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Museum Collections
- American Museum of Natural History
At least 195 object from French Polynesia (Marquesas + Austral and Society + Tuamotu islands), mostly from late 19th and early 20th century.
- Australian Museum
60 items mentioning French Polynesia including barkclothes, paddles, fish hooks, ornaments.
- British Museum
852 items mentioning French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotu, Society and Austral Islands) including 132 prints and photographic prints. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Burke Museum
329 objects from French Polynesia (with a possible overlapping with other polynesian islands) including ornaments, beads, bowls, fishing implements, basketry. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- California Academy of Sciences
At least 72 objects from French Polynesia (Society, Marquesas and Tuamotu) including end of 20th century handicraft together with archealogical and ethnographic items.
- Horniman Museum & Garden
8 objects mentioning French Polynesia (Society Islands) mostly fish hooks. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
25 objects from French Polynesia including clubs, ladles, paddles, etc.. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Museo Nacional de Antropologia (Madrid)
1 wooden bowl fron Tahiti (French Polynesia).
- Museum Volkenkunde Leiden
204 items mentioning French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotu, Society and Austral Islands) including ceremonial garments, tools, fishing gear and 8 photographic prints.
- Museum of Anthropology
13 ibjts mentioning French Polynesia (Society and Austral Islands, and Marquesas).
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
At least 302 objects from French Polynesia (Society, Tuamotu, Austral and Marquesas Islands), 221 photgraphic prints and drawings.
- Musée Royal de L'Afrique centrale, Tervuren
15 records mentioning French Polynesia including ear ornaments, fishhooks, vessels, etc..
- Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève
233 objects from French Polynesia including fish hooks, necklaces, octopus lure, . - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Musée du quai Branly
1250 items mentioning French Polynesia ( Marquesas, Tuamotu, Society and Austral Islands) including weapons, tools, body ornaments, barkcloth, etc..
- National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
19 records mentioning French Polynesia including sennit cord, fans, etc...
- Natural History Museum
1 marquesan necklace.
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
300 records mentioning French Polynesia including pounders, barkcloth, anklets, staffs, paddles, etc. and photographic prints. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Penn Museum
At least 383 objects from French Polynesia (Society+ Tuamotu+ Austral + Marquesas Islands).
- Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
23 objects from French Polynesia including mats and stone sculptures.
- Pitt Rivers Museum
473 items mentioning French Polynesia including mats, necklaces, ceremonial objects.
- Smithsonian Institution Washington
208 records mentioning French Polynesia including mainly photographic prints, drawings, engravings. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
213 items mentioning French Polynesia (Tahiti + Marquesas) including wooden clubs and mostly photographic prints.
- Te Papa Tongarewa
36 objects mentioning French Polynesia as a prodcution site including paddles, spears, sacred staff. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Tropenmuseum Amsterdam
34 objects mentioning French Polynesia including spears, barkcloth, fish hooks, engravings, etc.; 1 photographic print.
- UCL Museum
1 item from Tahiti (French Polynesia).
- Universitetets Kultuhistoriske Museer, Oslo
28 records mentioning French Polynesia inclduing pounders, fish hooks, stone figures, stilts, paddles, etc.. - Direct access to the French Polynesia collection
- Världskultur Museerna
31 records mentioning French Polynesia including mostly photographic prints and images….
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