In Polynesian thought, the thread of the generations through the flux of time is symbolized by the moʻo, a dragon and a shapeshifter deity. Associated with the primordial water element, its undulating spine embodies the ever pulsing energy that generates Life, while its interlocking vertebrae epitomizes genealogical continuity.
This concept is substantiated in Lineages, a chant to the genesis of ancestry and more broadly to the string of words in a story or poetry, to the sequence of notes in music, and to the architectural rib vaults in gothic cathedrals.
Volcanic soils, ashes, or charcoal, are the primary media.
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