Savaii
(Place)
One of the main Samoan islands
Mentioned in
- Old Samoa or Flotsam and Jetsam from the Pacific Ocean
- Chapter I — General Description of the Samoan Group
- Chapter II — Physical Character of the Islands
- Chapter III — The People of Samoa
- Chapter IV — The Political Life of Samoa
- Chapter V — Social and Domestic Habits of the Samoans
- Chapter VII — Marriages, Births, and Deaths
- Chapter VIII — Natural History of Samoa
- Chapter IX — Mythology and Spirit-lore
- Chapter X — Samoan Wars and Warfare
- Chapter XI — The Agency of Evil Spirits
- Chapter XII — Early Samoan Voyages and Settlement
- Chapter XIII — The Record of Early Samoan Voyages
- Samoan Material Culture
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- Explanation of Plates
- Canoe Shed
- Preparation
- [introduction]
- Itu Middle Section
- Tala rounded end sections
- House platforms
- House furnishings
- Mat collecting
- Traditional origin of the samoan house
- Guild of builders
- Vessels and bowls
- Food utensils
- Flesh foods
- Vegetable foods
- Food customs
- Kava bowls
- Kava cup titles
- The usual ceremony
- Fishing baskets
- Round baskets
- Miscellaneous baskets
- Baskets made of sennit
- Twisted cords
- Ropes
- Plaiting customs
- Kilts
- Fine Mats — Materials and Implements
- Materials and Technique
- Varieties and Methods of Preparation
- Samoan Method of Dyeing Cloth
- Famous Mats
- Stone Roads
- Worked Stone
- Terminology
- Quadrangular Adzes
- Triangular Adzes
- Summary of Types and Technique
- Adz Hafting
- The Small Dugout Canoe
- The Large Dugout Canoe
- The Bonito Plank Canoe
- General Features
- History
- Snares
- Shark Noose and its Uses
- Floats
- Coconut Leaf Sweeps
- Leaf Weirs and Dams
- Lures
- Scoops
- Walled Fish Weirs
- Fish Traps
- Manipulated Trap
- The Separate Funnel Trap
- Double Entrancs Trap
- Sea Eel Trap
- Snakes
- Casting Net
- Seine Nets
- Baited Hooks
- Bonito Trolling Hook
- Hand Line Trolling Hooks
- Hand Rod Trolling Hooks
- Usage and Custom
- Traps
- Hooking Appliance
- Snares
- Traps
- Pigeon Netting
- Tern Netting
- Food, Sport, and Social Influence
- Cultivable Food Plants
- Stilts
- Jackstones
- Spear Throwing
- Trumpets
- Sound Instruments
- Coconut Stalk Clubs
- The Bilateral-Toothed Club
- Paddle Clubs
- Headdresses
- Fly Whisks
- Tattooing Motifs
- Traditional Origin
- Samoa Under the Sailing Gods
- The Aborigines of New Zealand: Two Lectures
- The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
- The Origins of International Rivalry in Samoa: 1845–1884
- List of Maps
- Chapter I — The Origins of British Influence the Missionaries, 1836–45
- Chapter V — American Interests in Samoa, 1839–76 The Growth of American Trade in the Pacific
- Chapter VI — The Years of Unrest That Led to the German, American, and British Treaties with Samoa, 1876–79
- ii. The Islands and their Discoverers
- v. A Résumé of the Years 1885–99
- Index
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Searching
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Savaii":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.