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Survey of the village and carved rocks of Orongo, Easter Island, by the Mana Expeditionarticle 1920 • Routledge, Scoresby, Mrs., b. 1866
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
This article provides a detailed description of the remains of the village and carved rocks of Orongo, where Easter Islanders held their Bird Cult ceremony. Each structure is measured and described in detail. The text is supplemented by photographs a...The Bird Cult of Easter Islandarticle 1917 • Routledge, Scoresby, Mrs., b. 1866
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
This is a detailed reconstruction of the socially and religiously significant Bird Cult ceremony of finding the first egg each year of the [n]tara[/n] (sooty tern) on the islet of Motu Nui....The mystery of Easter Islandbook chapter 1919 • Routledge, Scoresby, Mrs., b. 1866
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
This source attempts to reconstruct the aboriginal culture of Easter Island from historical records supplemented by accounts from informants, with particular attention given to stone figures. An overview is given of the material culture, social life,...With a prehistoric people, the Akikuyu of British East AfricaBook 1910 • Routledge, W. Scoresby (William Scoresby) & Routledge, Scoresby, Mrs., b. 1866
Gikuyu • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is a highly regarded example of early British ethnology, written by two skilled and sensitive observers who spent two years among the Kikuyu. Major attention throughout the book is focussed on detailed description of custom and artifact, ...