. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Mar-fjfffsan and 'Tahid'au fioNsrs. -^ Nrnv Cocik speaks of the ^MaiTjiiesan lirmses that lie saw at; Tali!ii!t:i {'Santa Cristina of liis voyag-c) in 1)' no means so eulogistic Umv. He sa-s: Their dwelliiio^s are m the vallics ami on ilu: si.lc- oi the hilW. near their plnnliUion^, Thev arc l)iiilt after tlic same iiiaiiiicr »s at «')t:iheit:c ; but are much meaaier. and nnlv s'«>«etaa;i! with, the leaves of the bread tree. The most of them are huilt on a square, or oMo
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. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Mar-fjfffsan and 'Tahid'au fioNsrs. -^ Nrnv Cocik speaks of the ^MaiTjiiesan lirmses that lie saw at; Tali!ii!t:i {'Santa Cristina of liis voyag-c) in 1)' no means so eulogistic Umv. He sa-s:~ Their dwelliiio^s are m the vallics ami on ilu: si.lc- oi the hilW. near their plnnliUion^, Thev arc l)iiilt after tlic same iiiaiiiicr »s at «')t:iheit:c ; but are much meaaier. and nnlv s'«>«etaa;i! with, the leaves of the bread tree. The most of them are huilt on a square, or oMotig pavement ol stone raised souie heig-ht aliovc the !e'el of the grotoul. Thev likevi>e have se.eh pavement--- nern^' their houses, im wlii(di tliey sit to cat <aud aunise tlienisehars.. MO, . 4. TAinTiA. w ia., (, r;. Not a word al)oiit tlie most marked peciiHaril- ..f the hiei ileseri]>! ioii the halved form shown in. Fig. 2. The phith'niiis arc also shown in tliat tigitna Tliis is the riiore rennirkahle as Cook was usually fpiick to notice any strange ihitpg, and thi;-- nianiier of Ijiiildiiig he lonini nowhere else in the Pacific. Society Islands, TaMti.--lM-om the savage tenipm-cd and warlike Maroticsan we tnrii to the indolent, pleasnre loving Tahitiaii. The euic a eaniiihak the of her loving his fellows ill a dilTerent waiy. Ckaik liad more lime to shid- Hie TaJniians, and he eertaanh' gix-es ns a j)leasaait ])icl:nre:'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press