First Published as Vikings of the Sunrise

Vikings in the Pacific (Phoenix Books)

Buck, Peter H.

Phoenix Books

This work is an attempt to make known to the general public some of the romance associated with the settlement of Polynesia by a stone-age people who deserve to rank among the world's great navigators. The author uses tales from Polynesian myths regarding the creation of man and of the islands.

Vikings of the Sunrise

History

World

Greenwood Pub Group

Techniques using twine to create funeral baskets. (Commencement of twine / Increasing warps / Changing weft plies / Decorative changes in twine / Cord loops / Rim finish); Basket types (Type I / Type II - Gourd baskets - Bowl baskets - Baskets without containers) / Type III / Type IV; Color decoration / Evolution of twined baskets; Literature Cited.Sir Peter Buck graduated from the University of Otago in 1904 and spend the next 22 years practicing medicine among the Maoris. He served briefly in Parliament, acted as the director of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, and was a professor of anthropology at Yale University. He was honored by the Academy of the Royal Society of New Zealand and a medal was established in his honor to recognize excellence in the social sciences.

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: Death and Burial

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Hīroa, Te Rangi

Regional & International

Bishop Museum Pr

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: II. Houses

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Bishop Museum Press

This item is number three in the Arts And Crafts of Hawaii series published by Bishop Museum Press. This book contains a generous amount of instructional sketchs and also you'll find black and white photos of examples of plaiting techniques.

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: III Plaiting

This is a soft cover book is number four in the Arts and Crafts of Hawaii series published by The Bishop Museum Press. This excellent book includes instruction sketches for weaving baskets. Also, included are black and white photos of various examples of woven baskets of early Hawaii. Here is an excellent resource for anyone interested in this Hawaiian art form.

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: IV Twined Baskets

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Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: Clothing

The definitive work on Hawaiian material culture. Peter H. Buck, director of Bishop Museum from 1936 until his death in 1951, divided Hawaiian material culture into 13 major groupings, now reprinted in 13 separate publications plus an index to the complete set. Meticulous and detailed, his descriptions of traditional objects include methods of construction and use. His painstaking accounts are, in many cases, specific enough to allow modern artisans to recreate these works. Chapters include: Religious ceremonies, the hull, double canoes & accessories, outrigger canoes & accessories, paddles, anchors, mast & sail, navigation.

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: Canoes

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: Games and Recreation

Sports & Outdoors

This work is chiefly concerned with the form & construction of the instruments. Includes: string instruments, musical bow, wind instruments, percussion instruments, solid instruments, and rattles. B/W photos & drawings.

Arts and Crafts of Hawaii: Musical Instruments

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

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