Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 25
... bodies they inhabit , or whether they find them prepared for their occupation by the hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures ...
... bodies they inhabit , or whether they find them prepared for their occupation by the hand of na- ture . Forster , whose experience gives some weight to his opinions on this subject , was inclined to believe that the little creatures ...
Side 32
... bodies were wrapped in feather cloaks similar to those used in the Sandwich and Fijee Islands , and also that the best defined specimens of art among the anti- quities of Ohio are clearly of a Polynesian character . From these facts it ...
... bodies were wrapped in feather cloaks similar to those used in the Sandwich and Fijee Islands , and also that the best defined specimens of art among the anti- quities of Ohio are clearly of a Polynesian character . From these facts it ...
Side 40
... body , and distending the lobes of the ears . In war also , the usage equally prevails of carrying a number of sharp- pointed stakes to fasten in the ground for the purpose impeding the pursuit of an enemy . Even the custom of tattooing ...
... body , and distending the lobes of the ears . In war also , the usage equally prevails of carrying a number of sharp- pointed stakes to fasten in the ground for the purpose impeding the pursuit of an enemy . Even the custom of tattooing ...
Side 43
... body of the fleet then proceeds eastward , leaving here and there a division of fifteen or sixteen proas , under the command of an in- ferior rajah , who is the only person provided with a compass . After having fished along the shore ...
... body of the fleet then proceeds eastward , leaving here and there a division of fifteen or sixteen proas , under the command of an in- ferior rajah , who is the only person provided with a compass . After having fished along the shore ...
Side 44
... body , by the general term Papúah . By the Spaniards , who first revealed their existence to Europeans , they were called Negritos , and by our own early navigators they were distinguished as New Guinea negroes . Their numerous ...
... body , by the general term Papúah . By the Spaniards , who first revealed their existence to Europeans , they were called Negritos , and by our own early navigators they were distinguished as New Guinea negroes . Their numerous ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand