Adjacent to the fare pōte’e in Maeva are several Marae. Like the marae on Raiatea, these marae were sacred and social spaces. Each marae includes a row of standing stones and a paved courtyard. The marae served as places for the people and the gods. Sucessively to the left of the fare pōte’e (seen to the far right in the first photo, below), are Marae Vai-‘ōtaha, Marae Fare Tai, and Marae Fare Ro’i. Land crabs (Cardisoma carnifex) make their homes in burrows in the soil of the marae.
Marae Vai-‘ōtaha
SOURCE: Marae Vai-‘ōtaha (Huahine, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10Â April 2016.
Marae Fare Tai
SOURCE: Marae Fare Tai (Huahine, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 April 2016.
Marae Fare Ro’i
SOURCE: Marae Fare Ro’i (Huahine, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10 April 2016.
Land Crab (Cardisoma carnifex)
SOURCE: Land Crab (Cardisoma carnifex) (Huahine, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 10Â April 2016.
Copyright © 2016 by Stephen J. Danko
