Tahitian Pahu Tupa'i Rima Tiare Pareo scented flowers

scented flowers

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and hand printed with motif stencil designs handed down from generation to generation

Dancers have been known to decorate Tahitian headdresses with niau (coconut) blanc

Tahitian Pahu Tupa'i Rima Tiare Pareo scented flowersOnly recently since the last decades of the 20th century, has the Pahu Tupa'i Rima, sometimes referred to as Pahu Tapa'e, been used in Tahitian cultural performances. With beats originating in the Marquesas (one of the 5 island groups of French Polynesia), this "tall" drum is played with the drummer standing and creating beats with both hands. The drum is made of island woods such as coconut and mango. The drum is covered with cow hide and produces a