the 11-step pyramid at Mahaiatea Marae, Papara, Tahiti |
marae at Paea, where Capt. Cook witnessed a human sacrifice |
human sacrifice at Paea, as witnessed by Cook in 1777 |
a priestly mourner before the cadaver of a chief, Tahiti |
tomb of Pomare II, on the site of the Pomare V mausoleum, Tahiti |
Matavai Bay, Tahiti, where the first Europeans landed |
arrival of English missionaries in 1797 at Matavai, Tahiti |
two Tahitian women bathing at a jungle pool, Tahiti |
Fare at Huahine, as it appeared in the early 19th century |
19th century sailors attacked, Mangareva, Gambier Islands |
tattooed warriors at Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands |
Marquesan symbols of authority: collar, belt, fan, and club |
