Aug 21, 2026, 3:18 AM

Anybody know anything about this, beyond that it’s Polynesian? I’m drawn to it; the figures are familiar but I can’t place them. It was a gift from one of my acupuncturist’s patients, but he never found out anything further.

FIRST EDIT: In light of new information, changed “African” to “Polynesian.” Would like to learn about what it means as well as where it’s from.

SECOND EDIT: Added more hashtags, as suggested.

#PolynesianArt #AskFedi #Polynesia #TraditionalArt #TraditionalPolynesianArt

A square piece of art depicting figures and zigzag patterns of black lines on a light wooden background: the central, largest figure with closed eyes, a wide mouth, and a dark diamond in the center of their chest from which lines emanate like angular ripples; and, to the figure’s sides, four faces, the top two of which look like mantis faces and the other two of which are half faces like the central figure’s face