Of Anaa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific. The artist of a creation chart
Paiore, active 1820s
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Paiore, fl 1820s :The Paumoto conception of the Heavens, 1918 [ca 1820].
Date: 1919 - 1820 - 1829
By: Paiore, active 1820s; Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953
Reference: A-164-010
Description: A creation chart by Paiore of Anaa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago. See 'The lost caravel' by Robert Langdon. (Sydney, Pacific Publications, 1975) for further details. The drawing consists of a pyramid-shaped structure of plants, animals and humans, with dotted lines in a half-circle above the pyramid, linking the different aspects of creation. This version is an ink copy, prepared by an unknown copyist for the Journal of the Polynesian Society in 1918 and based on an earlier version, probably from the 1820s, whose location is unknown, although the Library holds a photograph of it (negative F-28160-1/2). Original for illustration in Journal of the Polynesian Society, v. 28 (1919), p.211. cf A Maori cosmogony (28160 1/2) - which is wrongly titled, since the image comes from Tuamotu, not New Zealand. The Paumotu Archipelago is now known as Tuamotu. Other Titles - The Tuamotu conception of the Heavens. 1820s Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on linen tracing cloth, 190 x 235 mm