Polynesian society

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:culture
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Polynesian_culture
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-colonial era
post-European contact
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polynesian society
gptkbp:kinshipSystem bilateral descent
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Polynesian_languages
gptkbp:leader chief (ariki)
priest (tohunga)
warrior (toa)
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Hina
gptkb:Rongo
gptkb:Tāne
gptkb:Tangaroa
gptkb:Pele
gptkb:Māui
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Tonga
gptkb:Tuvalu
gptkb:Easter_Island
Cook Islands
Niue
Tahiti
Tokelau
Wallis and Futuna
gptkbp:navigationSystem bird observation
ocean swells
star navigation
cloud patterns
wave patterns
gptkbp:notableEvent Lapita migration
settlement of Easter Island
settlement of Hawaii
settlement of New Zealand
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:artist
gptkb:navigation
gptkb:oral_tradition
ancestor worship
communal living
mana (spiritual power)
outrigger canoes
extended family
taboo (tapu) system
gptkbp:region gptkb:Polynesia
gptkbp:religion mythology
ancestor worship
nature spirits
gptkbp:socialStructure clan-based
chiefdom
gptkbp:style gptkb:dance
gptkb:music
gptkb:storytelling
wood
tattoo art
bark cloth making
gptkbp:subsistence gptkb:gathering
agriculture
fishing
animal husbandry
gptkbp:tradition Polynesian mythology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tama_Ariki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7