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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... followed by a plantain and a pig , for the toe moe , the sleeping hatchet . plantain - tree and a bough were then brought for the taura , the cord or bond of union , and then a plan- tain and a pig for the friend . A tomawa k In some of ...
... followed by a plantain and a pig , for the toe moe , the sleeping hatchet . plantain - tree and a bough were then brought for the taura , the cord or bond of union , and then a plan- tain and a pig for the friend . A tomawa k In some of ...
Page 18
... followed under shelter , are usually fairer than the rest ; while the fishermen , who are most exposed to the sun , are invariably the darkest portion of the population . Darkness of colour was generally considered an indi- cation of ...
... followed under shelter , are usually fairer than the rest ; while the fishermen , who are most exposed to the sun , are invariably the darkest portion of the population . Darkness of colour was generally considered an indi- cation of ...
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... depopulating influence of vicious habits - the dreadful devastation of diseases that followed , and the early destruction of health - the prevalence of infanticide - the frequency of war - the barbarous POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . 31.
... depopulating influence of vicious habits - the dreadful devastation of diseases that followed , and the early destruction of health - the prevalence of infanticide - the frequency of war - the barbarous POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . 31.
Page 82
... followed his own inclinations . The size of the building was regulated by the number in bette the family , the rank or the means of its proprietor , and the shape by his fancy . It was oblong or square , with high gable , or circular ...
... followed his own inclinations . The size of the building was regulated by the number in bette the family , the rank or the means of its proprietor , and the shape by his fancy . It was oblong or square , with high gable , or circular ...
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... followed by several rows of benches with backs ; and , still more remote from the pulpit , what might be called free or unappropriated sittings , were solid benches or forms , without any support for the back or arms . The colour and ...
... followed by several rows of benches with backs ; and , still more remote from the pulpit , what might be called free or unappropriated sittings , were solid benches or forms , without any support for the back or arms . The colour and ...
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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 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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