at the discovery of Tahiti

 .

Don't  confused with Hawaii
Tahiti  is an island of the  Frensh Polynesia (community of overseas) localised in the south of the Pacific ocean., of the group of islands of the wind and the archipelago of society.This high island and  montainious, of origin volcanic , is surrounded of a reef of coral .
The island  also composed of 2 parts Tahiti Nui, the most important, and  Tahiti Iti also called the Peninsula.
the language the most speaking is the french than tahitian

• many stories and tradition in link with the country

• Many nautical activities o discover like to explore fauna maritime

• without forget beautiful places of accommodations near beaches for a better view.

To begin, we will discover the tahitian culture then in a second part the fashion linked with the culture

• Tahitian culture

 French Polynesia is a very rich heritage cultural and he is especially very varied.Indeed,between architecture , archeological relics,dance,music also painting or litterature, we can find prints of this culture in each island of frensh polynesia.  




there, here is some 3 things interesting  in link with the subject that i searsh:

•  Tiki  

it's  means as well  « men », « God » or « God-men », is a presentation human sculpted of way  that one the find under form of statue or pendant , often in jade or in bones .



Tiki in sculpture

 

Tikis are often male, rather stocky ,but  female tikis exist too.

 Sexuals attribut are represented in the sculpture. Arms are refold and take back to at the front, hands placed on the belly. Legs are flexed and the head,often disproportioned,huge eyes . the mouth  is sometimes very expressif.

Tiki in pendant

  It can be given of generation in generation,
and can be used like a  talisman or personnal fetish.

• Tattoo

Symbols are based essentielly on polynesian myth  just as the semantic (etude of the meaning of words) of  polynesians language.
 The Support of the identity cultural  ma’ohi, the polynesian tatoo benefit  the use of black todu noir detriment of the colour . 
Ofgeometric inspiration, vegetal or animal, often symbolic, it is wearing so much by men than women as a  bodily  jewellery.
 and unlike  to western it's did to be viewed.

• Tiare
  

The Tiare tahiti is a symbol national of the French Polynesia.
 it is also widely used in the design and advertisement (bank, air company...).
It's might be because of his subte perfume and his white colour so pure that the tiare is become very popular. 

Now we will more focus on the fashion in tahiti in link with culture.

• Fashion in Tahiti

 Like we can see, 
the most often tahitian wear flowered  clothes, indeed flowers are tiare the symbol national of the french polynesia like i explained in the first part.
And one of this flower can be wear like a hair accessory, it is wearing behind the ear and can have many signification:

• Flowers wearing at the right ear : You are single, free
• Flowers wearing at the left ear :  You are married, fiancé or taken
• Flowers on the two ears, toward at the front : You are married but still free
• Flowers wearing toward in the back : You are immediately free. 

 

There, it is a famous outfit in tahiti only wear to traditional dance .