Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands, Including Descriptions of the Natural History and Scenery of the Islands, with Remarks on the History, Mythology, Traditions, Government, Arts, Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Volume 2Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1829 - 576 pages |
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... brought with us ; then launched our boat , and prosecuted our voyage within the reef , towards the other side of the island , where the Missionary settlement was then established . This part of our voyage , for twelve or fourteen miles ...
... brought with us ; then launched our boat , and prosecuted our voyage within the reef , towards the other side of the island , where the Missionary settlement was then established . This part of our voyage , for twelve or fourteen miles ...
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... brought their marotai , or offering , to the king and the gods , and accompanied its presentation with an address , expressive of the friendship existing between them : the priest , or ora- 10 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
... brought their marotai , or offering , to the king and the gods , and accompanied its presentation with an address , expressive of the friendship existing between them : the priest , or ora- 10 POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES .
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... brought the presents , or manu- faiti , bird of recognition . Two young plantain - trees were first presented , one for te atua , the god ; the other for te hoa , the friend . A plantain - tree and a pig were brought for the king , a ...
... brought the presents , or manu- faiti , bird of recognition . Two young plantain - trees were first presented , one for te atua , the god ; the other for te hoa , the friend . A plantain - tree and a pig were brought for the king , a ...
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... brought from the west by the first inhabitants ; but others refer their origin to man . One of their tra- ditions states , that after Taaroa had made the world and mankind , he created the quadrupeds of the earth , the fowls of the air ...
... brought from the west by the first inhabitants ; but others refer their origin to man . One of their tra- ditions states , that after Taaroa had made the world and mankind , he created the quadrupeds of the earth , the fowls of the air ...
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... brought on the Hindoo deluge . The warning to flee , and the means of safety , resemble a tradition recorded by Kaempfer , as existing among th Chinese . The canoe of the Polynesian Noah has its counterpart in the tra- ditions of their ...
... brought on the Hindoo deluge . The warning to flee , and the means of safety , resemble a tradition recorded by Kaempfer , as existing among th Chinese . The canoe of the Polynesian Noah has its counterpart in the tra- ditions of their ...
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Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
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accustomed appeared Areois attended Austral Islands baptized Barff bark body Borabora bread-fruit called canoe Captain Captain Cook casuarina ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity church circumstances civilized cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered coral crime declared deities desire district Divine dress dwellings effect Eimeo engaged erected European favour feet females fish formed formerly frequently friends furnished gods Huahine human human sacrifices idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants kind king labour land laws Leeward Islands magistrate marae mats ment Missionaries mountains nation native occasion offered Palliser Islands parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayer present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea received reef regarded rendered resembling residence Rurutu Sabbath sacred Sandwich Islands Scripture seldom ship shore side singular society Society Islands sometimes South Sea Islands spear spirits station supposed Taaroa Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian tataued temple tion tree usually vessel voyage worship