Wooden statues of ancient gods, Hawaii 1980
Childs, Iraphne R. (1980) Wooden statues of ancient gods, Hawaii 1980. [Image]
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Abstract
Wooden statues of Hawaiian gods standing guard over the reconstructed Hale o Keawe Heiau (temple) at Puuhonua O Honaunau (City of Refuge). Ancient laws of Hawaiian society and culture were very strict. The penalty for breaking a kapu (taboo) was death, but if a transgressor could reach a puuhonua (refuge) he or she could be absolved by a kahuna (priest) in a purification ceremony and return home forgiven. The Puuhonu O Honaunau on the Big Island of Hawaii is the most famous and best preserved of the Places of Refuge. Now a major tourist attraction.
Additional Information
| Item Type: | Image | ||||||||
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| Collection: | Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s | ||||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | United States (Hawaii) |
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| Date: | 1980 | ||||||||
| Keywords: | statues; gods | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 13:02 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2022 23:59 | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright Iraphne R. Childs. | ||||||||
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| Location | 19.451595, -155.915988 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/151 | ||||||||
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