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... 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 - xii CONTENTS .
... 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 - xii CONTENTS .
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... spears were made with cocoa- nut wood ; wall plates , rafters , and pillars for their larger houses , were often of the same ma- terial ; their instruments for splitting bread - fruit , their rollers for their canoes , and also their ...
... spears were made with cocoa- nut wood ; wall plates , rafters , and pillars for their larger houses , were often of the same ma- terial ; their instruments for splitting bread - fruit , their rollers for their canoes , and also their ...
Page 107
... spear - has most undoubtedly cherished , in those who possessed them , a desire for war , as a means of enlarging their territory , and augmenting their power . Pomare's dominion would never have been so extensive and so absolute , but ...
... spear - has most undoubtedly cherished , in those who possessed them , a desire for war , as a means of enlarging their territory , and augmenting their power . Pomare's dominion would never have been so extensive and so absolute , but ...
Page 128
... spear- Various kinds of hooks and lines - The vaa - tira- Fishing by torch light Canoes used among the islands - Origin of the name Skreened canoe and Maihi . - - THE habits of the South Sea Islanders were in many respects interesting ...
... spear- Various kinds of hooks and lines - The vaa - tira- Fishing by torch light Canoes used among the islands - Origin of the name Skreened canoe and Maihi . - - THE habits of the South Sea Islanders were in many respects interesting ...
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... spear are occasionally employed , but here the line is rarely used . They have a singular mode of taking a remark- ably timorous fish , which is called au or needle , on account of its long sharp head . The fishermen build a number of ...
... spear are occasionally employed , but here the line is rarely used . They have a singular mode of taking a remark- ably timorous fish , which is called au or needle , on account of its long sharp head . The fishermen build a number of ...
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