Sacred Texts -- Pacific Islander Religions

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: The Ancient Stone House At Orongo

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December 20.--Leaving Vaihu at early daylight we arrived at Hanga Roa in time to meet the detachment of eight selected men sent on shore from the ship with proper tools and implements for making a thorough exploration of Orongo and vicinity. (Plate XIX). The blue-jackets scampered up the slope of Rana Kao with the buoyant spirits of schoolboys out for a holiday, and arriving at the spot were anxious to lend the assistance of willing hands and plenty of brawn to the prosecution of the work.

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: The Ancient Stone House At Orongo

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