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Ethnology of Tongareva
Ethnology of Tongareva
Contents
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Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Geography p. 4
- Contact with Western Culture p. 6
- People p. 9
- Language p. 10
- Social Organization
- Traditional History p. 15
- The Genealogical Record p. 17
- Blood Relationship Terms p. 26
- The Biological Family p. 31
- Rank and Title p. 43
- Authority and Law p. 51
- Warfare p. 54
- Property p. 57
- Land Settlement p. 60
- Social Observances p. 71
- Sickness and Death p. 80
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Myths and Religion p. 85
- The Gods p. 85
- Religious Procedure p. 87
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Houses p. 93
- Kinds and Uses p. 93
- Common Dwelling House
- The Pasaka p. 97
- The Hare Pou p. 99
- House Furniture
- Cooking
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Foods
- Variety
- Flesh Foods p. 107
- Coconut p. 108
- Hala (Pandanus) p. 118
- General Observances p. 119
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Plaiting p. 123
- [section] p. 123
- The Process p. 124
- Coconut Sheets, Screens, and Mats p. 128
- Lauhala Mats p. 130
- Baskets
- Clothing and Adornment p. 138
- Stonework
- Materials p. 145
- Paths, Wharves, and Fish Ponds
- House Foundations p. 147
- Maraes p. 148
- Stone Circles p. 180
- Graves p. 182
- Adzes p. 186
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Canoes p. 189
- Construction p. 189
- Parts of the Canoe p. 191
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Fishing p. 197
- Methods p. 197
- Nets p. 201
- Lines p. 202
- Hooks
- Comparisons p. 211
- Weapons p. 212
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The Stars and Calendar p. 215
- Legend of Maahu and Maui p. 215
- The Year
- The Nights of the Moon p. 216
- Literature Cited p. 221
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Plate Legends p. 223
- Plate 1.—Preparing Roro and Husking Coconuts p. 223
- Plate 2.—Double Wall Screen and Oven Cover
- Plate 3.—Sitting Mat and Tupono Basket p. 224
- Plate 4.—Coconut Leaf Baskets, Eye Shade, and Perineal Band
- Plate 5.—Marae Pillars p. 225
- Plate 6.—Features of Maraes
- Plate 7.—Marae Platforms
- Plate 8.—Bonito Hooks and Drinking Bowls
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