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In a few minutes we heard the native drum , calling the warriors and people ... On
our way up we passed by the drum , or as it is here called , toki , which is a large
hollow log , not unlike a pig . trough , made of hard , sonorous wood ; it is struck ...
In a few minutes we heard the native drum , calling the warriors and people ... On
our way up we passed by the drum , or as it is here called , toki , which is a large
hollow log , not unlike a pig . trough , made of hard , sonorous wood ; it is struck ...
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Many of them had fanciful head - dresses , some with natural and others with
artificial flowers over their turbans ( called sala ) ; and nearly all had their faces
painted in the most grotesque manner , with red , yellow , white , and black
stripes ...
Many of them had fanciful head - dresses , some with natural and others with
artificial flowers over their turbans ( called sala ) ; and nearly all had their faces
painted in the most grotesque manner , with red , yellow , white , and black
stripes ...
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... to ássemble in their war - dresses , and with so many warlike preparations on
such an occasion , telling them that I thought it indicated any thing but the
peaceful disposition , in the belief of the existence of which I had called the
meeting .
... to ássemble in their war - dresses , and with so many warlike preparations on
such an occasion , telling them that I thought it indicated any thing but the
peaceful disposition , in the belief of the existence of which I had called the
meeting .
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She is called the sacred daughter , and goes where she likes without being
molested . After the council was over , I went with Mr. Tucker to the missionary
houses , passing through the town ( if so it may be called ) , composed entirely of
reed ...
She is called the sacred daughter , and goes where she likes without being
molested . After the council was over , I went with Mr. Tucker to the missionary
houses , passing through the town ( if so it may be called ) , composed entirely of
reed ...
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On the 28th , our boat returned from Moa , bringing an old blind chief , called
Mufa . The wife of Faatu came in place of her husband , accompanied by four or
five lesser chiefs , who had been deputed to attend the council . The wife of Faatu
is ...
On the 28th , our boat returned from Moa , bringing an old blind chief , called
Mufa . The wife of Faatu came in place of her husband , accompanied by four or
five lesser chiefs , who had been deputed to attend the council . The wife of Faatu
is ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 3 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States. Navy Department |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Rakouská národní knihovna |
| Digitalizováno | 24. červenec 2018 |
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