Works, Volume 43Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 16
... Chiefs embarking with us . We arrived [ alongside ] at sundown , when the said Chiefs were welcomed by the Señor Comandante and their Honours the officers , who presented them with three axes in the name of the King , being one each for ...
... Chiefs embarking with us . We arrived [ alongside ] at sundown , when the said Chiefs were welcomed by the Señor Comandante and their Honours the officers , who presented them with three axes in the name of the King , being one each for ...
Page 43
... Chiefs in order to strip themselves and make an offering of the cloth to the said Chiefs , being left with only a maro on to cover their nakedness2 . They call this festival a taurua , and after it they prepare for a paraparau , which ...
... Chiefs in order to strip themselves and make an offering of the cloth to the said Chiefs , being left with only a maro on to cover their nakedness2 . They call this festival a taurua , and after it they prepare for a paraparau , which ...
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... Chiefs . The bodies of the dead , among the chiefs , were in general preserved above ground : a temporary house or shed was erected for them , and they were placed on a kind of bier . The practice of embalming appears to have been long ...
... Chiefs . The bodies of the dead , among the chiefs , were in general preserved above ground : a temporary house or shed was erected for them , and they were placed on a kind of bier . The practice of embalming appears to have been long ...
Contents
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and the MYSTIC BOWL of MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA xxxivxli | xxxiv |
Description of the PLATES and CHART xlixlix | xli |
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Afaaiti afternoon arii Otù arii's arrived asked avait bamboos begged Bibl bowl breeze broke clear brought bunches of plantains Cádiz called canoe canoe-cuddy Captain Cook Chiefs clear and calm Comandante cuddy day:-It dawned clear day:-Mass day:-Morning day:-The deceased despatch Diary district Don Thomas Eatua etoa father fence fish fisherman fresh frigate gave given to Vehiatua gorge grand-prêtre Guayari Guayuriri Guayuru harbour hogs Honour Indians island kitchen-garden land light air Lima Manuel marae Matavai Máximo Rodríguez Mehetia mid-day morning native cloth night passed night without incident Oayautea Ohatutira Orayatea Otù's Padre Geronimo Padre Narciso Papara passed the night passed without incident Pautu plantain shoot plantains present purslane qu'il quincha rain Rodriguez saying seaman Señor ship showers Spaniards squalls Tahiti Tahitian tahua Taitoa Taputapuatea Taravao told took Vehiatua Vehiatua's mother Viceroy voyage wind at S.E. wind from S.E.