Gathering of Hereditary Chiefs — Tahiti and Moʻorea, 2018
Ceremonial gathering of paramount chiefs of the Polynesian nations within the Society Islands of French Polynesia
Collection Record
Photographic record of the Kingdom of Atooi's ceremonial journey to the Society Islands, documenting the ceremonial convocation of hereditary chiefs of the Polynesian nations in Papeʻete, and the formal gathering of customary leaders within the sacred valley of Moʻorea.
Photographic Evidence
What a photograph may establish
Presence, a meeting, a ceremony, a delegation, a gathering, and shared participation, as recorded in the image and its caption.
What a photograph alone does not establish
Formal state recognition, government endorsement, recognition by the United Nations, interstate treaty status, or legal jurisdiction.
Traditional, ceremonial, and cultural significance recorded in these plates is documented on its own terms and is not diminished by this note.
Related archive records
Archive records catalogued under the same places and subjects as this collection.
- Tahitian Chiefly Gathering — Tahiti, French Polynesia, 2017 · PKA-JRN-2024-007
- Union Royale du Triangle Polynésien Coverage — Tahiti, French Polynesia · PKA-PRS-2024-004
Last reviewed: 2026-09-06 — the date this collection entry was last editorially reviewed on this website, not the date of the events depicted.