Mataaliʻi | Mataliʻi | Makaliʻi
Mataaliʻi | Mataliʻi | Makaliʻi (Pleiades - Messier 45) oil painting by Jon Apisa.
The original artwork is inspired by how the people of Sāmoa and Polynesia identify the Pleiades (Messier 45) asterism / star cluster.
Pleiades (Messier 45) is an asterism/open cluster/star cluster.
With consideration to its visibility and identification throughout Polynesia, it was high value for Polynesian Astronomy and Polynesian Navigation.
Pleiades (Messier 45) is known as:
- Mataaliʻi | Mataliʻi in Sāmoa
- Makaliʻi in Hawaiʻi
- Mataliki in Tonga
- Makariʻi in Tahiti
16" x 20" (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
03/30/2024
Samoan
Polynesian
Pasefika Polynesian Dictionary
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