Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The islanders of the Pacific, or, The children of the sun
Other Name
Children of the sun (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
T. Fisher Unwin Ltd.
Place
Date
1921
Physical Description
307 pages, [30] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps (1 folded) ; 23 cm
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Migrations -- Primitive worship -- Early voyagings -- Sun myths -- History -- Burial -- Royalty, tabu -- First-fruit offerings to sun -- Other offerings to sun -- Cannibalism -- Totems, kava, names -- Stone remains -- Language, place-names -- Anthropological -- Conclusions -- Appendix: island groups.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Oceania - Description and travel]
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collection Type
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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