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A native voyage to Rennell

Oceania2 • Published In 1931 • Pages: 179-190

By: Firth, Raymond.

Abstract
This is an account of a voyage of two young Tikopian men to Rennell Island. Firth includes the English translation of the native text of the canoe trip and summarizes the comments of the informant, who stayed for six months, with Rennell customs.
Subjects
Travel
culture
Tikopia
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
W.W. Stein
Field Date
1928-1929
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
Notes
[by] Raymond Firth
LCSH
Tikopia (Solomon Islands peoples)