 | William Mariner - 1817 - 660 sider
...than once little children quarrelling for the honour (or rather out of bravado), of having it done. The finger is laid flat upon a block of wood : a knife,...upon the line of proposed separation; and a powerful Mow being given with a mallet or large stone, the operation is finished. From the nature and violence... | |
 | William Mariner - 1817 - 638 sider
...considerable chief, undergoes this ceremony on the death of her husband. (See Vol. f . p. 341.) TOOTOO-NIMA, or cutting oft' a portion of the little finger, as...gods, for the recovery of a superior sick relation. This.is very commonly done ; so that there is scarcely a person living at the Tonga islands but who... | |
 | William Mariner - 1817 - 638 sider
...undergoes this ceremony on the death of her husband. (See Vol. I. p. 341.) TOOTOO-NIMA, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, as a sacrifice to...gods, for the recovery of a superior sick relation. This is very commonly done ; so that there is scarcely a person living at the Tonga islands but who... | |
 | William Mariner - 1817 - 632 sider
...undergoes this ceremony on the death of her husband. (See Vol. I. p. 341.) TOOTOO-NIM A, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, as a sacrifice to...gods, for the recovery of a superior sick relation. This is very commonly done ; so that there is scarcely a person living at the Tonga islands but who... | |
 | William Mariner - 1818 - 360 sider
...more than once little children quarreling for the honour (or rather out of bravado) of having it done. The finger is laid flat upon a block of wood : a knife,...with the edge upon the line of proposed separation j and a powerful blow being given with a mallet or large stone, the operation is finished. From the... | |
 | William Mariner - 1820 - 482 sider
...ceremony on the death of her husband.* TOOTOO-MMA, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, aa a sacrifice to the gods, for the recovery of a superior sick relation. This is very commonly done ; so that there is scarcely a person living at the Tonga islands but who... | |
 | William Mariner - 1827 - 366 sider
...considerable chief, undergoes this ceremony on the death of her husband. TOOTOO-NIMA, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, as a sacrifice to...note, p. 22. The finger is laid flat upon a block t ji of wood; a knife, axe, or sharp stone is placed , p re sith the edge upon the line of proposed... | |
 | Peter Dillon - 1829 - 474 sider
...the gods are merciless and cruel ? My daughter shall not be strangled." Tootoo-nima, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, as a sacrifice to...gods for the Recovery of a superior sick relation. This is very commonly done, so that there is scarcely a person living at the Tonga islands but who... | |
 | 1830 - 986 sider
...beautiful woman ? Who is iliere dare say that the gods are merciless or cruel ?" Tootnonima, or catting off a portion of the little finger as a sacrifice to the gods for the recovery of a sick relation, is still in Togne. and there is scarcely a person iu the Tonga islands who lias not... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1864 - 506 sider
...' Ah ! if those children had dug up that body ! ' " On this and many adjacent islands, cutting off a portion of the little finger as a sacrifice to the...gods for the recovery of a superior sick relation is very commonly done ; indeed there is scarcely a person living at Tonga but who has lost one or both... | |
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TOOTOO-NIMA, or cutting off a portion of the little finger, as a sacrifice to the gods, for the recovery of a superior sick relation. 
