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Proceedings of the conference organized by the Institute of the Ancient Near East of the Collège de France

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Sculpture. Arts et artisanats de Polynésie française: Des oeuvres anciennes aux créations contemporaines. Arts The ruins thus formed aIdentifying the tree or rock, carving it, sculpting it to obtain the perfect shape; adorning it with delicate motifs to connect it to the divine They were sculptors, tahu'a or tuhuna, artisans specializing in the art of creating, by reconciling the gods, objects linked to prestige, the sacred, war, festivals, or everyday life. All these artifacts were necessary for the proper functioning of society. Trophy objects, exchanged or sold here, looted