. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Mr to Caledonian Honsi 6s coloiiizatioii wliere the same 3'ear tlie SpnniHli discoverer died, and for many years tliis carcliipclag'o has hceii a field for attempts at colonization bv the ha-ench, il is surpris- ing that so mncli still remains niialtered h\ grafted cnstoms and fashions: tliat we have aiivthiiig to call al)nriginal. Plate XXI If slnnvs two forms of rude hnt on rnATCHixe. \ iiorsi-: ix Tin-: xi-w in- New Caledonia. "^Passing- for a moment the Sohnnu
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. Mr to Caledonian Honsi 6s coloiiizatioii wliere the same 3'ear tlie SpnniHli discoverer died, and for many years tliis carcliipclag'o has hceii a field for attempts at colonization bv the ha-ench, il is surpris- ing that so mncli still remains niialtered h\ grafted cnstoms and fashions: tliat we have aiivthiiig to call al)nriginal. Plate XXI If slnnvs two forms of rude hnt on rnATCHixe. \ iiorsi-: ix Tin-: xi-w in- New Caledonia. "^Passing- for a moment the Sohnnuii Islands, alsn a dis- covery of Meiidana on a previons voyage, we iniisl iiotiee the cnrions and divergent houses of the Ph-eneh colony of New Caledonia. In the voyage of D'hjitreeasteanx in search of La Peronsc is the most detailed aeeonnt of the Innises .)f the New Cale^ donians, bnt the illaistratioii is poor and the deseription too inrperfeet te. show nmeli more than that the modern habitations of these ])eople are essentially the sa,nie that existed four generations ago: a circular hnt with a conical roof without terminal cn-na-^. ment (see Cooh, below), covered on l)oth sides and roof with grass thatch, and with fairly high door, of wddeli the jandis are often deeoraled with carving. Cook gi\x'S us the better account, in fact the best we have of the X'cw ;.™m,vo„.i,,n.,.3_. I249I. 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 Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press
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