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Page xxxvi
... feet 10 inches I foot 101 " " Greatest breadth Height , feet included ... ... II " " 4 " " ... 3 " Greatest depth of the concavity .. Greatest thickness of floor It is oval in form3 , somewhat elongated , broadly rounded at one end and ...
... feet 10 inches I foot 101 " " Greatest breadth Height , feet included ... ... II " " 4 " " ... 3 " Greatest depth of the concavity .. Greatest thickness of floor It is oval in form3 , somewhat elongated , broadly rounded at one end and ...
Page xxxvii
... feet or legs out of question ) it is a copy of the calabash or bottle gourd1 , a common indigenous product in Polynesia and other tropical regions . The pericarp of these gourds , dried and bisected lengthwise , is in general domestic ...
... feet or legs out of question ) it is a copy of the calabash or bottle gourd1 , a common indigenous product in Polynesia and other tropical regions . The pericarp of these gourds , dried and bisected lengthwise , is in general domestic ...
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... feet six inches to three feet . The spot from which they were shot was considered sacred . There was one of these within my garden at Huahine ; it was a stone pile about three or four feet high , of a triangular form , one side of the ...
... feet six inches to three feet . The spot from which they were shot was considered sacred . There was one of these within my garden at Huahine ; it was a stone pile about three or four feet high , of a triangular form , one side of the ...
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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.