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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 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 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)
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 ...
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 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)
Anwar first read "Aku" at the Jakarta Cultural Centre in July 1943. [1] It was then printed in Pemandangan under the title "Semangat" ("Spirit"); according to Indonesian literary documentarian HB Jassin, this was to avoid censorship and to better promote the nascent independence movement. [2] "Aku" has gone on to become Anwar's most celebrated ...
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