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Tahiti: Historical Marquesas 1

 TAHITI

HISTORICAL MARQUESAS 1

Marquesas scene, 1890.

     

Left: The village of Atuona with the peak of Temetiu in the background.
Right: Collecting bananas.

Fisherman's house built out over the water.

Double canoes, Marquesas Islands.

A coconut grove with trees of all ages.

Cutting the meat from coconuts to make copra.

Removing the pig cooked in the umu, or native oven.

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