The Birds of Paradise

dc.contributor.authorLee, Georgia
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-12T21:50:01Z
dc.date.available2021-11-12T21:50:01Z
dc.date.issued2000-01-01
dc.description.abstract<p>Whilst the fleet of canoes o'er the ocean are paddled The flocks of gods are above in the heavens flying. -Maori song; Beckwith 1970:90</p> <p>In the ocean world of Polynesia, birds-especially seabirds- played an important symbolic role, and had enormous influence on the ancient seafarers of the Pacific. In both myth and cult, the bird theme is the most widespread, but least understood, of the symbolic elements found throughout Polynesia (Handy 1940:323). Many studies in the past have connected birds with visual images found throughout Oceania.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/64482
dc.subjectRapa Nui
dc.subjectEaster Island
dc.subjectseabirds
dc.titleThe Birds of Paradise
dc.typeResearch paper
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number4
prism.volume14

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