. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. iS Jlir Atiiinii flmvaiian flousr. Samoaii temples (/'r/Aw/////=.= Spirit licnisc) were bnili in the same iiiatmer as ordinar}' liiniscs, according to the Rev. J. B. Stair;''* but in tlie picture lie gives of these slniAtifCS (I^'ig. 15) thcv seem to be round rather than oval. 'X^\w^ jaitna-laitH or raised platform was high in proportion to the respect intended to be shown to the deit}- to 'whom the tein,ple was dedicated, or perh^aps to the means of the builder. In most. ease
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. iS Jlir Atiiinii flmvaiian flousr. Samoaii temples (/'r/Aw/////=.= Spirit licnisc) were bnili in the same iiiatmer as ordinar}' liiniscs, according to the Rev. J. B. Stair;''* but in tlie picture lie gives of these slniAtifCS (I^'ig. 15) thcv seem to be round rather than oval. 'X^\w^ jaitna-laitH or raised platform was high in proportion to the respect intended to be shown to the deit}- to 'whom the tein,ple was dedicated, or perh^aps to the means of the builder. In most. eases if it was a family fane all the famJly were expeoled to help build it; if a public one all the village turned out and worked. It njnst not be supposed that this temple was what is generally understood by the term, a place iu wliieh to worsliip. A tree might be chosen as the temporary ab«)de of tlic aiiu. I Hawaiian akua |, or indeed any secluded place, but i\\^ fnlc ailii was usuallj'- in the midst of a viihigc and was surrounded 1)}' a low fence or hedge. The priests entered these houses, when consulted by the people, to incpiire of the god wdio was supposed to be for the time immanent in the priest and to use his voice fur the desired answer. It was then a sort of ora,cle b}-- which the priest doubtless profited, wliether the ef)nsultant was satisfied or mvstified. Idic Reverend author goes on to describe a ruin that mav tlirow a side light on the Tongan trilithon. We shall see that the circular plan appears ag'ain in New Caledonia. He writes (p. 228): '-•OM h}- Rcv^ j. !».. vHl;ur. p. 226. LotKldii. iH*,;, I 202 I. 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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