Early Observations of Marquesan Culture, 1595-1813

By Edwin N. Ferdon

The Marquesas Islands of the South Pacific have been inhabited by Polynesian peoples since around A.D. 300 but were not visited by Europeans until 1595. Ferdon has drawn on the records of these early visitors to paint a broad picture of Marquesan social organization, religion, material culture, and daily life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816513910
• ISBN13: 9780816513918
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"