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An experiment in Tongan history
journal of the Polynesian Society • 33 • Published In 1924 • Pages: 166-184
By: Collocott, E. E. V. (Ernest Edgar Vyvyan).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a reconstruction of Tongan history based on lists of Tui Tongas and traditional history. It covers the Tui Tongas from Ahoeitu, ca. 950 AD to the last Tui Tonga, Laufilitonga, who died in 1865.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- History
- Miscellaneous structures
- Chief executive
- Executive household
- Mythology
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- none
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 950-1865
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- By E. E. V. Collocott
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 08012644
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans