Bibliographical material in classified form.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, current owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Polynesia.

Ethnology.

Polynesia--Civilization.

Polynesia.

Polynesians--Religion.

Polynesians.

Polynesians--Social life and customs.

Polynesians--Politics and government.

Polynesia--Genealogy.

Polynesians--Warfare.

Polynesians--Marriage customs and rites.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Marae--Polynesia.

Marae.

Polynesians--Funeral customs and rites.

Civilization.

Genre:

Genealogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Production:

[date of publication not identified]

Contents:

Heir brother, sister, sister's son, inheritance by women, adopted children, etc., inheritance of rank, land

Selection of bride, etc.: exogamy, kinship, etc., wife's sister, etc., cousins

Tattooing, 2: description of the tattooing, circles, plant designs, etc

Funeral ceremonies, etc. (general), mourning

Areas: S-W

Burial-places, altars, Marae graves

Genealogies and lists for other islands

Clans

Character: old people, women

Unmarried: virginity, etc., sister, etc., sister's son, etc

Food, 1: fasting, meals, eating, cooking, etc

Human sacrifice

Offerings, cannibalism

Food 2: food supply, tribute, etc., distribution, etc

Funeral ceremonies, special accounts

Birth, 2: firstborn, infanticide, etc., naming child, adoption, illegitimate children, etc

Tattooing, 1: origin, reason for operation, etc

Initiation, seclusion, ear-piercing, etc., incision

War, 3: defeated party, prisoners, slain, peace-making, etc

Dwelling-houses: villages, householders related to chief, sleeping

Making new Marae, Maras taboo, seat in Marae, etc

Building new temples or houses: sacred houses, houses of chiefs and priests, assembly houses

Tabu

Offices of State: chief's council, orator councils, orators related to chiefs, oratory, priests

Areas: Samoa

Legends, etc., legend-keepers, prayers, curses, consultation, etc., divination, possession, inspiration

Birth, 1: delivery, midwife, cord, taboos, presents, dedication to god, nursing, etc

Land: common property, private property

Fono and laws

Tribute (labour) and communal work, justice, trial by ordeal, etc., oaths, crime, theft, murder

Feasts and food offering ceremonies

Areoi society, etc

Origin of world, origin of man, first man

Mats: names, titles, granting titles, taking away titles, etc.

Sacred animals, bird & fish, etc K26, Sacred animals, bird & fish, etc

Wills: one heir to title and property, inheritance, succession & election, etc

Kings and great chiefs

Strangers & guests

Gods:Islands A-H

Gods of the dead

Samoan genealogies

Gods:Islands R-W

Soul 3: life in other world, punishment, etc., paradise, hades, etc., food, etc

Gods, 2: deified men, totems, home, food, servants of gods, etc

Insignia, pt 2

Gods: Samoa

Image-making ark of God, symbols of divinity; great images: images of family gods, etc.

Sacred stones, feathers, shells, trumpets, sanctuaries, etc

Sacred persons, 1

Polyandry, polygamy, lending wives, adultery, divorce, widows and orphans

Gods, 1: classes, dying god, etc

Gods:Islands I-P

Sacred trees and plants, C-Y; also notes on pillars

Sky, sun, moon, stars, year, months, days

Canoes, cloth, colours, drums, etc.

Coffins, dressing corpse, embalming, etc., position, guardians of dead, etc.

Chiefs power, insignia, pt. 1

Head: skull, hair, beard, eyes; bones and nails

Images, 2: not worshipped, etc., connected with boundaries, dead chiefs, etc., writing charts, communicating news, etc.

Betrothal, wooing, child marriage, wedding ceremonies, etc N44, Betrothal, wooing, child marriage, wedding ceremonies, etc.

Soul, 2: passage to other world

Sacred trees and plants, 1: general notes, trees, etc. A-B

War, 2: weapons, forts, etc., ceremonies & proceedings before & during battle, fighting, name of enemy, etc

Areas: groups A-R, and groups of which we know little

Earth, earthquake, volcanoes, fire, sea, fishing, flood, rain, rainbow, winds, thunder & lightning, echo

Illness

Sorcery, etc.

Soul, 1: immortality, origin of death, spirits returning, dreams, etc

Ranks of society

Sacred persons,2

Kava (& palm wine, etc.)

Priests, priestesses and sorcerers

Dancing, entertainment, poetry, games Q61, Dancing, entertainment, poetry, games.

Notes:

Collection no.: MS 166.

Online resource.

OCLC:

1090112246

Access Restriction:

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