page_title: Polynesian culture
hierarchical_section_title: Polynesian culture
caption_attribution_description: English: A hand-coloured lithograph depicting female dancers from the Sandwich Islands (now known as the Hawaiian Islands). It was based on an original work by Louis Choris, the artist aboard the Russian cruiser Rurick, which visited Hawai'i in 1816.
context_page_description: Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. Sequentially, the development of Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras:
  Exploration and settlement
  Development in isolation
  European encounter and colonization until World War II
  Modern times/After World War II
context_section_description: Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. Sequentially, the development of Polynesian culture can be divided into four different historical eras:
  Exploration and settlement (c. 1800 BC – c. AD 700)
  Development in isolation (c. 700 – 1595)
  European encounter and colonization until World War II (1595–1946)
  Modern times/After World War II
caption: Female dancers of the Sandwich Islands depicted by Louis Choris, the artist aboard the Russian ship Rurick, which visited Hawai'i in 1816
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