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256:. Made of
226:tītī tōrea
91:newspapers
2897:Fan dance
2868:Cigar box
2783:Multiplex
2773:Jollyball
2465:Australia
2388:Tokelauan
2217:Vanuatuan
2145:Mythology
2101:Slit drum
2091:Polynesia
2034:Melanesia
1994:Australia
1803:Australia
1558:Australia
1502:Languages
1423:Festivals
1349:kapa haka
1246:Outrigger
968:Australia
940:Polynesia
915:areca nut
802:Australia
635:1063-8652
400:festivals
364:bean bags
326:and many
230:kapa haka
3196:Jugglers
3092:Fire fan
3052:Astrojax
3044:twirling
2851:Bean bag
2793:Siteswap
2788:Notation
2768:Joggling
2758:Fountain
2720:Patterns
2708:Juggling
2659:folklore
2480:Kiribati
2417:Religion
2403:Visayans
2378:Tahitian
2358:Rapa Nui
2288:Hawaiian
2269:Chamorro
2226:Research
2212:Tuvaluan
2202:Rapa Nui
2182:Menehune
2024:Kiribati
1818:Kiribati
1573:Kiribati
1439:Hawaiʻi
1414:'upa'upa
1354:Kiribati
1304:ʻAparima
1226:Hōkūleʻa
1048:Kiribati
899:tivaevae
879:taʻovala
827:magimagi
651:34042021
643:29543125
492:Juggling
451:See also
437:Technora
429:Fire poi
418:Fire poi
413:Fire poi
390:Glow poi
385:Glow poi
334:and the
121:May 2009
3184:History
3179:Culture
3107:Hooping
3039:Balance
2890:Kendama
2804:Passing
2748:Columns
2738:Cascade
2663:cuisine
2626:Tokelau
2530:Vanuatu
2373:Tagalog
2363:Rotuman
2333:Negrito
2303:Ivatans
2293:Ilocano
2278:Rekohu)
2131:Vanuatu
2116:Tokelau
1964:Tokelau
1868:Vanuatu
1719:Tokelau
1623:Vanuatu
1510:by area
1399:tautoga
1334:hivinau
1236:Karakoa
1135:Vanuatu
961:general
869:tā moko
864:reimiro
854:Oceania
522:, pg 12
487:Hooping
472:Diabolo
289:Rotorua
208:kotiate
186:In the
105:scholar
3144:tricks
3124:Meteor
3119:Kemari
3017:JISCON
2960:events
2956:Groups
2922:Jianzi
2814:Shower
2763:Havana
2665:, see
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2601:Hawaii
2525:Tuvalu
2393:Tongan
2343:Papuan
2298:Igorot
2247:People
2207:Samoan
2157:Fijian
2126:Tuvalu
2111:Tahiti
1939:Hawaii
1863:Tuvalu
1694:Hawaii
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1409:Tuvalu
1394:tāmūrē
1389:Tahiti
1379:Rotuma
1369:pa'o'a
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1194:Canoes
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3206:Robot
3172:Other
3163:Yo-yo
2973:BACAF
2942:Torch
2927:Knife
2838:Props
2753:Flash
2725:forms
2655:dress
2520:Tonga
2510:Samoa
2500:Palau
2490:Nauru
2313:Māori
2308:Lumad
2172:Māori
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2121:Tonga
2096:Sāmoa
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1982:Music
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935:Māori
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647:S2CID
462:Bolas
404:raves
360:socks
324:dance
317:tools
258:raupō
234:Poi E
154:is a
112:JSTOR
98:books
3042:and
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2873:Club
2846:Ball
2819:Toss
2797:list
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2723:and
2710:and
2661:and
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2553:Niue
2475:Fiji
2408:Yami
2071:Niue
2029:Lali
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1281:list
1276:Waka
1266:Proa
1231:Kaep
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1013:Fiji
832:moai
691:ISBN
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3151:Top
3139:Poi
3029:WJF
3012:JIS
3007:IJA
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2983:EJC
2978:BJC
2917:Hat
2733:Box
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