book chapter
String figures from Fiji and western Polynesia
The Museum • Honolulu, Hawaii • Published In 1927 • Pages: 3-10, 61-70, 88
By: Hornell, James.
Abstract
This source concerns string figures collected by the author during an expedition to Fiji and Polynesia in 1925. Detailed descriptions for 9 string figures from Tonga are provided. In addition there is some information concerning the comparative distributions of string games in the Fiji-Polynesia area.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2006
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnographer
- Natural Scientist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field Date
- 1925
- Coverage Date
- 1925
- Coverage Place
- Tonga
- Notes
- by James Hornell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 88)
- LCCN
- 27024334
- LCSH
- Tongans