Cook Islands culture

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Cook Islands culture is the traditional and contemporary way of life of the Cook Islands people, characterized by Polynesian customs, communal village structures, music and dance, carving and weaving arts, and strong ties to family, land, and the sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian culture ⓘ
culture ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
hasArtForm drumming ⓘ
shell craft ⓘ
tivaivai quilting ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
traditional music ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
hasContemporaryExpression cultural shows for visitors ⓘ
diaspora communities in New Zealand and Australia ⓘ
modern Polynesian music ⓘ
hasCraftMaterial coconut fibre ⓘ
pandanus leaves ⓘ
shells ⓘ
hasCraftProduct baskets ⓘ
flower ei garlands ⓘ
hats ⓘ
woven mats ⓘ
hasCuisineElement breadfruit ⓘ
coconut ⓘ
fresh fish ⓘ
taro ⓘ
umukai earth oven cooking ⓘ
hasCustom communal land tenure ⓘ
gift exchange ⓘ
reciprocity obligations ⓘ
respectful greetings and oratory ⓘ
hasDance kapa rima ⓘ
pe’e ⓘ
ura paʻu ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Cook Islands Māori people ⓘ
linked to: Cook Islanders

Polynesians ⓘ
hasFestival Constitution Day celebrations ⓘ
Te Maeva Nui ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom Christian missionaries ⓘ
New Zealand culture ⓘ
global tourism ⓘ
hasInstitution House of Ariki ⓘ
Koutu Nui traditional leaders body ⓘ
hasLanguage Cook Islands Māori ⓘ
English ⓘ
hasLeadership ariki chiefly system ⓘ
mataiapo and rangatira sub-chiefs ⓘ
hasMajorIslandGroup Northern Cook Islands ⓘ
Southern Cook Islands ⓘ
hasMusicInstrument drum ensemble ⓘ
pate slit drum ⓘ
ukulele ⓘ
hasOralTradition genealogies ⓘ
legends and myths ⓘ
traditional chants ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Cook Islands Christian Church ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ
hasSport netball ⓘ
outrigger canoeing ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ
hasValue communal sharing ⓘ
connection to land and sea ⓘ
respect for elders ⓘ
strong extended family ties ⓘ
isPracticedIn Aitutaki ⓘ
Rarotonga ⓘ
other inhabited Cook Islands ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cook Islands Māori language → usedIn → Cook Islands culture ⓘ
ura paʻu → hasCulturalContext → Cook Islands Māori culture ⓘ
linked to: Cook Islands culture
ura paʻu → isPartOf → Cook Islands performing arts ⓘ
linked to: Cook Islands culture
Mauke dialect → sharesCulturalContextWith → Cook Islands Māori culture ⓘ
linked to: Cook Islands culture
Cook Islands mythology → influences → Cook Islands performing arts ⓘ
linked to: Cook Islands culture