Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, Volume 1Fischer son and Jackson, 1831 |
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... hair , and remov- ing the beard - Artificial flowers - Native toilet - Occu- pations Agriculture - Implements , & c . - Fishing — En- closures - Salmon and other nets - Use of the spear- CONTENTS . xiii Various kinds of hooks and lines ...
... hair , and remov- ing the beard - Artificial flowers - Native toilet - Occu- pations Agriculture - Implements , & c . - Fishing — En- closures - Salmon and other nets - Use of the spear- CONTENTS . xiii Various kinds of hooks and lines ...
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... hair . Its remarkable flexibility , beautiful whiteness , and glossy surface , render it a singularly novel , light , and elegant . plume ; the effect of which is heightened by its contrast with the black and shining ringlets of the ...
... hair . Its remarkable flexibility , beautiful whiteness , and glossy surface , render it a singularly novel , light , and elegant . plume ; the effect of which is heightened by its contrast with the black and shining ringlets of the ...
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... hair . To the list of the edible vegetables , fruits , and roots of the Society Islands , already given , others might probably be added , but these are sufficient to show the abundance , diversity , nutritiveness , delicacy , and ...
... hair . To the list of the edible vegetables , fruits , and roots of the Society Islands , already given , others might probably be added , but these are sufficient to show the abundance , diversity , nutritiveness , delicacy , and ...
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... hair , and short erect ears . An animal of this kind is now and then seen , and the people say such were the only hogs formerly in Tahiti . It was also said , that they , unlike all other swine , were wholly averse to the mire ; and a ...
... hair , and short erect ears . An animal of this kind is now and then seen , and the people say such were the only hogs formerly in Tahiti . It was also said , that they , unlike all other swine , were wholly averse to the mire ; and a ...
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... hair . The other tribe exhibits many of the distinguishing features which belong to the physical character of the Malayan and aboriginal American tribes . The former race more properly belong to Australasia , as by them New Holland ...
... hair . The other tribe exhibits many of the distinguishing features which belong to the physical character of the Malayan and aboriginal American tribes . The former race more properly belong to Australasia , as by them New Holland ...
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