Ancestral chiefs/priests/warriors' spirits
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Marquesas Meʻae & Sacred Banyans
Nuku Hiva (Hatiheu/Kamuihei) & Hiva Oa (Upeke), Marquesas
Meʻae shrines & tohua plazas; giant banyans shelter chiefly spirits (skulls placed in them); tapu
Open listing → Ancestral spirits & atua (e.g., 'Oro)Society Islands Marae Sacred Groves (aoa/banyan)
Tahiti, Moʻorea & Society Islands
Sacred groves around marae (temples); banyan (aoa) & sacred trees as dwelling places of ancestral spirits; ti and breadfruit
Open listing → God 'OroTaputapuātea Marae Sacred Landscape
Taputapuātea, Raʻiātea, Society Islands
Central temple & religious heart of Eastern Polynesia; seafaring departure point to Hawai'i/NZ/Rapa Nui; chiefly gatherings
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