Te Pito te Henua, known as Rapa Nui, commonly called Easter Island, South Pacific Ocean

Cooke, George Henry; Safford, William Edwin

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Te Pito te Henua, known as Rapa Nui, commonly called Easter Island, South Pacific Ocean

U. S. Govt. Print. Off. [etc.] • Washington • Published In 1899 • Pages: 689-723

By: Cooke, George Henry, Safford, William Edwin.

Abstract
This source is an account of a trip taken to Easter Island to secure specimens of statues for the Smithsonian Institution. The first portion of the account deals almost entirely with routines followed by the expedition. The remainder describes the topography and vegetation of the island, population estimates, diseases, physical characteristics, and some cultural traits, including information on house types, marriage practices, mutilation, clothing, cannibalism, and funeral rites. There are brief references to changes that have occurred since European contact. A vocabulary is provided.

Observation in research

Topography and geology

Demography

History and culture change

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