Ethnology of Tokelau Islands

Contents

• • [cover]
  • [title page]
  • Contents
• Ethnology of Tokelau Islands
  • Introduction
    • Acknowledgments
    • Position in Polynesia
    • Geography
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Fakaofu
      • Nukunono
      • Atafu
      • Olosenga
      • Winds and Currents
      • Water Supply
      • Botany
    • People
    • Language
  • History
    • Legendary Period
    • Historical Period
      • Conquests by Fakaofu
      • Succession of island chiefs
      • Contacts with Other Islands
    • Western Contact
      • Discovery
      • Missions
      • Present Government
  • Social Organization
    • Biological Family
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Birth
      • Childhood
      • Puberty
      • Circumcision
      • Courtship and marriage
      • Adult Life
      • Death and Burial
      • The Household
    • The Kindred
      • Kinship Terms
      • Kindred Relationships
      • Organization of Atafu kindred
      • Men's Houses
    • Government
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • The High Chief
      • The Council
      • Judge and Priests
    • Land
      • Division of Atoll Lands
      • Atafu Village Divisions
      • Laws
  • Religion
    • [subsubsection]
    • Gods
      • Supreme Deity
      • Nature Gods
      • Nature Spirits
      • Ancestral Gods
      • Totemic Gods
    • Priests
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Election of Priests
    • God Houses
    • Ceremony to Tui Tokelau
    • Land of the Dead
  • Sickness
    • Beliefs
    • Treatment
      • Massage
      • Cauterizing
      • Medicinal Treatment
  • Dancing
  • Music
    • Instruments
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Percussion Instruments
      • Wind Instruments
    • Singing
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Ta Hoe—Songs for Dances Performed with Canoe Paddles
      • Ta Paki—Songs for Dances Performed with Dance Paddles
      • Songs for Dances Performed Without Paddles
      • Song of Lovers
  • Tales
    • [subsubsection]
    • Sina Myths
      • The Story of Sinaiono
      • The Story of Sinalangi
      • The Story of Alomoanaki
      • The Story of Sifo
      • The Story of Matilafoafoa
      • Legend of the Stars
    • The Story of Tae-A-Tangaloa
    • The Story of Pupunatavai
  • Nature Lore
    • [subsubsection]
    • Winds
    • Calendar
    • Nights in the Phases of the Moon
  • Material Culture
    • Fishing
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Groping and Probing
      • Lures
      • Fish Traps
      • Spear
      • Bow and Arrow
      • Nets
      • Noose Fishing
      • Turtle Fishing
      • Angling
      • Bonito Fishing
    • Canoes
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Rites in Canoe-Building
      • Materials
      • Fishing Canoe
      • Sailing Canoe
      • Double Canoe
      • Types of Ancient Houses
    • Plaiting
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Pandanus Leaf Plaiting
      • Coconut Leaf Plaiting
      • Cordage
    • Clothing
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • Malo
      • Men's Kilt
      • Women's Titi
      • Headbands and Sandals
    • Ornamentation and Tattooing
    • Food
      • The Kitchen
      • Cooking Utensils
      • Variety and Preparation of Foods
      • Meals
      • Food Ceremony
      • Sacred Food
    • Adzes
    • Drills, Needles, and Gauges
      • Pump Drill
      • Thatching Awl
      • Thatching Needle
      • Netting Needle
      • Netting Gauge
      • Canoe-lashing Needle
    • Fishing Boxes
    • Weapons and Fighting
  • Summary
    • Comparisons
      • [subsubsubsection]
      • People and History
      • Language
      • Social Organization
      • Kinship System
      • Government
      • Religion
      • Mythology
      • Music and Dancing
      • Nature Lore — Calendar
      • Material Culture
    • Conclusions
    • Literature Cited in Text
    • Literature Cited in Summary
    • Index

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Title: Ethnology of Tokelau Islands

Author: Gordon Macgregor

Publication details: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1937

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

Key subjects of this text: Tokelau

Keywords: Historical Māori and Pacific Islands

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