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The Rapa Nui used an ancient stone aerophone called the Pu o Hiro (Trumpet of Hiro) for fertility rituals and to call the Polynesian god of rain Hiro. [1] By blowing through the main hole it emits a deep Trumpet sound. [1] During droughts, the Ariki Paka (nobles) would dress in ceremonial clothing and pray for rainfall. [1]
In 2012, Teave founded the Easter Island Music School, the island's first music school, teaching piano, cello, ukulele, and violin. [2] [4] [5] She and her husband, Enrique Icka, manage the NGO Toki Rapa Nui, which helps sponsor the school. [6] In 2020, producer and filmmaker John Forsen released a documentary, Song of Rapa Nui, about Teave. [7]
The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]) are the indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island.The easternmost Polynesian culture, the descendants of the original people of Easter Island make up about 60% of the current Easter Island population and have a significant portion of their population residing in mainland Chile.
Rapa Nui women (8 P) Rongorongo (1 C, 15 P, 14 F) Pages in category "Rapa Nui people" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The tattoos of the Rapa Nui people were a subject of research by European colonisers, and Viriamo's body art was recorded by several people. It is likely that she is the 'chefess' recorded by Julien Viaud in his writings. Her back tattoos match those sketched by J. Linton Palmer in 1853; though she would have been older than he depicted at the ...
Lynn Rapu was born on Easter Island in 1969, son of Belisario Rapu Ure Ngorongoro and Ana Lola Tuki Teave. [3] His niece, Laura Rapu, is an Easter Island politician.He is part of a generation that, compared to their elders, grew up with much more freedom and access to income produced by touristic activity.
Ana Eva Hei, also Uka ʻa Hei ʻa ʻArero, or Reina Eva (Queen Eva) (c.1849 – c.1949 [1]), was the consort of the penultimate ruler of Rapa Nui, Atamu Tekena. She was one of the last surviving Rapa Nui people to have been tattooed using traditional practices. [2] Ana Eva Hei, portrait view by Walter Knoche, 1911
Rongorongo (/ ˈ r ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ ˈ r ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ / [1] or / ˈ r ɒ ŋ oʊ ˈ r ɒ ŋ oʊ /; [2] Rapa Nui: roŋoroŋo [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that has the appearance of writing or proto-writing.