDirectorMiriama BonoWebsitewww wbr museetahiti wbr pf Contents 1 History 2 Engagement 3 Collection 3 1 Gallery 3 2 Repatriation and loans 3 2 1 Gallery of objects in overseas collections 4 Former directors 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artefacts and cultural practices 1 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 2 It has signed cooperation agreements with the Musee du quai Branly 3 The museum established a library in 1980 4 In 2016 photovoltaic panels were installed on the roof of museum in order to generate its own electricity supply 5 In 2017 plans for renovation and redesign of the museum drawn up by the architect Pierre Jean Picart fr were approved 5 The museum closed to the public in 2019 and is due to re open in August 2022 with re developed galleries 6 Engagement editIn 2021 the museum opened the temporary Tahiti ti a Mai exhibition which focussed on Tahitian celebrations due to the COVID 19 pandemic ran digital workshops which engaged with over 3000 visitors 7 8 The museum has curated displays of objects at Tahiti s airport 9 Leading up to its opening in 2018 museum staff were part of a team that co curated the British Museum exhibition Reimagining Captain Cook Pacific Perspectives 10 Collection editThe collection includes objects that reflect the natural world including a herbarium 11 12 life prior to European colonisation and life post colonization 13 Significant objects in the collection include a portrait of Pōmare IV painted by Charles Giraud 14 a Mangarevan coconut log mask 15 historic examples of tapa 16 adzes and coconut pounders 9 breadfruit tools 17 amongst others The collection also includes objects originally collected by missionary George Bennet that have since been returned to Tahiti 18 Gallery edit nbsp Human image tuff Society Islands Musee de Tahiti et des Iles nbsp Portrait of Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti Charles Giraud 1851 Musee de Tahiti et des Iles nbsp Displays at the museum prior to renovation in 2017 nbsp Museum display prior to renovation in 2017 Repatriation and loans edit nbsp British MuseumIn September 2019 the Director of the Musee du quai Branly Emmanuel Kasarherou and the Minister for Culture in Polynesia Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu and the Director of Musee de Tahiti et des Iles Miriama Bono signed an agreement to ensure the return to Tahiti of the Maro ura a fragment of a chiefly belt made of tapa that was born by chiefs and is considered a sacred object 19 The Maro ura was worn by Tahitian king Pōmare whose appearance with it was described by James Cook in 1767 Legally the Maro ura will be loaned to the museum on a three year renewable agreement as according to Bono since as we are a French we cannot ask France to repatriate something back to France 20 Other objects that will also be loaned include a To o mata and a Taavaha from the Marquesas Islands and a penu 6 The museum has also requested the loan of objects from the British Museum and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge 5 Objects loaned from Cambridge will include objects collected by missionary George Bennet including Tahitian pearl earrings a fly swatter a drum and a tattoo set 6 Objects due to be loaned from the British Museum include a chief s belt of Anaa a taumi of the Society a statue of Rongo des Gambier and the statue of A a from Rurutu 6 Gallery of objects in overseas collections edit nbsp Objects in Otago Museum nbsp Chief mourner s costume Tahiti Society Islands Bishop Museum nbsp Fishhook National Museum of Ethnology Osaka nbsp A sacred god figure wrapping for the war god Oro Metropolitan Museum of ArtFormer directors editJean Marc Pambrun 21 22 Anne Lavondes 4 Manouche Lehartel 23 Theano Jaillet 2011 2016 24 Miriama Bono 2017 2023 25 Hinanui Cauchois 2023 present 26 References edit Besnier Niko Alexeyeff Kalissa 2014 12 31 Gender on the Edge Transgender Gay and Other Pacific Islanders University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 8248 4019 8 Pose de la 1ere pierre de l amenagement et de la renovation du Musee de Tahiti et des iles 2021 10 29 Archived from the original on 2021 10 29 Retrieved 2021 10 29 La cooperation territoriale PDF Musee du quai Branly Rapport d activite 2006 Musee du quai Branly p 72 Archived from the original