book chapter

Tongan archipelago

Canoes of Oceania, by A. C. Haddon and James Hornell; :The canoes of Polynesia, Fiji, and Micronesia, by James HornellIPublished In 1938 • Pages: 253-274

By: Hornell, James.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a brief, illustrated description of the canoes of Tonga, both today and in the past. Hornell describes small outrigger canoes, large ocean-going voyaging canoes, and the large double canoes with their complex rigging, and broad decks. The descriptions include quotations and illustrations from Cook and other early explorers. Hornell compares the Tongan vessels to those of Samoa and Fiji, and emphasizes the strong influence of the Fijians on Tongan boat building after the late eighteenth century.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Comparative evidence
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Boats
Navigation
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tongans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2006
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Polynesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnographer
Natural Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Martin J. Malone; 1978
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1925
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1600-1925
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tonga
NotesAdditional notes
By James Hornell
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
unk81028781
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tongans