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 131
... designed to skreen the face or eyes ; it being composed of tau , to hang upon or over , and mata , face or eyes . It was worn on the forehead immediately below the hair , and fastened by a narrow leaflet passing round the back of the ...
... designed to skreen the face or eyes ; it being composed of tau , to hang upon or over , and mata , face or eyes . It was worn on the forehead immediately below the hair , and fastened by a narrow leaflet passing round the back of the ...
Page 151
... designed for the more particu- lar instruction of such individuals , though it has since assumed a more general character . This has been one of the most important and efficient means of promoting general and religious improvement in ...
... designed for the more particu- lar instruction of such individuals , though it has since assumed a more general character . This has been one of the most important and efficient means of promoting general and religious improvement in ...
Page 173
... bleach it according to the purpose for which it is designed . The ore , or cloth , made with the bark of the aoa , is usually very thin , and of a dark brown colour ; that made with the bark of the bread - fruit POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . 173.
... bleach it according to the purpose for which it is designed . The ore , or cloth , made with the bark of the aoa , is usually very thin , and of a dark brown colour ; that made with the bark of the bread - fruit POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES . 173.
Page 214
... designed to purify the land from the defilement occasioned by the incursions or devastations of an enemy , who had perhaps ravaged the country , demolished the temples , destroyed or muti- lated the idols , broken down the altars , and ...
... designed to purify the land from the defilement occasioned by the incursions or devastations of an enemy , who had perhaps ravaged the country , demolished the temples , destroyed or muti- lated the idols , broken down the altars , and ...
Page 215
... designed to secure rain and fertility for the country gained by conquest , or recovered from invasion . Besides these , the chief occasional services were those connected with the illness of their rulers . This was sup- posed to be ...
... designed to secure rain and fertility for the country gained by conquest , or recovered from invasion . Besides these , the chief occasional services were those connected with the illness of their rulers . This was sup- posed to be ...
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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