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... generally done in a hut by itself , built over an oven in the ground ; but a good many ovens are al fresco , and the daily yams , or the pig of high festivals , are baked quite in public . Mr Baker , who is the head of the mission.
... generally done in a hut by itself , built over an oven in the ground ; but a good many ovens are al fresco , and the daily yams , or the pig of high festivals , are baked quite in public . Mr Baker , who is the head of the mission.
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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. Mr Baker , who is the head of the mission here , was absent , but we called on his wife , who received us kindly , and made me a present of a pretty Tongan basket and combs . She regretted that she ...
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming. Mr Baker , who is the head of the mission here , was absent , but we called on his wife , who received us kindly , and made me a present of a pretty Tongan basket and combs . She regretted that she ...
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... head - dress , in imitation of the hideous bonnets of our grandmothers , and worn by the wives of the early missionaries . Immense praise was bestowed on the ingenious females who , under the direction of those excellent women , suc ...
... head - dress , in imitation of the hideous bonnets of our grandmothers , and worn by the wives of the early missionaries . Immense praise was bestowed on the ingenious females who , under the direction of those excellent women , suc ...
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... heads and mourned for four months . Those engaged in pre- paring his sacred body for the grave were obliged to live apart for ten months , as being tabu or sacred . CYCLOPEAN TOMBS . 15 When the corpse had been deposited 14 A LADY'S ...
... heads and mourned for four months . Those engaged in pre- paring his sacred body for the grave were obliged to live apart for ten months , as being tabu or sacred . CYCLOPEAN TOMBS . 15 When the corpse had been deposited 14 A LADY'S ...
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... head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree . Towards dusk a multitude of ...
... head , and a number of larger ones , green and yellow . Also many small bats skimming about the cocoa- palms , darting to and fro in pursuit of the insects which make their home in the crown of the tree . Towards dusk a multitude of ...
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