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culture reinvente c est a bord de grandes pirogues que les actuels polynesiens ont effectue leurs migrations transoceaniques 3 000 ans auparavant, jusqu aux iles qui les accueillent aujourd'hui. plus qu un moyen de deplacement, le va a, nom polynesien designant la pirogue a balancier, a ete au coeur de la civilisation polynesienne pendant des millenaires. si le va a est un peu tombe dans l oubli a une epoque, il a su, aujourd hui, retrouver sa place comme activite de loisir et sport incontournable. sa silhouette si elegante et evocatrice file a nouveau sur les eaux polynesiennes. around 3,000 years ago ancient polynesians made the incredible trans oceanic voyage all the way to the islands where we are today in their traditional outrigger canoes. more than just a mode of transport, the va'a (the tahitian name for outrigger canoes) has been at the heart of polynesian civilization for centuries. although va'a had become a near-lost art in recent history, the contrary has become true today - in fact it has become one of the most popular sports and leisure activities in the country. it's hard to miss the sleek silhouettes gliding anew across lagoons all over french polynesia. texte marie-olivia rocca et isabelle bertaux traduction / translation : celeste brash outrigger canoes reinvented © l. flores - tahiticommunication r e v u e d e b o r d n ° 5 6 / a i r ta h i t i / o n - b o a r d m a g a z i n e n ° 5 6 37
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