An ariki (New Zealand, Cook Islands), ꞌariki (Easter Island), aliki (Tokelau, Tuvalu), ali‘i (Samoa, Hawai‘i), ari'i (Society Islands, Tahiti), aiki or hakaiki (Marquesas Islands), akariki (Gambier Islands) or ‘eiki (Tonga) is or was a member of a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.
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Cook Islands Arikis at the opening of the 39th Annual General Meeting of the House of Ariki
Makea Karika Tavaki with Ngati Karaka elders.jpg
From left to right: non identified, Taruia, Makea Karika Tavake Ariki (Te Au O Tonga – Rarotonga), T...
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Hat worn by princes of the Holy Roman Empire, and in the past also by princes of Belgium.