Francis Mazière, l'Océan Pacifique, 1958.From the book “Teïva, enfant des îles”, 1959.Fr
Francis Mazière, l'Océan Pacifique, 1958.From the book “Teïva, enfant des îles”, 1959.Francis Mazière (1924-1994) was a French ethnologist and archaeologist. A specialist in the Amazon, he is also recognized for his deep knowledge of Polynesian culture and his patient explorations of the Pacific Islands including, according to the title of one of his works, the “fantastic” Easter Island. In 1951, he organized an expedition to Guyana in Indian territory, crossing the Tumuc-Humac and discovering unexplored lands of Brazil. In the field, he tried from 1963 to unravel the secret of the moaïs, these mysterious statues erected on Easter Island. He was successively interested in the cultures of the peoples of Sinai, Guyana, Argentina and the South Pacific…“https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNGw1kgHxA/?igshid=t7me9iymc18y -- source link