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Standing stone or ofa'i ti'a at the Marae Ri'i Noa or simple Marae, in the Opunohu Valley, on the island of Mo'orea, Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. Archaeologist K Emory has found 100 of these small marae or shrines at Opunohu. They are the earliest form of marae, small courtyards with standing stones or ofa'i ti'a and no altar, and would have had a central tiki statue as guardian. This one may have been used for rituals to protect an affiliated clan. Opunohu was once a huge site in the volcanic crater, with only a few structures remaining, which were restored in 1969 Y H Sinoto of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR9641403

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 7087px × 4724px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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