The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Raroton- gan staff gods Decorative patterns used in the Austral Islands Easter Island figure. Figure 27 : Carved ivory ornaments . ( Top ) Breastplate , ivory , sennit . From Fiji . ( Bottom ) Necklace with eight human figures , sperm ...
Raroton- gan staff gods Decorative patterns used in the Austral Islands Easter Island figure. Figure 27 : Carved ivory ornaments . ( Top ) Breastplate , ivory , sennit . From Fiji . ( Bottom ) Necklace with eight human figures , sperm ...
Page 123
... figure sculpture from Rurutu is one of the most impressive Polynesian sculptures : an image of the god A'a in the act of creating men and other gods . The primary figure , in Society Islands style , has 30 small stylized figures ...
... figure sculpture from Rurutu is one of the most impressive Polynesian sculptures : an image of the god A'a in the act of creating men and other gods . The primary figure , in Society Islands style , has 30 small stylized figures ...
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... figure falls on the blind spot of the retina , a complete figure often will still be perceived . Some distortions from good configuration may be so large as to preclude closure ; in those cases , the figures may be a source of tension ...
... figure falls on the blind spot of the retina , a complete figure often will still be perceived . Some distortions from good configuration may be so large as to preclude closure ; in those cases , the figures may be a source of tension ...
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NUMBER GAMES and Other Mathematical Recreations | 1 |
NUMBER THEORY | 14 |
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | 38 |
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