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James Cook landing at Tanna island, c. 1774. The Vanuatu group of islands first had contact with Europeans in 1606, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, arrived on the largest island and called the group of islands La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo or "The Southern Land of the Holy Spirit", believing he had arrived in Terra Australis or Australia.
The history of Vanuatu before European colonisation is mostly obscure because of the lack of written sources up to that point, and because only limited archaeological work has been conducted; Vanuatu's volatile geology and climate is also likely to have destroyed or hidden many prehistoric sites. [12]
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Artok associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, or Roi Mata, of what is now Central Vanuatu.
Roi Mata (or Roy Mata, Roymata) was a chiefly title in the central islands of Vanuatu.It was borne by a long dynasty of chiefs, from the 11th to the 17th century. [1]Among the bearers of the Roi Mata title, the most famous is the last one, a man believed to have lived around year 1600. [2]
History of Vanuatu by topic (3 C) C. Christian missionaries in Vanuatu (1 C) D. Defunct organisations based in Vanuatu (1 C) E. Historical events in Vanuatu (9 C) S.
Wall painting opposite the market hall. Sand drawing from Vanuatu is an art form recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.. One of the most important contemporary artists of Vanuatu is Aloi Pilioko who created the impressive colourful relief on the post office in Port Vila. [2]
According to University of Pennsylvania history professor Kathleen Brown, “she was often depicted by cartoonists as Satan for her free love views.” Her presidential bid may have been unsuccessful, but she got the ball rolling for other women seeking to make change at the highest levels of government.
The museum runs a Kastom School where traditional arts and stories are passed on to young people from Vanuatu. [5] In 2020 the museum hosted an exhibition on the history of archaeological research in Vanuatu. [6] In 2021 the museum was the location of the launch of Vanuatu's first anthology of women's writing Sista, Stanap Strong! [7]