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Two Aku-Aku who were visited by Tu’u Koihu, son of Hotu Matuꞌa [2] Islanders who could communicate with Aku-Aku are known as koromaké or iva-atua. There were stories of iva-atuas being employed to dispose of particularly violent Aku-Aku. [1] [3] Aku-Aku was not particularly worshiped, but they were acknowledged before a meal was taken. It ...
Aku Aku may refer to: Akuaku, a former settlement in New Zealand; Aku-Aku (mythology), beings in Easter Island mythology; Aku Aku (character), in the Crash Bandicoot series; Aku-Aku, a book by Thor Heyerdahl; Aku-Aku , a Norwegian documentary film about Thor Heyerdahl "Aku-Aku", a song by Styx from the album Pieces of Eight (1978)
Akuaku, also known as Aku Aku, was a settlement about halfway between Waipiro Bay and Whareponga in the East Coast region of New Zealand's North Island. [6] [7] A traditional landing point for waka taua, the town is most notable now as the former home (and possible birthplace) of Major Ropata Wahawaha NZC, as well as the ancestral home of Te Whānau-a-Rākairoa.
Aku-Aku: the Secret of Easter Island is a 1957 book by Thor Heyerdahl [1] published in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish, and in French and English the following year. The book describes the 1955–1956 Norwegian Archaeological Expedition 's investigations of Polynesian history and culture at Easter Island , the Austral Islands of Rapa Iti ...
Aku may refer to: Aku, Nigeria, a town in Enugu State "Aku" (poem), 1943, by Chairil Anwar; Aku people of Gambia; Aku dialect, a dialect of Sierra Leone Krio; Aku, the main antagonist of the animated television series Samurai Jack; The Hawaiian word for skipjack tuna; Hal Lewis (Aku), a former Hawaii radio presenter; Aku (given name)
In Sierra Leone, the term 'Aku Marabout' or 'Aku Mohammedan' refers to the Oku people, while in the Gambia, the term 'Aku' refers to the Creole people, [9] who are Christians residing mainly in and around Banjul. [2] The Aku Marabout people of the Gambia are a non-Creole migrant community descended from the Oku people of Sierra Leone. [10] [11]
Aku Aku is the spirit of an ancient witch doctor encased in a floating, wooden mask. During Crash's missions to stop Doctor Neo Cortex, Aku Aku scattered copies of himself throughout the travels in an effort to aid Crash in his mission. [1] Whenever Crash possesses an Aku Aku mask, he will be shielded from one enemy attack or contact.
Aku is a larger town in Enugu State, Nigeria. It is located in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area . Aku is known for agriculture and cultural practices such as their Odo festival.