Tangata manu
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{{Short description|Winner of a traditional competition of Easter Island}} |
{{Short description|Winner of a traditional competition of Easter Island}} |
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{{Additional citations|date=February 2024}}[[File:Easter Island 11.jpg|thumb|right|[[Motu Nui]], with the smaller [[Motu Iti (Rapa Nui)|Motu Iti]] in front and the isolated sea stack of Motu Kau Kau in the foreground. Viewed from the top of a 250-meter (820 feet) sea cliff at [[Orongo]].]] |
{{Additional citations|date=February 2024}}[[File:Easter Island 11.jpg|thumb|right|[[Motu Nui]], with the smaller [[Motu Iti (Rapa Nui)|Motu Iti]] in front and the isolated sea stack of Motu Kau Kau in the foreground. Viewed from the top of a 250-meter (820 feet) sea cliff at [[Orongo]].]] |
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The '''''Tangata manu''''' ({{langx|rap|{{wikt-lang|rap|taŋata manu}}}}; {{literal translation|{{wikt-lang|en|birdman|italic=no}}}}) was the winner of a traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui ([[Easter Island]]) to collect the first [[sooty tern]] ({{wikt-lang|rap|manu tara}}) egg of the season from the nearby [[islet]] of [[Motu Nui]], swim back to Rapa Nui, and climb the sea cliffs of [[Rano Kau]] to the clifftop village of [[Orongo]]. |
The '''''Tangata manu''''' ({{langx|rap|{{wikt-lang|rap|taŋata manu}}}}; {{literal translation|{{wikt-lang|en|birdman|italic=no}}}}) was the winner of a traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui ([[Easter Island]]). Competitors nominate adult men to collect the first [[sooty tern]] ({{wikt-lang|rap|manu tara}}) egg of the season from the nearby [[islet]] of [[Motu Nui]], swim back to Rapa Nui, and climb the sea cliffs of [[Rano Kau]] to the clifftop village of [[Orongo]]. |
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[[File:Easter Island cave.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bird-man (''Tangata manu'') paintings in the [[Ana Kai Tangata]] cave.]] |
[[File:Easter Island cave.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Bird-man (''Tangata manu'') paintings in the [[Ana Kai Tangata]] cave.]] |
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