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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Page 9
... remarkably useful , as they are most frequently found at those points where the openings into the har- bours are formed . They are , therefore , excellent sea - marks , and furnish convenient temporary resi- dences for the fishermen ...
... remarkably useful , as they are most frequently found at those points where the openings into the har- bours are formed . They are , therefore , excellent sea - marks , and furnish convenient temporary resi- dences for the fishermen ...
Page 11
... remarkably cold and formal . They usually fell upon each others necks , and tauahi , or embraced each other , and saluted by touching or rubbing noses . This appears to be the common mode of welcoming a friend , practised by all the ...
... remarkably cold and formal . They usually fell upon each others necks , and tauahi , or embraced each other , and saluted by touching or rubbing noses . This appears to be the common mode of welcoming a friend , practised by all the ...
Page 15
... remarkably white , and seldom either discoloured or decayed . The ears are large , and the chin re- treating or projecting , most generally inclining to the latter . The form of the face is either round or oval , and but very seldom ...
... remarkably white , and seldom either discoloured or decayed . The ears are large , and the chin re- treating or projecting , most generally inclining to the latter . The form of the face is either round or oval , and but very seldom ...
Page 16
... remarkably tall and stout . A roundness and fulness of figure , without extending to corpu- lency , distinguishes the people in general , particularly the females . It is a singular fact in the physiology of the in- habitants of this ...
... remarkably tall and stout . A roundness and fulness of figure , without extending to corpu- lency , distinguishes the people in general , particularly the females . It is a singular fact in the physiology of the in- habitants of this ...
Page 19
... remarkably curious and inquisitive , and , compared with other Polynesian na- tions , may be said to possess considerable ingenuity , together with mechanical invention and imitation . Totally unacquainted with the use of letters ...
... remarkably curious and inquisitive , and , compared with other Polynesian na- tions , may be said to possess considerable ingenuity , together with mechanical invention and imitation . Totally unacquainted with the use of letters ...
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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