PDF on 5 September 2015 Retrieved 14 April 2010 a b Aymonin David Heutte Isabelle 2015 Resources for Research in French Polynesia and New Caledonia The Contemporary Pacific 27 2 465 484 doi 10 1353 cp 2015 0052 hdl 10125 42542 ISSN 1527 9464 S2CID 162815658 a b c Renovation du Musee de Tahiti et des iles les esquisses devoilees 2021 10 26 Archived from the original on 2021 10 26 Retrieved 2021 10 26 a b c d Costume de deuilleur statue A a et autres objets emblematiques du patrimoi 2021 09 23 Archived from the original on 2021 09 23 Retrieved 2021 10 30 Une premiere edition numerique pour le Musee de Tahiti et des iles La Depeche de Tahiti 2021 10 26 Archived from the original on 2021 10 26 Retrieved 2021 10 26 Exposition Tahiti ti a mai au Musee de Tahiti et des iles Heiva i Tahiti in French Retrieved 2021 10 26 a b Richards Michelle J Gunther Jasmin 2019 09 12 The Past Present and Future Values of the Polynesian Stone Adzes and Pounders Collected on the Pandora Bulletin of the History of Archaeology 29 1 4 doi 10 5334 bha 622 hdl 1885 294431 ISSN 2047 6930 S2CID 203509955 McLaren Annemarie Clark Alison 2020 07 02 Captain Cook upon Changing Seas Indigenous Voices and Reimagining at the British Museum The Journal of Pacific History 55 3 418 431 doi 10 1080 00223344 2019 1663390 ISSN 0022 3344 S2CID 211654520 Dotte Sarout Emilie Kahn Jennifer G 2017 11 01 Ancient woodlands of Polynesia A pilot anthracological study on Maupiti Island French Polynesia Quaternary International Anthracology Local to Global Significance of Charcoal Science Part I 457 6 28 Bibcode 2017QuInt 457 6D doi 10 1016 j quaint 2016 10 032 ISSN 1040 6182 Girardi Cynthia Butaud Jean Francois Ollier Corinne Ingert Nicolas Weniger Bernard Raharivelomanana Phila Moretti Christian 2015 02 23 Herbal medicine in the Marquesas Islands Journal of Ethnopharmacology 161 200 213 doi 10 1016 j jep 2014 09 045 ISSN 0378 8741 PMID 25527315 Musee de Tahiti et des Iles French Polynesia Attractions Lonely Planet Retrieved 2021 10 29 Fayaud Viviane 2006 01 01 A Tahitian Woman in Majesty French Images of Queen Pomare History Australia 3 1 12 1 12 6 doi 10 2104 ha060012 ISSN 1449 0854 S2CID 143839491 LUOMALA KATHARINE 1977 Post European Central Polynesian Head Masks and Puppet Marionette Heads Asian Perspectives 20 1 130 171 ISSN 0066 8435 JSTOR 42927953 Seelenfreund Andrea Sepulveda Marcela Petchey Fiona Pena Ahumada Barbara Payacan Claudia Gutierrez Sebastian Carcamo Jose Kardailsky Olga Moncada Ximena Rojas Ana Maria Moraga Mauricio 2016 12 01 Characterization of an archaeological decorated bark cloth from Agakauitai Island Gambier archipelago French Polynesia Journal of Archaeological Science 76 56 69 doi 10 1016 j jas 2016 10 008 ISSN 0305 4403 ANTONI J amp FALCHETTO A 2019 Knife in the wall three examples of a rare tool form on Nuku Hiva Marquesas Islands Eastern Polynesia Archeometriai Muhely XVI 2 127 134 Jacobs K 2014 01 22 Inscribing missionary impact in Central Polynesia mapping the George Bennet collection 1821 1824 Journal of the History of Collections 26 2 263 276 doi 10 1093 jhc fht038 ISSN 0954 6650 Polynesia The Maro ura the centerpiece of an exhibition on Polynesian royal objects at the Quai Branly 2021 10 29 Archived from the original on 2021 10 29 Retrieved 2021 10 29 Srinivasan Prianka 20 December 2019 Calls for museum to repatriate indigenous objects as sacred Maro Ura to return to Tahiti Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 4 October 2022 Musee de Tahiti et des iles Punaauia 2021 10 29 Archived from the original on 2021 10 29 Retrieved 2021 10 29 Gonschor Lorenz 2012 French Polynesia The Contemporary Pacific 24 1 171 184 doi 10 1353 cp 2012 0012 ISSN 1527 9464 S2CID 258057468 Anthropologica Canadian Anthropology Society 2000 Theano Jaillet la directrice du Musee de Tahiti et des iles dresse le bilan avant son depart in French Tahiti Infos 30 December 2016 Retrieved 8 May 2023 Miriama Bono aux commandes du Musee de Tahiti et des iles in French Tahiti Infos 7 March 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2023 K M 2023 11 29 Musee de Tahiti et des iles Hinanui Cauchois nommee par interim apres le depart de Miriama Bono TNTV Tahiti Nui Television in French Retrieved 2024 01 05 External links editOfficial site 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