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Material representatives of Tongan and Samoan godsarticle 1935 • Buck, Peter Henry (Te Rangi Hiroa)
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This article contains a discussion of artistic representations of gods in Polynesia, particularly in Tonga and Samoa. The study is based on secondary research utilizing museum collections and published materials. Comparisons of Tongan images are made...Additional wooden images from Tongaarticle 1937 • Buck, Peter Henry (Te Rangi Hiroa)
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This brief source is a description of four wooden and whale-ivory sculptures from Tonga. These four sculptures are from the Oldman collection and the author's purpose was to present as much documentation as possible on these very old type specimens....Pan-pipes in Polynesiaarticle 1941 • Buck, Peter Henry (Te Rangi Hiroa)
Tongans • Oceania > Polynesia
This source contains descriptions of 5 pan-pipes from Tonga that the author examined in museum collections. The author compares the pipes with similar instruments from Samoa and other parts of the southern Pacific area. The author makes sweeping stat...