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Page 68
... marae , among the grey rocks , and where to this day some say that gigantic centipedes keep guard over the hid- den treasures of the tribe of Teipe , formerly their devout worshippers . Speaking of phosphorescent things , did I ever ...
... marae , among the grey rocks , and where to this day some say that gigantic centipedes keep guard over the hid- den treasures of the tribe of Teipe , formerly their devout worshippers . Speaking of phosphorescent things , did I ever ...
Page 82
... grove of glossy - leaved tamanu trees and a few fine old iron- wood trees - the casuarina - all that now remains of what was once a very sacred grove surrounding LAKE TEMAE . 83 the ancient marae . Now the 82 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... grove of glossy - leaved tamanu trees and a few fine old iron- wood trees - the casuarina - all that now remains of what was once a very sacred grove surrounding LAKE TEMAE . 83 the ancient marae . Now the 82 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 83
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. LAKE TEMAE . 83 the ancient marae . Now the Christian church occupies the site where formerly human sacrifices were offered to the cruel gods . At a distance of about two miles from this village there ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. LAKE TEMAE . 83 the ancient marae . Now the Christian church occupies the site where formerly human sacrifices were offered to the cruel gods . At a distance of about two miles from this village there ...
Page 163
... marae to do homage to the gods ; then entering the ring , which was generally on some grassy spot near the sea - shore , they fell to work in good earnest . Sometimes the wrestlers of one island challenged those of another ; or else the ...
... marae to do homage to the gods ; then entering the ring , which was generally on some grassy spot near the sea - shore , they fell to work in good earnest . Sometimes the wrestlers of one island challenged those of another ; or else the ...
Page 195
... marae at Atehuru , where many fatted pigs were offered on the altar , while the surrounding trees were adorned with the ghastly corpses of human victims , all of whom had been sacrificed to Oro . The ark containing the symbolic feather ...
... marae at Atehuru , where many fatted pigs were offered on the altar , while the surrounding trees were adorned with the ghastly corpses of human victims , all of whom had been sacrificed to Oro . The ark containing the symbolic feather ...
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