36 results filtered with: Polynesia
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Polynesian researches, during a residence of nearly six years in the South Sea Islands; including descriptions of the natural history and scenery of the islands--with remarks on the history, mythology, traditions, government, arts, manners, and customs of the inhabitants / By William Ellis.
William EllisDate: 1829- Pictures
A young Samoan woman, holding a fan.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540982i- Pictures
A group of Polynesian women posing naked. Halftone, 1898, after A. Vignola, 1897.
Date: [approximately 1898]Reference: 538480iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.- Pictures
A young Samoan woman, wearing a coral necklace and flowers in her hair.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540970i- Pictures
Two women, holding guitars, wearing grass skirts, and flowers around their necks.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540989i- Books
Polynesian gender liminality through time and space / Niko Besnier.
Niko BesnierDate: 1994
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A gathering at the ceremonial drinking of kava in the Friendly Islands. Lithograph by A. Noël after L.A. de Sainson.
Louis Auguste SainsonDate: 1800-1899Reference: 25434i- Books
Doctor to the islands / Tom & Lydia Davis ; illustrated by Tom Davis.
Davis, Tom, 1918?-Date: 1955- Books
American Indians in the Pacific : the theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition / by Thor Heyerdahl.
Thor HeyerdahlDate: [1952]- Books
Out of time : history and evolution in anthropological discourse / Nicholas Thomas.
Nicholas ThomasDate: [1996], ©1996- Pictures
Two men hunters, holding muskets, wearing penis sheaths and feathered headbands.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 540986i