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Page xxxvii
Owing to some feature in the form or proportions of the bowl its concavity looks deeper to the eye than it really is , as revealed by the callipers and the rule . There is no ornamentation of any kind , unless a small cam traversed by ...
Owing to some feature in the form or proportions of the bowl its concavity looks deeper to the eye than it really is , as revealed by the callipers and the rule . There is no ornamentation of any kind , unless a small cam traversed by ...
Page xxxviii
Yet so nicely is the weight distributed that the pressure of two fingers applied beneath the broad end is sufficient to tilt or tip the bowl , when desiring to pour a liquid from its concavity by way of the lip , the two front legs ...
Yet so nicely is the weight distributed that the pressure of two fingers applied beneath the broad end is sufficient to tilt or tip the bowl , when desiring to pour a liquid from its concavity by way of the lip , the two front legs ...
Page xxxix
Hence it appears possible that Máximo's impression that this bowl was a very sacred object , “ dedicated to their God in his sanctuary ?, " arose from his own sentimental leanings ; or betokened , it may be , mere commonplace ...
Hence it appears possible that Máximo's impression that this bowl was a very sacred object , “ dedicated to their God in his sanctuary ?, " arose from his own sentimental leanings ; or betokened , it may be , mere commonplace ...
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Contents
and the MYSTIC BOWL of MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA xxxivxli | xxxiv |
The MYSTIC BOWL of MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA to face page | xxxvi |
Description of the PLATES and CHART xlixlix | xli |
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| Title | Works, Volume 43 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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